Dr. Kęstutis Tamošiūnas

ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-4438-3176 
Tel. +370 612 48 901
E-mail: kestutis.tamosiunas@lammc.lt
Instituto Ave. 1, Akademija, 58344 Kėdainiai dist.

Education

1979–1984 specialty of scientific agronomist, Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture (since 2019 VMU Academy of Agriculture), Faculty of Agronomy.

Academic degrees and pedagogical titles

1993 Doctor’s degree in the field of agronomy in the field of biomedical sciences, dissertation “The most harmful pests of fodder beans and protection measures against them”.

Research fields

• Research on legume pests
• Development of decision-making systems for plant protection

Professional experience

Since 2014 Researcher of the Department of Plant Pathology and Protection of the Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
2012–2014 Junior researcher at the Department of Plant Pathology and Protection of the Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
2010–2012 Senior researcher of the Department of Plant Pathology and Protection of the Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
1996–2010 Senior researcher of the Department of Plant Pathology and Protection of the Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture (since 2010 LAMMC Institute of Agriculture)
1994–1996 Research associate of the Plant Protection Department of LŽI
1984–1994 Junior research associate of the Plant Protection Department of LŽI

In-service training

August 29–31, 2006 internship in Central Science Laboratory (CLS), York, England, under the transitional institutions measure project “Maintenance of administrative capacity and plant product control system capacity” (2004/16-925-01-06)
February, 1997 courses in Nordic Gene Bank “Publication of plant gene bank databases on the internet”, Sweden
October, 1995 scientific visit to the Swedish Agricultural University, Research Information Center for forecasting and warning systems
June–October, 1995 Quest researcher in Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, Department of Pest Management and Plant Pathology, Denmark
May, 1995 United States of America, training program on Computer Simulation for Crop Growth and Nutrient Management. United States Department of Agriculture, International Fertilizer Development Center and University of Columbus
September, 1987 – February, 1988 courses for plant protection scientists, State University of Plant Protection, St. Petersburg, Russia
September–October, 1985 Moscow State M. V. Lomonosov University, Moscow, Russia, insect biology courses for doctoral students.

Other activities

2002–2009 Administration of Northern and Baltic potato blight monitoring program in Lithuania
2002–2009 accumulation and maintenance of a database, programming of a plant protection decision-making system and accumulation of plant protection information for publication on the internet

Involvement in programmes and projects

1997–2002 project “Development and implementation of an internet-based Decision Support system for integrated pest management in Lithuania”, manager in Lithuania
1997–2000 executor of the project “Assessment and application of forecasting and signalling methods used in Sweden for plant protection in Lithuania”

MAJOR RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Articles in journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database

1. Almogdad M., Tamošiūnas K., Semaškienė R. 2020. Changes in Sitona lineatus abundance in faba beans as influenced by the air temperature and rainfall in the three decades. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 107 (2): 139–146. IF – 1,083
2. Ramanauskienė J., Dabkevičius Z., Tamošiūnas K., Petraitienė E. 2019. The incidence and severity of take-all in winter wheat and Gaeumannomyces graminis soil inoculum levels in Lithuania. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 106 (1): 37–44. IF – 0,833
3. Tamošiūnas R., Valiuškaitė A., Jukna L., Tamošiūnas K., Žiogas A. F. 2015. Spatial distribution patterns of apple sawfly populations in two differently managed commercial apple orchards. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 102 (1): 73–80. IF – 0,579
4. Šmatas R., Tamošiūnas K., Danytė V. 2013. Diversity and sex ratio of thrips (Thysanoptera) species in winter wheat in Lithuania. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 100 (3): 289–292. IF – 0,567
5. Supronienė S., Mankevičienė A., Kadžienė G., Kačergius A., Feizienė D., Feiza V., Semaškienė R., Dabkevičius Z., Tamošiūnas K. 2012. Impact of tillage and fertilization on Fusarium infection and mycotoxin production in wheat grains. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 99 (3): 265–272. IF – 0,567

Other peer-reviewed publications

1. Smatas R., Tamosiunas K., Semaskiene R., Dabkevicius Z., Lazauskas S. 2008. Trends in aphid occurrence in spring barley in 1976–2007. Journal of Plant Protection Research, 48 (3): 275–282.
2. Ronis A., Tamošiūnas K. 2005. The comparison of the decision support systems “NegFry” and “PLANT Plus” for the control of late blight in Lithuania. Horticulture and Vegetable Growing, 24 (3): 362–370.
3. Šmatas R., Šurkus J., Tamošiūnas K. 2004. Kompiuterio programos naudojimo galimybės amarų žalos mažinimui vasariniuose miežiuose. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 87 (3): 173–185.
4. Semaskiene R., Tamosiunas K., Dabkevicius Z. 2003. Experience of using reduced dosages of fungicides for winter wheat in Lithuania. DIAS report. Plant Production, 96: 123–129.
5. Valskytė A., Tamošiūnas K., Gošovskienė J., Cesevičius G. 2003. Monitoring of early attacks of late blight in Lithuania. Agronomy Research, 1 (1): 105–111.
6. Semaškienė R., Tamošiūnas K., Dabkevičius Z. 2002. Control of powdery mildew, Blumeria graminis (DC), in spring and winter wheat with Decision Support System based on assessments and weather data. Plant Protection Science, 38 (2): 85–87.
7. Tamošiūnas K., Semaškienė R., Dabkevičius Z. 2000. Development and implementation of cost-efficient plant protection technology using decision support systems in Lithuania conditions. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO, 30: 69–76.
8. Semaškienė R., Tamošiūnas K., Dabkevičius Z. 2000. Precise use fungicides against Septoria in spring cereals. Development of environmentally friendly plant protection in the Baltic region. Transactions of the Estonian Agricultural University, 209: 183–185.

Recommendations

1. Semaškienė R., Tamošiūnas K., Dabkevičius Z., Valskytė A., Veitienė R. 2000. Use of reduced rates of fungicides in spring barley. Recommendations for agriculture. LAMMC, p. 32–33.
2. Semaškienė R., Tamošiūnas K., Dabkevičius Z. 2000. Use of reduced rates of fungicides in spring wheat. Recommendations for agriculture. LAMMC, p. 31–32.
3. Semaškienė R., Dabkevičius Z., Tamošiūnas K., Valskytė A., Veitienė R. 2000. Use of reduced rates of fungicides in winter wheat. Recommendations for agriculture. LAMMC, p. 30–31.