Tel. +370 37 555 217
E-mail: regina.rancane@lammc.lt
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania
Education
Since September 2020 Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, PhD studies at Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
2006 Master degree, Faculty of Agriculture, Latvia University of Agriculture.
2004 Bachelor degree, Faculty of Agriculture, Latvia University of Agriculture.
Research fields
- Epidemiology and development of horticulture plants pest and diseases
- Biological and integrated control of pests and diseases in horticultural crops
- Forecasting of the diseases and pests and integrated plant protection of horticultural crops
Position
Since January 2019 Researcher LLU Institute for Plant Protection Research “Agrihorts”.
Memberships and affiliations with professional organizations
- Since 2018 Chairperson of NorBaRag (Nordic Baltic collaboration about pesticide resistance research and pesticide efficacy evaluation).
- 2012–2013 Member in International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control (IOBC-WPRS).
Involvement in programmes and projects
- 2020 MOA project “In-depth study of the identified priority areas in the field of plant protection, promoting awareness of the safe and responsible use of plant protection products”).
- 2020 MOA project “Evaluation and identification of the most effective methods of controlling topical pests of legumes and identification of factors influencing the viability of pollinators important for agriculture”).
- 2019–2023 EAFRD project “Innovative, cost-effective solutions for apple and raspberry production efficiency and fruit to improve quality”.
- 2018–2020 EAFRD project “Support for demonstration activities and information activities”,
arranging and conducting demonstration trials on various plant protection issues in fruit growing.
- 2018–2020 MOA project “Use and improvement of decision support system for control harmful organisms in integrated fruit production”).
- 2017–2020 ERDF project Environment-friendly cultivation of emerging commercial fruit crop Japanese quince - Chaenomeles japonica and waste-free methods of its processing.
- 2015–2017 EP7, ERA-Net, Core Organic Plus project „Innovative design and management to boost functional biodiversity of organic orchards (ECOORCHARD)”.
- 2015–2017 Rural Support Service project “The control of apple and pear scab and codling moth by using decision support system RIMpro and adaption for apple canker control in integrated fruit production”.
- 2012–2014 EAFRD project No. 061211/c-114 “Development of sustainable organic horticulture, using environmentally friendly plant protection strategies, preserving natural resources and their biodiversity”.
- 2011–2013 ERDF project “Development and adaptation for the Latvia conditions of innovative technological solutions for growing of fruit and berries”.
- 2011–2013 ERDF project “Development of environmentally friendly plant origin plant protection products from extracts of conifer biomass”.
- 2010–2011 EAFRD project “Development of sustainable fruit cultivation by making use of methods friendly to environment, waters and landscape, integrated cultivation technologies for mitigation of the climate changes and ensuring biological diversity”.
- 2007–2009 MOA project “Specifying of environmentally friendly cultivation technologies in fruit and berry plantations under different soil and climatic conditions”.
