ORCiD iD: 0000-0002-6134-9797
Tel.: +370 672 52 173
E-mail: egle.norkeviciene@lammc.lt
Address: Instituto al. 1, Akademija, LT-58344 Kėdainiai dist., Lithuania
Education
2013–2018 PhD studies, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
2005–2007 Master of Science in Biology, Botany, Vilnius University
2001–2005 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Vilnius University
Academic degree
2018 Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (Agronomy), dissertation “Agrobiological potential of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in Nemoral zone of Europe”
Research fields
- Breeding of perennial forage and lawn grasses
- Genetic resources of perennial grasses under ex situ and in situ conditions
- Structure and genetic diversity of natural ecosystems, habitats, species, communities, and populations
Positon
Since 2022 Senior Researcher, Department of Grass Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
Since 2018 Head of Department of Grass Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations
- Since 2022 Member of the Invasive Species Control Council
- Since 2022 Member of the British Bryological Society
- Since 2021 Member of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA)
- Since 2013 Member of the National Plant Genetic Resources Commission
- Since 2013 Member of the Forages Working Group and Crop Wild Relatives Group of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR)
Involvement in programmes and projects
- 2026–2029 Horizon Europe programme project “Aligning farming interests, scientific knowledge, and policy initiatives to promote biodiversity restoration in European agricultural landscapes” (FIREFLIES), executor.
- 2025–2028 EIP groups project “Integrated Legume Grass Systems for Sustainable Protein Production and Grazing” (HarmonyGrass), participant.
- From 2025 Deputy Leader of the long-term scientific programme “Genetic, biotechnological, and breeding solutions for plant biodiversity and innovative technologies”.
- 2023–2027 HORIZON EUROPE project “Breeding European legumes for increased sustainability” (BELIS), participant.
- 2023–2026 NORDFORSK project “Upscaling crop performance monitoring by linking satellite and field biosignatures” (UPSCALE), participant.
- 2023–2025 EIP activity groups project “Utilization of local plant species diversity for the creation of natural landscape elements”, participant.
- 2021–2023 EU Structural Funds Investment Programme project “Strengthening knowledge commercialization and technology transfer activities of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry”, participant.
- 2018–2021 European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) project “Facilitating use of the European perennial ryegrass collection: Improving access to genetic resources and C&E Data” (ImprovLoliumCol), coordinator at the Institute of Agriculture.
- 2018 Research Council of Lithuania project “Participation of a foreign academic institution member in the dissertation defence process”, participant.
- 2017–2020 International environmental consulting company ELLE and the Latvian Nature Fund project “Inventory of EU protected habitats in Latvia”, participant.
- 2015–2016 European Economic Area and Norway Grants project “Assessment of climate change impact on the botanical diversity of Southwestern Lithuania and development of adaptation measures” (BOTANICA SUDAVICA), participant.
- Since 2013 Ministry of Environment project “Maintenance and renewal of national plant genetic resources field collections”, leader.
- 2013 Ministry of Environment project “Inventory of EU-protected natural habitats nationwide” (BIGIS), participant.
Supervision of PhD studies
- 2024–2028 scientific supervisor of Yaqoob Sultan’s doctoral dissertation “Genetic diversity, breeding value, and agrobiological evaluation of local populations of bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.)”
Plant varieties developed (co-author)
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