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EDUCATION AND CAREER

2018 - present - assistant at The Franciszek Gorski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, Poland
2008 – 2018 - post-doc (adiunkt) at The Franciszek Gorski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, Poland
2014 - present - head of The Joint Laboratory of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis
2005 – 2014 - staff member at The Joint Laboratory of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis
2010 - 2011 - Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA
2004 – 2008 - assistant at The Franciszek Gorski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Science, Krakow, Poland
1998 – 2003 - Ph.D. Studies at the Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, Agricultural University, Krakow, Poland
1993 – 1998 - M.Sc. Studies at the Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, speciality: molecular biology


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Hormonal regulation of plant flowering.
Proteomics of galls.
Physiological role of silicon compounds.
Self-incompatibility of cabbage.
Arbuscular mycorrhiza and its link with hormonal regulation of plant physiology.
The application of modern techniques in plant physiology studies: high performance liquid chromatography, mass spectroscopy, capillary electrophoresis.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

Determination of the plant compounds (MS HPLC):
- auxines (IAA, IBA)
- cytokinines (kinetin, zeatin, their rybosides and others)
- abscisic acid (ABA)
- polyamines (putrescine, spermine, spermidine and others)
- sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose and others)
- phenolic acids (salicylic acid, caffeic, cynnamic and others)
- carotenoids (violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein and others)
- flavonoids
- tocochromanoles (tocopheroles and tocotrienoles)

Capillary Electrophoresis:
- proteins
- organic and inorganic anions

Proteomics
- 2D gel electrophoresis
- MALDI TOF protein identification
- ShotGun analyses

ELISA assay

Image analysis:
- good experience in LUCIA system

PARTICIPATION IN GRANTS
N N310 452638 - Możliwość zwiększenia efektywności androgenezy u pszenżyta (x Triticosecale Wittm.) poprzez kontrolę równowagi hormonalnej i natężenia stresu oksydacyjnego w pylnikach. Project leader: dr hab. Iwona Żur 2010 - 2013
621/N-COST/09/2010/0 - Aktywność poliamin i związków fenolowych w reakcji odporności na suszę glebową roślin motylkowych uprawianych na białko. Project leader: dr inż. Edyta Skrzypek, 2010 - 2012
2 P04G 109 28 – The influence of mycorrhizal fungi on biomass production and level of active compounds in Arnica montana L. Project leader: dr Anna Jurkiewicz, 23.03.2005-22.03.2008
CROPSTRESS QLAM-2001-00424 – Centre of Research on the Biology of Plants Subjected to Environmental Stress in Sustainable Agricultural Production. Project leader: dr hab. Maria Wędzony, 01.04.2003-30.03.2006
R12 045 02 – Development of methods of vegetable treating for increasing its global resistance, content of natural antioxidants and stabilization of crop quality during storage. Project leader: prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Miszalski
PL 023168 SAFIR – Safe and High Quality Food Production using Low Quality Waters and Improved Irrigation Systems and Management. 2006-2008
5 P06A 032 18 – The influence of coincidence between photosynthetic active radiation and temperature to gaining frost resistance in rape (Brassica napus var. oleifera) by growth rate changes during prehardening and dehardening. Project leader: dr eng. Marcin Rapacz, 01.01.2000-31.12.2002

Rüter P., Thomsen T., Tyburski J., Waligórski P., Surówka E., Kęsy J.

Morphological and hormonal diversity in rose (Rosa hybrida L.) and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Ri genotypes: A comparative study

PLoS One 21(4): e0345941 2026

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Ryś M., Bocianowski J., Jurczyk B., Curci PL., Waligórski P.

Deacclimation-driven reprogramming of water transport and osmotic protection inwinter oilseed rape

Agronomy, 16: 537 2026

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Kaczor M., Bulak P., Waligórski P., Bieganowski A.

Linking waste recycling and sustainable agriculture: Phytohormone-rich biofertilizer from black soldier fly frass

Journal of Cleaner Production, 548: 147855 2026

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Ptak A., Warchoł M., Morańska E., Laurain-Mattar D., Spina R., Dupire F., Waligórski P., Simlat M.

Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and phenolic acids identification in Leucojum aestivum L. plant cultures exposed to different temperature conditions

Molecules, 31: 258 2026

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Sobańska K., Głowacka K., Krajewski P., Wojtkowiak E., Nuc M., Basińska-Barczak A., Czyż KB., Waligórski P., et al.

From stress to recovery: divergent chilling responses in contrasting Miscanthus sinensis genotypes

GCB Bioenergy: Bioproducts for a Sustainable Bioeconomy, 17: e70087 2025

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Kocurek M., Gieniec M., Waligórski P., Miszalski Z.

Stem photosynthesis in ‘Hybrid Poplar 275’ remains stable following defoliation induced by severe drought

Forests, 16: 1682 2025

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Wojtania A., Waligórski P., Markiewicz M.

Involvement of ethylene in adventitious root formation of red-stalked rhubarb in vitro

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26: 9429 2025

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Dynkowska WM., Orłowska R., Waligórski P., Bednarek PT.

Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions affecting biochemical paths and dna methylation of rye (Secale cereale L.) anther culture influencing plant regeneration efficiency

Cells, 15: 1167 2025

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Ryś M., Bocianowski J., Dziurka M., Jurczyk B., Stachurska J., Waligórski P., Janeczko A.

Hormonal balance in relation to expression of selected genes connected with hormone biosynthesis and signalling—the effect of deacclimation process in oilseed rape

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26: 7408 2025

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Wojtania A., Waligórski P.

Optimizing the micropropagation of red-stalked rhubarb selections: A strategy for mass production of high-quality planting material

Agronomy, 15: 27 2025

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Jafernik K., Kokotkiewicz A., Dziurka M., Kruk A., , Hering A., Jędrzejewski K., Waligórski P., Graczyk P., Kubica P., Stefanowicz-Hajduk J., Granica S., Łuczkiewicz M., Szopa A.

Phytochemical profiling and biological activities of extracts from bioreactor-grown suspension cell cultures of Schisandra henryi

Molecules, 29: 5260 2024

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Ryś M., Stachurska J., Rudolphi-Szydło E., Dziurka M., Waligórski P., Filek M., Janeczko A.

Does deacclimation reverse the changes in structural/physicochemical properties of the chloroplast membranes that are induced by cold acclimation in oilseed rape?

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 214: 108961 2024

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Jafernik K., Kubica P., Dziurka M., Kulinowski Ł., Korona-Głowniak I., Elansary H.O., Waligórski P., Skalicka-Woźniak K. , Szopa A.

Comparative assessment of lignan profiling and biological activities of Schisandra henryi leaf and in vitro plantform bioreactor-grown culture extracts

Pharmaceuticals, 17: 442 2024

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Słowinski K., Grygierzec B., Wajs-Bonikowska A., Baran A., Tabor S., Waligórski P., Ryś M., Bocianowski J., Synowiec A.

Biochemistry of microwave controlled Heracleum sosnowskyi (Manden.) roots with an ecotoxicological aspect

Scientific Reports, 14: 14260 2024

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Jakovljević D., Kruszka D., Waligórski P., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E.

Untargeted metabolomic in basil cell cultures – a case study of Ocimum basilicum L. var. minimum Alef.

Physiologia Plantarum, 176: e14203 2024

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Wojtania A., Markiewicz M., Waligórski P.

Growth cessation and dormancy induction in micropropagated plantlets of Rheum rhaponticum ‘Raspberry’ influenced by photoperiod and temperature

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24: 607 2023

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Konieczna W., Warchoł M., Mierek-Adamska A., Skrzypek E., Waligórski P., Piernik A., Dąbrowska G.B.

Changes in physio-biochemical parameters and expression of metallothioneins in Avena sativa L. in response to drought

Scientific Reports, 13: 2486 2023

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Morańska E., Simlat M., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E., Waligórski P., Laurain-Mattar D., Spina R., Ptak A.

Phenolic acids and Amaryllidaceae alkaloids profiles in Leucojum aestivum L. in vitro plants grown under different light conditions

Molecules, 28: 1525 2023

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Wojtkiewicz A.M., Glanowski M., Waligórski P., Janeczko T., Szaleiec M.

1,2-hydrogenation and transhydrogenation catalyzed by 3-ketosteroid δ1-dehydrogenase from Sterolibacterium denitrificans - Kinetics, isotope labelling and QM:MM modelling studies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23: 14660 2022

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Wojtania A., Markiewicz M., Waligórski P.

Regulation of the bud dormancy development and release in micropropagated rhubarb 'Malinowy'

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23: 1480 2022

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Dziedzic K., Szopa A., Waligórski P., Ekiert H., Ślesak H.

Sex-related differences in the dioecious species rumex thyrsiflorus fingerh. Analysis of the content of phenolic constituents in leaf extracts.

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica, 62: 43-50 2020

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Sofińska K., Wojtkiewicz A. M., Wójcik P., Zastawny O., Guzik M., Winiarska A., Waligórski P., Cieśla M., Barbasz J., Szaleniec M.

Investigation of quaternary structure of aggregating 3-ketosteroid dehydrogenase from Sterolibacterium denitrificans: In the pursuit of consensus of various biophysical techniques

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta General Subject, 1863: 1027-1039 2019

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Płażek A., Dubert F., Kopeć P., Dziurka M., Kalandyk  A., Pastuszak J., Waligórski P., Wolko B.

Long-term effects of cold on growth, development and yield of narrow-leaf lupine may be alleviated by seed hydropriming or butenolide

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19: 2416 2018

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Klamerus-Iwan A., Błońska E., Lasota J., Waligórski P., Kalandyk  A.

Seasonal variability of leaf water capacity and wettability under the influence of pollution in different city zones

Atmospheric Pollution Research, 10: 1-9 2018

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Płażek A., Tatrzańska-Matuła M., Maciejewski M., Dziurka M., Waligórski P., Dubert F.

Effects of zearalenone and 24-epibrassinolide on the salt tolerance of selected monocotyledonous crop plants

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 90: 280 - 287 2017

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Bączek-Kwinta R., Waligórski P., Kalandyk  A., Borek M.

Oxidoreductive and hormonal processes in germinating lupine seeds

Oxidation Communications, 40: 1095 2017

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Pociecha E., Dziurka M., Waligórski P., Krępski K., Janeczko A.

24-Epibrassinolide pre-treatment modifies cold-induced photosynthetic acclimation mechanisms and phytohormone response of perennial ryegrass in cultivar-dependent manner

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 36: 618 - 628 2017

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Kalandyk  A., Waligórski P., Dubert F.

Role of the maternal effect phenomena in improving water stress tolerance in narrow-leafed lupine (Lupinus angustifolius)

Plant Breeding, 136: 167-173 2017

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Grzyb M., Waligórski P., Mikuła A.

The content of endogenous hormones and sugars in the process of early somatic embryogenesis in the tree fern Cyathea delgadii Sternb

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 129: 1-11 2017

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Eckstein A., Krzeszowiec W., Waligórski P., Gabryś H.

Auxin and chloroplast movements

Physiologia Plantarum, 156: 351-366 2016

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Janeczko A., Gruszka D., Pociecha E., Dziurka M., Filek M., Jurczyk B., Kalaji H.M., Kocurek M., Waligórski P.

Physiological and biochemical characterisation of watered and drought-stressed barley mutants in the HvDWARF gene encoding C6- oxidase involved in brassinosteroid biosynthesis

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 99: 126-141 2016

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Ecke J.K., Del Valle L., Parker Struckhoff A., Waligórski P., Reiss K., Peruzzi F.

Increased survival after treatment of canine hemangiosarcoma with fenofibrate

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Research, 1: 008-0010 2015

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Klamerus-Iwan A., Błońska E., Lasota J., Kalandyk  A., Waligórski P.

Influence of oil contamination on physical and biological properties of forest soil after chainsaw use

Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226: 389-388 2015

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Grabacka M., Waligórski P., Zapata A., Blake D.A., Wyczechowska D., Wilk A., Rutkowska M., Vashistha H, Ayyala R., Ponnusamy T, John V.T., Culicchia F, Wisniewska-Becker A., Reiss K.

Fenofibrate subcellular distribution as a rationale for the intracranial delivery through biodegradable carrier.

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 66: 233-247 2015

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Wojtania A., Węgrzynowicz-Lesiak E., Dziurka M., Waligórski P.

Sucrose and cytokinin interactions in relation to ethylene and abscisic acid production in the regulation of morphogenesis in pelargonium × hortorum L.H. Bailey in vitro

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica, 57: 62-69 2015

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Kalandyk  A., Waligórski P., Dubert F.

Zastosowanie biostymulatorów w łagodzeniu skutków suszy i innych stresów środowiskowych u soi zwyczajnej (Glycine max L. Merr.)

Episteme: Czasopismo Naukowo-Kulturalne, 22: 267–274 2014

Żurek-Biesiada D., Waligórski P., Dobrucki J.W.

UV-induced spectral shift and protonation of DNA fluorescent dye Hoechst 33258

Journal of Fluorescence, 24: 1791-1801 2014

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Kalandyk  A., Krępski T., Waligórski P., Dubert F.

Zmiany parametrów fizjologicznych siewek łubinu wąskolistnego i grochu siewnego spowodowane suszą działającą na rośliny macierzyste

Episteme: Czasopismo Naukowo-Kulturalne, 18: 179-188 2013

Wilk A., Waligórski P., Lassak A., Vashistha H., Lirette D., Tate D., Zea A.H., Koochekpour S., Rodriguez P., Meggs L.G., Estrada J.J., Ochoa A., Reiss K.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-induced ROS accumulation enhances mutagenic potential of T-antigen from human polyomavirus JC

Journal of Cellular Physiology, 228: 2127-2138 2013

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Rozpądek P., Ślesak I., Cebula S., Waligórski P., Dziurka M., Skoczowski A., Miszalski Z.

Ozone fumigation results in accelerated growth and persistent changes in the antioxidant system of Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata f. alba

Journal of Plant Physiology, 170: 1259-1266 2013

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Grzesiak M., Waligórski P., Janowiak F., Marcińska I., Hura K., Szczyrek P., Głąb T.

The relations between drought susceptibility index based on grain yield (DSIGY) and key physiological seedling traits in maize and triticale genotypes

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 35: 549-565 2013

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Reiss K., Waligórski P., Wilk A., Lassak A., Zea A.H, Estrada J., Ochoa A.

PAHs-induced ROS accumulation and oxidative DNA damage increase mutagenic potential of JC polyomavirus T-antigens

Journal of Neurovirology 2012

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Wilk A., Waligórska A., Waligórski P., Ochoa A., Reiss K.

Inhibition of ER beta induces resistance to cisplatin by enhancing Rad51-mediated DNA repair in human medulloblastoma cell lines

Plos One, 7: e33867 2012

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Waligórski P., Szaleniec M.

Prediction of white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) self-incompatibility based on neural network and discriminant analysis of complex electrophoretic patterns

Computational Biology and Chemistry, 34: 115-121 2010

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Jurkiewicz A., Ryszka P., Anielska T., Waligórski P., Białońska D., Góralska K., Tsimilli-Michael M., Turnau K.

Optimization of culture conditions of Arnica montana L.: effects of mycorrhizal fungi and competing plants

Mycorrhiza, 20: 293-306 2010

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Zarek M., Waligórski P.

Determination of 10-deacetylbaccatine III in Taxus baccata needles by micellar electeroninetic chromatography

Herba Polonica, 55: 25-35 2009

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Pociecha E., Płażek A., Janowiak F., Waligórski P., Zwierzykowski Z.

Changes in abscisic acid, salicylic acid and phenylpropanoid concentrations during cold acclimation of androgenic forms of Festulolium (Festuca pratensis × Lolium multiflorum) in relation to resistance to pink snow mould (Microdochium nivale)

Plant Breeding, 128: 397-403 2009

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Liu F., Shahnazari A., Jacobsen S.E., Jensen C.R., Janowiak F., Waligórski P., Andersen M.N.

Effects of deficit irrigation and partial root-zone drying on soil and plant water status, stomatal conductance, plant growth and water use efficiency in tomato during early fruiting stage

Acta Horticulturae, 792: 413-419 2008

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Płażek A., Dubert F., Żur I., Waligórski P.

Kultury in vitro miskanta olbrzymiego Miscantus x giganteus

Zeszyty Problemowe Postępów Nauk Rolniczych, 523: 175-154 2007

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Waligórski P.

Introduction to high pressure liquid chromatography

In: Analytical methods in plant stress biology. Filek M., Biesaga-Kościelniak J., Marcińska I. et al. (eds), Institute of Plant Physiology, PAS, Kraków: 25-32 2004

Rapacz M., Waligórski P., Janowiak F.

ABA and gibberellin-like substances during prehardening, cold acclimation, de- and reacclimation of oilseed rape

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 25: 151-161 2003

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Waligórski P., Biesaga-Kościelniak J., Dubert F.

Wpływ melatoniny na rozwój generatywny roślin Arabidopsis thaliana w warunkach in vitro

W: Zastosowanie kultur in vitrow fizjologii roślin - III część. Dubert F., Rapacz M. (red.), ZFR PAN, Kraków: 209-213 1998

Waligórski P.

Rola melatoniny w fizjologii organizmów żywych

W: Zastosowanie kultur in vitrow fizjologii roślin - III część. Dubert F., Rapacz M. (red.), ZFR PAN, Kraków: 203-209 1998

Waligórski P.

The role of melatonin in living organisms

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 20: 12 1998

Projects

Modeling the impact of climate change-induced multifactorial stress on winter barley deacclimation, leading to the identification of key regulatory genes

Project number: 2024/55/D/NZ1/02024

Financing: NCN-Sonata 20

Year of launch: 2025

Year of completion: 2028

Kierownicy projektu: P. Kopeć

Contractors: P. Kopeć, P. Waligórski, K. Laskoś, M. Rapacz, M. Wójcik-Jagła, R. Arora

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Wykonanie prac badawczo-rozwojowych związanych z opracowaniem nowych zestawów dietetycznych bazujących na niezbędnych, nienasyconych kwasach tłuszczowych oraz dodatków, bazujących na kwasach tłuszczowych z grupy NNKT, do wybranych produktów spożywczych celem polepszenia ich wartości odżywczej i sensorycznej

Project number: POIR.02.03.02-12-0039/19-00

Financing: PARP innovation vouchers for SMEs

Year of launch: 2020

Year of completion: 2020

Kierownicy projektu: I. Czyczyło-Mysza

Contractors: F. Janowiak, A. Janeczko, P. Waligórski, K. Laskoś, I. Sadura-Berg, E. Pisulewska, Sz. Polaszczyk

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Increasing of the use of proteins from lupine for the production of high quality animal products in terms of sustainable development

Project number: -

Financing: Ministry Of Agriculture And Rural Development

Year of launch: 2016

Year of completion: 2020

Kierownicy projektu: F. Dubert

Contractors: P. Waligórski, A. Płażek

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The role of endogenous auxins: Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) in auxin homeostasis and androgenic effectivness enhancement in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

Project number: 2011/01/D/NZ9/02547

Financing: National Science Centre

Year of launch: 2011

Year of completion: 2014

Kierownicy projektu: E. Dubas

Contractors: I. Żur, M. Krzewska, P. Waligórski

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Analysis of efficiency of antioxidant system under stress

Project number: UDA-POIG.01.03.01-00-101/08-00

Financing: European Regional Development Fund and Ministry Of Agriculture And Rural Development

Year of launch: 2011

Year of completion: 2013

Kierownicy projektu: J. Biesaga-Kościelniak

Contractors: M. Filek, A. Ostrowska, P. Waligórski

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The possibility of increasing the efficiency of androgenesis in triticale (×Triticosecale Wittm) by controlling the hormone balance and intensity of oxidative stress in anthers

Project number: N N310 452638

Financing: National Science Center

Year of launch: 2010

Year of completion: 2013

Kierownicy projektu: I. Żur

Contractors: E. Dubas, F. Janowiak, P. Waligórski

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