Plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses (Festulolium grasses, barley); application of miscanthus in bioenergy and phytoremediation; biopharming – vaccine production in plant systems; aetiology and epidemiology of crop diseases, characterisation of pathogens; genetic basis of mycotoxin biosynthesis by various species of pathogenic fungi; microbiome of selected crop species, ecological role of microorganisms; structural and functional genomics of legumes; genome evolution; mechanisms regulating the flowering process (potato, lupins); biological basis of Plasmodiophora brassicae – brassica plant interactions; methods of secondary metabolite extraction using so-called ‘green methods’; development of nanopreparations for use as fertilisers and pesticides; modelling and analysis of data from biological experiments.