Main areas of research for the period of 2009 – 2013 include:

1. Description of the genome, transcriptome, protein and metabolome in agricultural plants and practical use of the acquired knowledge in genetic engineering
   Contact: Jaroslava Ovesná
    
2. Methods of preservation of agricultural crops’ biodiversity, their biological, genetic and molecular foundations and their use in plant breeding and cultivation
   Contact: Zdeněk Stehno
    
3. Resistance of cultivars to biotic and abiotic stresses and quality of agricultural crops products
   Contact: Jana Chrpová
    
4. Systems for sustainable management of arable land and permanent grasslands
   Contact: Jan Mikulka
    
5. Factors and indicators of sustainable soil management systems
   Contact: Jan Lipavský
     
6. Integrated plant nutrition in relation to production quality and environmental protection 
   Contact: Pavel Růžek
    
7. Production of non-food crops and development of biotechnologies for processing of agricultural biomass and biological waste for the purpose of renewable energy production and material use
   Contact: Sergej Usťak
    
8. The use of biological methods of plant protection to ensure support and development of biodiversity in agrocoenoses
   Contact: Alois Honěk
    
9. Pathogenesis of plant diseases and regulation of pathogens in agroecosystems 
   Contact:  Jiban Kumar
    
10. Integrated protection of crops and their products against harmful organisms, biotic and abiotic contaminants in relation to food safety and protection of the environment
    Contact:  Jan Hubert