Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of SB RAS

The Institute consisted of 6 laboratories and an experimental field, the staff was 112 persons including 3 doctors and 17 candidates of sciences. The main fields of research of that period involved physiology and biochemistry of plants, microbiology and soil science, entomopathology, botany, geobotany and forest science.

Since 1963 the Institute started a large cycle of research on physiology of the plant cell, genetic regulation of biochemical process in it and elucidation of the mechanisms of phytohormone effects on the main structural and metabolic processes in plants.

In 1966 according to the Decision of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciencs the East Siberian Biological Institute was reorganized into the Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciencs. Its main field of research was the development of physilogical and biochemical bases for regulation of life processes in higher plants regarding their growth, development and productivity under conditions of Siberia.

In 1969 the Institute put into operation the first in the east of our country station of artificial climate, a phytotrone consisting of 30 climatic chambers, greenhouses and installations. This made it possible to conduct extended investigations of the effect of different environmental factors on plants, to develop new methods of diagnostics of plant resistance to low temperature and perform selection of agricultural plants.

Since 1976 the Institute is run by prof. R.K.Salyaev, doctor of biological sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He headed further extention of studies and new research in the field of physilogy, ecology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

At present the staff of the Institute includes about 230 persons including 1 corresponding memeber of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 10 doctors, 38 candidate of sciences and about 50 young researchers (no older than 33).

A specialized Scientific Council for defending candidate theses in the field of

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