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Dr. Algė Leistrumaitė

ORCiD iD: 0000-0001-7231-6627
Mob. +370 614 79 378  
E-mail: alge.leistrumaite@lammc.lt
Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai dist., Lithuania

Education    

1978–1983 Qualification of Scientific Agronomist, Faculty of Agronomy, Lithuanian Agricultural Academy (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy). 

Academic degree

1993 PhD of Science in Biomedicine, Agronomy, PhD thesis “Evaluation of spring arley varieties of West European ecotype and treir use in breeding in Lithuania”.

Research fields

  • Spring barley breeding
  • Evalution of genetic resources of cerel crops
  • Breedog for organic farming

Position

Since 2012 Senior Researcher, Head of  Cereal Breeding Department, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC

Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations

  • Member of Lithuanian Scientists Union
  • Member of Lithuanian Agronomists Union
  • Since 2005 member of Standing Committee of National Plant Genetics Resources
  • Since 2005 member of Board of National Plant Genetics Resources at Plant Gene Bank
  • Since 1996 member of working group of Barley genetic resources

 Involvement in programmes and projects

  • 2014–2015 “The research of advantages/disadvantages of the quality of certified seeds and development” of the recommendations for the recently acceptable methods in organic production, NPS project No. MT-14-6 (Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania), participant.
  • 2013 “Analysis of possibility of organic seed production development in Lithuania” (Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania), participant.
  • 2013–2015 “Cereals and other plant sources for sustainable agricultural system” (No. 1PM-PV-12-1-012045-PR001), participant.
  • 2011–2013 “The selection of cereal varieties with improved nutritional value for whole-grain food” (AM, Lithuania), head, participant.
  • 2008–2009 “Evaluation of possibility of ecological wheat grain processing” (Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania), head, participant.
  • 2007–2009 “Development and introduction of plant cultivars”, Development of cereals and pulses cultivars for feed (Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania), participant.
  • 2007–2011 “Biotical adaptation of cereals lines and its agronomical traits” (“Nord Seed”, Denmark), participant.
  • 2007–2014 “Evaluation of genetic materialo f spring cereals”, Boreal, Finland, head.
  • 2006–2007 “Cereals and perennial grasses cultivars and breeding lines quality improvement and evaluation researches according to EU standards”, (Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania), participant.
  • 2006–2008 “Selection of the most suitable for organic agriculture cereal cultivars and lines” (COST 860:SUSVAR), head and participant.
  • 2004–2008 “Plant genetic resources investigations” (“Gene-fond”, Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuania), participant, 2005–2006 head.
  • 2004–2011 “Collection, description and research of genetic resources of agricultural plants”, (AM, Lithuania), participant.
  • 2002–2007 “International spring barley yield trials”, co-operators - CIMMYT, ICARDA, participant.
  • 1998–2002 State scientific programme “Genefund”, participant.
  • 1997–2006 Programme “Preservation of genetics resources of Nordic and Baltic countries”, participant.
  • 1997–2016 A collaborative programme “The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources” (ECPGR), participant.

Supervision of PhD studies

  • 2006–2010 Gražina Statkevičiūtė PhD project, supervisor

Plant varieties developed (co-author)

  • 2016 Spring barley variety ‘Rusnė DS’
  • 2013 Spring barley varieties ‘Ema DS’ and ‘Kirsna DS’
  • 2012 Spring barley variety ‘Noja DS’
  • 2011 Spring barley varieties ‘Alisa DS’ and ‘Arka DS’
  • 2001 Spring barley variety ‘Luokė’
  • 1999 Spring barley variety ‘Aura DS’
  • 1996 Spring barley variety ‘Alsa’
  • 1995 Spring barley variety ‘Ūla’
  • 1994 Spring barley variety ‘Aidas‘

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