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Dr. Česlovas Bobinas

ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-6549-7615
Mob. +370 682 13 560
E-mail: ceslovas.bobinas@lammc.lt 
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education

1968–1973 Scientific agronomist, Faculty of Agronomy, Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).

Academic degrees and pedagogical titles

Docent degree (1999) Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).

Doctor of Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy. Dissertation defended in 1980.

Research fields

  • Plant physiology, biochemistry
  • Vegetable breeding and seed growing
  • Agrotechnologies

Position

Since 2017 Chief Researcher, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations

  • Since 2016 Board member of the attestation competitions commission at Veterinary Academy of LUHS.
  • 2010-2015 Member of the Scientific Board of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
  • 2005–2006 Member of the Science and Education Committee under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • Since 2005 Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Scientific Journal „Vegetable Crop Research Bulletin“ (The Research Institute of Vegetable Crops, Skierniewice, Poland).
  • 2000–2013 Member of the Scientific Board of The Ministry of Agriculture.
  • 2006–2010 Board member of the Kaunas University of Technology.
  • 2005–2013 Lithuanian representative in the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).
  • 2000–2010 Board member of the Faculty of Agronomy at the Aleksandras Stulginskis University.
  • 1992–2014 Chairman of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Sodininkystė ir daržininkystė”.

Involvement in programmes and projects

  • 2021–2022 “EXPERIMENT” project “Innovative application of biologically active elements for the prevention of cardiovascular insufficiency and sarcopenia - healthy aging”, participant.
  • 2020–2023 EUREKA project “Development of functional drinks by fermentation of plant raw materials using Medusomyces gisevii symbiotic culture”, participant.
  • 2020–2022 “EXPERIMENT” project No. 01.2.1-LVPA-K-856-01-0063 “Establishment of R&D technological center and development of pharmaceutical products”, participant.
  • 2020-2021 Commercialization of R&D results and promotion of internationalization project No. 01.2.2-MITA-K-702-06-004 “Development and evaluation of new fermented birch sap products”, participant.
  • 2019–2021 INTERREG project NovelBaltic (partnership agreement No. R079) “Market driven authentic non-timber forest products from Baltic sea region -wild and semi-cultivated species with business potential”, participant.
  • 2019–2020 Technological development project No. 31V-58 “Development of industrial production technology of birch sap and creation of innovative, biologically valuable product prototypes”, participant.
  • 2017–2018 Measure No. J05-LVPA-K “Intellect LT. Joint science-business projects” project „Development of functional food prototypes intended to meet the specific needs of different groups of people”, participant.
  • 2015–2018 Scientific groups' project “Supercritical fluid extraction of lycopene and the application of its extracts in development of innovative products”, participant.
  • 2014–2015 National research program “Healthy and Safe Food”, project „Investigation of electroporation for enhancement of bioactive compounds mass transfer from food stock”, participant.
  • 2013– Measure No. VP1-3.1-ŠMM-10-V-02-021 project “Development of fruit and vegetable processing R&D infrastructure and evaluation of different drying methods, optimization of specific texture for the development of products of exceptional quality”, participant.
  • 2013– EU Structural funds programme “1st stage of creation of Communication and Technology Transfer Centre of Integrated science, study and business centre (Valley) “Nemunas” and its infrastructure. Establishment of open-access laboratory for fruits and vegetables processing technologies and modelling”, manager.
  • 2010–2012 International scientific program EUREKA E!5363 BaltVegStor. Project “Optimization and adjustment of post-harvest parameters of Baltic vegetables in controlled atmosphere”, project participant.
  • 2009– INTERREG project “BaltFood”, participant.
  • 2006– EU Structural Funds Programme “Development of Food Science and Technology R&D Infrastructure and Consolidation of Scientific Potential”, manager.
  • 2005– EU Structural Funds Programme “Creation of Food Science and Technology Center of Excellence”, manager.
  • 2004–2006 Project “Training of Master and Doctoral Candidates in the Field of Agricultural and Forestry Plants Biotechnology and Innovation”, manager.
  • 2004–2006 Project “Quality Improvement of Human Resources in the Field of Biotechnological Research in Agriculture and Forestry”, manager.
  • 2004–2006 Project “Biotechnological Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry”, manager.
  • 2003–2004 Dutch-Lithuanian project PSO/LT/1/9 “Quality Control of Fruits and Vegetables According to EU Requirements”, manager.
  • 2002–2003 Dutch-Lithuanian project “Development and Implementation of Control System for Healthy Propagation Materials of Garden Plants”, manager.
  • 2002–2003 FAO project TCP/LIT/0167(A) “Intensive greenhousetechnologies”, manager.

Supervision and co-supervision of PhD projects

  • In 2011 Audrius Radzevičius “Evaluation and selection of tomato varieties in order to bread heterosic hybrids”. Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy (06B).
  • In 2005 Zita Barkauskienė “Agrobiological assessment of edible onion (Allium cepa) sets' growing and storage technologies”. Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy (06B).
  • In 2005 Danguolė Kavaliauskaitė “Agrotechnical and biological aspects of weed control in red beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris) crops”. Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy (06B).
  • In 2000 Zita Duchovskienė “Flowering initiation and generative development of cabbage, kohlrabi and red beet”. Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy (06B).

Plant varieties developed

  • Co-author of white cabbage cultivar 'Bagočiai'.

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