ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-1381-1887
Tel. +370 451 38 280
E-mail: ausra.arlauskiene@lammc.lt
Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai dist., Lithuania
Education
1996–2000 PhD studies, Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture.
1978–1983 Scientific agronomist, Faculty of Agronomy, Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).
Academic degree
2000 Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (Agronomy), dissertation “Biological value of legume preceding crops of winter wheat and their effect on the properties of sod calcareous clay loam”
Research fields:
- legumes crops, increasing plant diversity
- green manure technologies
- plant mass decomposition regularities
- fertilisation systems
- organic farming systems
Position
Since 2025 Chief Researcher, Department of Plant Nutrition and Agroecology, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC.
Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations
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Member of the Nordic Association of Agricultural Science (NJF)
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Member of the Lithuanian Society of Agronomists
- Member of the Lithuanian Soil Science Society at the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Lithuanian Society of Herbology
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Member of Lithuanian Grassland Society
Involvement in programmes and projects
International projects
- 2024–2028 HORIZON EUROPE programme project “Organic farming innovations network in Europe” (OH-FINE), researcher.
- 2022–2025 Horizon 2020 programme project “Optimizing roots for sustainable crop production in Europe – pure cultures and cover crops” (MaxRoot-C), participant.
- 2022–2025 Horizon 2020 programme project “Are mixed species systems fostering belowground C inputs and C sequestration?” (MIXROOT-C), participant.
- 2021–2022 Horizon 2020 EJP SOIL internal programme project “Innovative Soil Management Practices across Europe” (i-SoMPE), researcher.
- 2017–2021 Horizon 2020 programme project “Fostering sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU” (LEGVALUE), researcher.
- 2015–2017 FP7-ERANET-CORE Organic Plus “Management of yield formation in organic crop systems" (FertilCrop), researcher.
National projects
- 2025–2027 EIP activity group (Rural Development program 2023–2027) project “Sustainable enhancement of the value of crop residue utilization”, researcher.
- 2024–2025 MTEP project “Application of herbaceous plant species compositions for the establishment of landscape elements to meet different ecological function needs,” leader.
- 2023–2025 EIP activity group (Rural Development programme 2014–2020) project “The use of the native plant species diversity to create natural landscape elements”, researcher.
- 2022–2024 EIP activity group (Rural Development programme 2014–2020) project “Innovative post harvesting technologies to restore soil sustainability”, researcher.
- 2018–2020 Rural Development 2014–2020 programme project “Crop rotation diversification and agrotechnology optimization for the restoration of biodiversity and agro-ecosystem functions”, researcher.
- Since 2022 LAMMC long-term research programme “Plant biopotential for multifunctional use and sustainability of agroecosystems”, measure „Enhancing biodiversity in the context of agrotechnological chains and optimizing ecosystem services”, one of the leaders.
- 2017–2019 EIP Working groups project “Knowledge accumulation, transfer, agricultural technology development and demonstration centre ‘Innovation Gateway’,” participant.
- 2015–2017 Research Council of Lithuania R&D project “Enhancement of the multifunctional properties of legumes in feed and food value chains” (SmartLegume), researcher.
- 2014–2015 Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture project for the dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovative practices “Innovative legume plant growing technologies enriching local protein feed and biological soil nitrogen”, researcher.
- 2012–2015 ESF project “Scientific validation of C3 and C4 Herbaceous plants multifunctionality for innovative technologies: phyto-raw materials- bio products - environmental effects”, researcher.
- 2012–2014 Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture project “Assessment of organic production agri-load agrocenosis and plant phytosanitary status”, researcher.
- 2011–2012 Project for the dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovative practices “Implementation of scientifically based technologies of food and fodder crops preserving soil fertility on farms”, researcher.
- 2008–2009 Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture project “Mineral nitrogen migration study using different agro means for promoting straw mineralization”, researcher.
- 2008 Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture project “Evaluation of plant species combinations and nitrogen utilization in the ecological farming system cycle „soil-water-plant”, researcher.
- 2008 SSF Project “Assessment of nitrogen fixation intensity of legumes in various mixtures with cereals, and the study of their effects on weed suppression ability, phytosanitary status, and the quality of organic production,” researcher.
- 2002–2004 SSF and the Lithuanian University of Agriculture Water Management Institute complex scientific research project “Development of agrosystem models for reducing physical and chemical degradation in heavy soils and protecting groundwater from pollution”, researcher.
Supervision of PhD studies
- 2022–2026 PhD student Rokas Antanynas, PhD project “Inter-row cover crop management and function in sustainable cropping systems”, scientific advisor.
- 2019–2024 PhD student Danutė Petraitytė, PhD project “Changes in the chemical composition and technological properties of cereal grains and in the quality of soil as influenced by different fertilization systems”, scientific advisor.
- 2017–2021 PhD student Viktorija Gecaitė, PhD project “Peculiarity of the use of intercropping and strip tillage in organic agrosystem”, scientific supervisor.
- 2015–2019 PhD student Monika Toleikienė, PhD project “Efficiency of legume nitrogen use in organic plant-based agroecosystem”, scientific advisor.
- 2008–2012 PhD student Danguolė Nemeikšienė, PhD project “Optimization of nitrogen cycling by using forage legumes as green manure in the organic agrosystem”, scientific supervisor.
