Defense of the PhD Dissertation

On July 24, 2025, the Specialized Academic Council DF 64.366.008 at the Yuriev Plant Production Institute of NAAS hosted the public defense of the thesis by Dmytro Kurylych. The research, titled "Selection of Starting Materials to Create Broomrape-Resistant Sunflower Hybrids with Valuable Economic Traits," was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in research field 20 "Agricultural Sciences and Food," specialty 201 "Agronomy."

Scientific Supervisor: Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Senior Researcher Kateryna Makliak, Head of the Laboratory of Sunflower Breeding and Genetics at the Yuriev Plant Production Institute of NAAS.

We congratulate Dmytro on the successful defense of his thesis and wish him robust health, the fulfillment of his goals, and new scientific achievements and success in their implementation!