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ИНСТИТУТ ПО ПОЧВОЗНАНИЕ "НИКОЛА ПУШКАРОВ

INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE "NIKOLA POUSHKAROV"

History

The prominent Bulgarian scientist Nikola Poushkarov is the founder of Bulgarian soil science. In 1911 he established the department of agrogeology at the Central Station of Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture (MA).

In 1931 published the firs soil map at a scale Ì 1:500 000.

1947 – Established Institute of Soil Science at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, director Acad. Ivan Stranski.

1947 – Organized Soviet-Bulgarian scientific expedition. Improved the classification of Bulgarian soils developed by Nikola Poushkarov published with the soil map of Bulgaria at a scale Ì 1:1 000 000.

1948 – The Soil Department at the Central Agricultural Research Institute at the Ministry of Agriculture turns into Soil Science Institute at MA.

1949 – Beginning of a large-scale soil survey with regard to the construction of irrigation systems, equipping laboratories for studying the composition and properties of soil, as well as collecting material for organizing soil exposition.

1952 – 1953 – On-going large-scale soil surveys in the irrigation regions Vacha, Chaya, Maritca and detailed studies on the saline soils in the area of Belozem village.

1954 – Organized second Soviet-Bulgarian expedition for specifying some questions about the genesis and the classification of Bulgarian soils (chernozems, cinnamonic soils, yellow soils).

Nikola Poushkarov

Ivan Stranski

1960 – Monograph published “The soils in Bulgaria” with a soil map of Bulgaria at scale Ì 1:500 000.

1960 – Both Soil Science Institutes are unified in the Institute of Soil Science “Nikola Poushkarov”.

1965 – „Bureau for large-scale soil and agrochemistry survey” with two departments – „Large-scale soil mapping” and „Large-scale agrochenistry survey” established at the Institute.

1969 – The first international project of the Institute, financed by FAO signed .

1972 – The new buildings with modern laboratories and computing cente completedr. Large scientific exchange.

1983 – Contract with UNEP for elaboration of project for protection and development of the mountain ecosystems signed.

1970-1990 – The Institute is recognized internationally. It is visited by foreign government and scientific delegations. It is known for teaching national and foreign specialist and post-graduate students.

1992 – The “Bureau for large-scale soil survey” grows into Soil Survey at MA, presently – Soil Resources Executive Agency.

1994 – Contract with EC under the program PHARE for equipping laboratory for soil and plant analyses.

1998 –  Atlas for the soils in Bulgaria with author team guided by prof. Velin Koynov published.

2009 - Compiled and issued "Reference data base of Soils in Bulgaria".

Since 2000 ã. – The Institute Èíñòèòóòúò is a prospective partner in projects financed by EC – FÐ5, FÐ6, ÅU Aid etc., as well as for bilateral collaboration projects.

50 foreign post-graduate students from 17 countries and several hundreds post-graduate students and specialits have been trained in the Institute of Soil Science.

Directors

Nikola Poushkarov – 1911 – Head of the department of agrogeology at the Central Station of Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, grown into Soil Department at the Central Agricultural Research Institute at the Ministry of Agriculture, grown into Soil Science Institute at MA; Acad. Ivan Stranski – 1921 – head of the Chair of General Agronomy at the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Sofia, grown into Soil Science Institute at BAS; Acad. Ivan Stranski (1947 – 1959) – director of the Soil Science Institute at BAS; Prof. Tcvetan Staykov (1948 – 1950) Soil Science Institute at MA; Prof. Kiril Enikov (1951 – 1960) Soil Science Institute at MA; Prof. Tcvetan Staykov (1960 – 1963) – Institute of Soil Science “Nikola Poushkarov”; Prof. Ivan Garbuchev (1964 – 1972); Prof. Kiril Enikov (1973 – 1974); Prof Ivan Garbuchev (1975 – 1977); Assoc. Prof. Lyuben Glogov (1977 – 1986); Prof. Valu Valev (1986 – 1993); Prof. Dimitar Stoichev (1993 – 1995); Prof. Valu Valev (1995 – 2000); Prof. Toshko Raychev (01- 03. 2001); Assoc. Prof. Martin Banov (2001 – 2003); Prof. Nikola Kolev (2003 – 2008); Prof. Metodi Teoharov (2008-.

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