Dr. Danguolė Juškevičienė

ORCiD iD: 0000-0001-9337-3516

Tel.: +370 654 86 658
E-mail: danguole.juskeviciene@lammc.lt  
Address: Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333, Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education

2000–2005 PhD studies, Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture.

Scientific agronomist degree (1996) and master degree (1999), Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).

Academic degree

2006 Doctor of Biomedical Sciences, Agronomy, dissertation “Gynogenesis of edible onion (Allium cepa L.) and creation of homozygous lines”

Research fields

• Breeding of vegetable
• Genetic and genetic resources
• Vegetable seed growing
• Vegetable growing

Position

Since 2023 Senior Reseacher, Department of Vegetable Breeding and Technology, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations

• EUVRIN (European vegetable Research Institute network) “Varieties of vegetables testing” member.
• ISHS (International society of horticultural sciences) member.
• ECPGR (Allium group of plants) member.
• Since 2013 EUCARPIA (European Association for Research on Plant Breeding) member.

Involvement in programmes and projects

• 2017–2019 INTERREG project Revival of old traditional fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants and their products: Heritage Gardens Tour (Heritage Gardens)
• 2010–2017 Ministry of the Environment project “Maintains and improvement of national plant genetic resources field collections”

Plant varieties that have passed international examination in specialised European centers (co-author): 

• French bean ‘Suduva’ (2025), 

• cucumber ‘Kaunita’ (2024), 

• potato onion ‘Rausviai’ (2024),

• red beet ‘Giliai’ (2022),

• onion ‘Joriai’ (2021),

• garlic ‘Dangiai’ (2015), ‘Vasariai’ (2006) and ‘Žiemiai’ (2004).

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (click the link)