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Dr. Irena Deveikytė

ORCiD iD: 0000-0001-7528-267X
Tel. +370 347 37 275
E-mail: irena.deveikyte@lammc.lt
Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai dist., Lithuania

Education        

1981–1986 Scientific agronomist, Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).

Academic degree

1992 Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (Agronomy 06 B), dissertation “Herbicide effectiveness increase in sugar beet”.

Research fields

  • Influence of soil tillage and crop rotations on changes of agrophytocenosis
  • Weediness under traditional and ecological management systems
  • Sugar beet growing technology
  • Biological effectiveness of new chemical compounds

Position

Since 2010 Senior Researcher, Department of Soil and Crop Management, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC

Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations

  • Member of Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF)
  • Member European Weed Research Society (EWRS)
  • Member of the Lithuanian Herbology Society
  • Member of the Lithuanian Scientists Society
  • Member Lithuanian Agronomy Society
  • Member of the Adviser’s Commission at the State Plant Service under the Ministry of Agriculture

Involvement in programmes and projects

  • 2025–2028 EIP activity group project “Comparison the effects of long-term sustainable tillage systems and crop rotations management on segetal flora” (FLORKONTROLĖ), leader.
  • 2024–2025 Ministry of Agriculture project “Methodology of assessment of weeds flowering in crops treated by plant protection products”, leader.
  • 2023–2024 Ministry of Agriculture project “Application of sustainable farming practices in agricultural crops using IPM tools”, participant.
  • 2022–2024 EIP activity group project (Rural Development program 2014–2020) “Innovative post harvesting technologies to restore soil sustainability”, participant.
  • 2020–2022 Ministry of Agriculture project “Development of cultivation technologies for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) and amaranth (Amaranthus)”, participant.
  • 2018–2020 Rural Development 2014–2020 “Crop rotation diversification and agrotechnology optimization for the restoration of biodiversity and agro-ecosystem functions”, participant.
  • 2018–2019 Ministry of Agriculture project “Development of basic guidelines for integrated pest management in agriculture and horticulture”, participant.
  • 2017–2022 Lithuanian Research Council High level R&D (SMART) project “Enhancement of the multifunctional properties of legumes in feed and food value chains” (SmartLegume), participant.
  • 2017–2019 National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture project “Updating and development of digital, consultation and training services on integrated pest management”, participant.
  • 2015–2017 Ministry of Agriculture national programme “Soyabean Management Technology”, participant.
  • 2013–2015 Rural Development program 2007–2013 „Cereals and other resources use for sustainable agricultural farming system”, participant.
  • 2015–2018 Research Council of Lithuania project “The influence of long-term contrasting intensity resources management on genesis of different soils and to other agro-ecosystems components” of the National Scientific Programme “Sustainability of Agro-Forest and Water Ecosystems”, participant.
  • 2012–2014 Ministry of Agriculture National programme, project “Assessment of agricultural load on agrocenoses and their sustainability under organic production system”, participant.
  • 2007–2008 Ministry of Agriculture and Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation project “Evaluation of plant mixtures and nitrogen use in the system “soil-plant” of the organic farming system”, participant.

Supervision of PhD studies 

2020–2024 PhD student Agnė Buivydienė, PhD project “The influence of crop diversification on soil and plant in different crop management systems”, scientific supervisor.

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