Head of laboratory

  Phd Gullu Nizami Aliyeva (Gasimova)

Directions of activity

• Determination of tree age and growth dynamics (measurement of annual rings, assessment of growth rates, productivity forecasting)
• Reconstruction of climate change (analysis of temperature and precipitation variability based on tree rings, calculation of drought indices, identification of extreme climatic events)
• Identification of stress factors based on annual rings (drought stress, soil degradation, pollution (anthropogenic) impacts, detection of fire scars)
• Comparative analysis between species and within populations (evaluation of genotypes’ adaptive potential by comparing their sensitivity to climate variability, assessment of the adaptation level of introduced species)
• Phytopathological analyses (identification of fungal diseases, diagnostics of bacterial and viral infections, laboratory analyses including microscopy, and development of control measures)
• Entomological studies (identification of forest pests, assessment of damage levels, development of biological control methods)
• Monitoring of plant physiological status to assess responses to abiotic stress factors (leaf water potential, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic intensity, etc.)
• Early warning system (forecasting the spread of pests and diseases, mapping of risk zones, development of recommendations for forest management)