Plant Genetic and Breeding IICB is a world leader in several areas of plant cell genetics, including cell selection and mutant isolation, somatic hybridization and production of remote hybrids and cybrids, microclonal propagation and virus eradication. Three years ago the Institute opened a breeding unit that deals all conventional and modern methods of wheat breeding including RFPL mapping and genetic engineering. Successful research in this areas is documented by numerous publications by IICB scientist in prestigious scientific journals, including Nature, Proc. USA, plant Journal, Molec. and general Genetic, Theor. and Applied Genetics. Some noteworthy results include production of cms-lines of carrot and tomato by protoplast fusion, and rapid multiplication of grape cultivars as planting stock to regrow damaged plantations in the Crimean peninsula.
Qualified technicians extract, lyophilize, assemble and ship samples to any part of the world.
Both aqueous and organic extractions are being performed with the present capacity around 6,000 per year. Protocols of extract preparation are similar to those used by the National Cancer Institute, but can be modified or redefined at the request of the client. Large numbers of European flora and mycota can be provided for screening programs. At present, several screening programs are being run in Kiev employing mechanism-based microbial and enzymatic screens. Phytoremediation Researchers at IICB have been involved in long-term studies of radiation effects arising from the Chernobyl power plant accident in 1986.