Dr. Neringa Rasiukevičiūtė

ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-9478-4330
Tel. +370 37 555 217
E-mail: neringa.rasiukeviciute@lammc.lt 
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education

2011–2015 PhD studies, Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.

2009–2011 Master of Science in Agronomy (study programme – Oreliculture and Horticulture), Faculty of Agronomy, Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).

2005–2009 Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (study programme – Horticulture and Landscape Management), Faculty of Agronomy, Lithuanian University of Agriculture. 

Academic degrees and pedagogical titles

2015 Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, dissertation “Genetic and phenotypic diversity of Botrytis spp. from strawberry and onion, diseases forecasting and control”

Research fields

• Evaluation of iMETOS®sm forecasting model for Botrytis causing infections in Lithuania
• Polymorphism studies of genus Botrytis using DNA markers
• Plant protection products biological efficiency trials according GEP certificate
• The genus Botrytis causing horticultural plants diseases and damage
• Colletotrichum caused strawberry diseases
• Fusarium graminearum pathogenicity tests
• Evaluation of alternative plant protection products
• Horticultural crops diseases and control
• Pathogen interactions under LED light
• Postharvest disease

Position

Since 2022 Chief Researcher, Laboratory of Plant Protection, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations

• Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
• Lithuanian Association of Agronomy (LAS)
• Lithuanian microbiologist association (CBM)
• Lithuanian Society of Plant Physiologists (LAFD)
• Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)
• International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
• WG Greenhouse crops of EUVRIN
• Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF)

Involvement in programmes and projects

• 2023–2026 NordForsk project “Innovative Sustainable Nordic-Baltic horticulture” (InNoBaHort), coordinator at the Institute of Horticulture.
• 2023–2026 Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT) project “The management of mineral nutrition to control the quality and safety of postharvest leafy vegetables” (NutriSafe), implementer.
• 2022–2023 Ministry of Agriculture Research and development project “Development of integrated pest management guidelines for horticultural crops” (No. MT-22-8), leader.
• 2022–2024 Horizon 2020 programme (No. 101000747) project “The development of methodological tool kits to evaluate selected genotypes of strawberry fruits in Lithuania” (LTtraining), coordinator at the Institute of Horticulture.
• 2021–2023 Ministry of Agriculture research and development programme project “Development of integrated pest management guidelines for harmful organisms control in main greenhouse crops” (No. MT-21-9), leader.
• 2020–2023 European Regional Development Fund under grant agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT) project “Biological plant protection strategies: boosting sustainability-orientated competitiveness in controlled environment horticulture” (No. 2.2-LMT-K-718-03-0035), participant.
• 2020 RTO Lithuania project “Development of a database of specific parameters of plant pathogens for disease diagnosis by nondestructive methods” (2020 May 22 order CV-1-55 by LAMMC), participant.
• 2018 European Union Structural Funds according to 2014–2020 Operational Programme for the European Union Funds’ Investments priority project “Development of scientific competence of researchers, other researchers, students through practical scientific activities” under measure “Participate in International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) 2018: Plant Health in A Global Economy” (No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-06-0237). 
• 2017–2019 European Social Fund measure (No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712) “Development of competences of scientists, other researchers and students through practical research activities” project “The impact of light quantity and quality parameters on changes of the Fragaria x ananassa pathogens bioecological properties” (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-02-0052), postdoctoral fellow. 
• 2017–2020 European Structural and Investment Funds 2014–2020 and the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania project “Modernisation and development of information, advisory and training electronic services in the field of integrated plant protection” (IKMIS 2.0) (02.3.1-CPVA-V-529-01-0003).
• 2017–2021 Long-term research programme of Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry “Horticulture: agrobiological foundations and technologies“.
• 2017–2021 Long-term research programme of Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry “Harmful Organisms in Agro and Forest Ecosystems” (KOMAS).
• 2016–2018 National scientific programme “Sustainability of agro-, forest and water ecosystems” project “Establishment and diversity of a newly emerging cereal pathogen in the agroecosystem due to changing climate and farming practices” (No. SIT 15011).
• 2016 Ministry of Agriculture project “Study of diseases, pests and weeds prevention according sustainable plant protection” (MT-16-2).
• 2015 Ministry of Agriculture project “iMETOS®sm forecasting system innovation in sustainable horticulture farms” (No. 1PM-PV-13-2-007622).
• 2013–2015 “Assessment and testing of strawberry pathogens” (STRAWBERRY) (EUPHRESCO II).
• 2012–2015 Lithuanian Research Council supporting activity the National research programme “Healthy and Safe Food”, project “Innovative technologies for raspberry and strawberry microbiological safety and quality” (No. SVE-02/2012, registration No. SVE-12011).
• 2012 Ministry of Agriculture research and development programme “Horticulture Development” project “Forecasting systems establishment for horticultural plant pest and diseases” (No. P1-75).

Supervision and co-supervision of PhD projects

• 2023–2027 Scientific supervisor of PhD student Vytautas Bunevičius scientific work „Apple tree orchard soil microbiota and soil fatigue of replant sites”.
• 2019–2023 Scientific supervisor of PhD student Simona Lukošiūtė scientific work “The prevalence and development Rhexocercosporidium carotae (Ärsvoll) U. Braun in field and occurrence on stored carrot roots”.
• 2018–2021 Scientific consultant of PhD student Armina Morkeliūnė scientific work “Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum spp., harmfulness and control of strawberry anthracnose“. 

Supervision and co-supervision of graduate students

• 2022 Scientific consultant of V. Bunevičius research practice “The evaluation of vegetable plant diseases spread and plant protection products efficiency”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.

• 2021 Scientific consultant of A. Rudinskaitė research practice and bachelor thesis “Species composition and biocontrol of horticultural pathogens from soil and weeds”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2021 Scientific consultant of G. Laurinaitytė research practice and bachelor thesis “Pathogenicity and biological control of microscopic fungi from different plant hosts”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2020 Scientific consultant of J. Grišiūtė research practice “Search, identification, and in vitro biocontrol of carrot pathogens in storage”. Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
• 2021 Scientific consultant of V. Bunevičius research practice “Vegetable soil and weeds pathogens species composition and biocontrol”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2020 Scientific consultant of L. Vaidelytė bachelor thesis “Strawberry anthracnose – harmfulness and biocontrol”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2020 Scientific consultant of J. Masionis bachelor thesis “The effect of plant protection products on apple postharvest pathogens and their biocontrol”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2020 Scientific supervisor of J. Mackevičienė master thesis “Investigation of the effect of plant extracts on the pathogen Botrytis cinerea from different plant hosts”. Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
• 2019 Scientific supervisor of S. Lukošiūtė master thesis “The prevalence and identification of Alternaria s in carrot and its biological control”. Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
• 2019 Scientific consultant of E. Kumišius master thesis “The fungicidal effect of plant products pf subcritical CO2 extraction on Fusarium ”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2019 Scientific consultant of L. Baužaitė bachelor thesis “Strawberry pathogens and essential oils activity against Colletotrichum in vitro”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2019 Scientific consultant of M. Kralikaitė bachelor thesis “The influence of different temperature on Colletotrichum and essential oils efficacy”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2018 Scientific consultant of V. Teišerskytė bachelor thesis “The plant extracts efficiency on Botrytis cinerea pathogen and their application for biological plant protection”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2018 Scientific consultant of student E. Marinskas bachelor thesis “Studies of biological plant protection against strawberries anthracnose inducer Colletotrichum in vitro”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2018 Scientific consultant of student G. Baužaitė bachelor thesis “The celery (Apiaceae) family seed essential oil extraction and their fungicidal effects”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2018 Scientific consultant of students I. Karklelytė and A. Zaleckytė thesis “Aromatic plants essential oils antifungal effect against horticultural crops diseases” for the European Union Contest for Young Scientists, Lithuania.
• 2017 Scientific consultant of student P. Frolovaitė bachelor thesis “Impact of essential oils on vegetable seeds contamination”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
• 2017 Scientific consultant of student G. Alėjunaitė bachelor thesis “Biological control of grey mould”. Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.

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