PARTNERS

 State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute (SPPBI)
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 State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute is the partners of the EUROLEGUME Project. SPPBI was founded in 1913, and is the oldest and most experienced agricultural scientific centre in Latvia. The institute covers wide range of activities on areas of practical plant breeding, seed production, preservation of plant genetic resources, applied and fundamental research, evolvement in postgraduate studies and advisory activities. SPPBI is scientific research in fields of crop production, provision of scientific basis and expertise in various sectors of crop production to develop and implement policies, to encourage integrated scientific and educational development and breeding of crops for sustainable farming systems using traditional methods and biotechnology.

Mrs., Dr. agr. Arta Kronberga lead partner and coordination WP 2 - Broadening of genetic diversity in breeding trough evaluation of local genetic resources.
Dr. Arta Kronberga responsibility will be seed sample mangement and genotype evaluation in different site specific conditions. As well she is a Task 2.2. leader where phenotyping of selected accessions for site specific biotic and abiotic stresses (under organic and conventional conditions) will be performed in 11 sites.
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Mrs., MSc Aina Kokare SPPBI will conduct some tasks included in WP2 :
Task 2.1 Sourcing and characterization of genetic diversity of local genetic resources of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) – approx. 20 accessions, faba bean (Vicia faba L.) – approx. 50 accessions and pea (Pisum sativum L.) – approx. 50-100 accessions. Sourcing and characterization of genetic diversity of local genetic resources;
Task 2.2. Phenotyping selected accessions for site specific biotic and abiotic stresses (under organic and conventional conditions). Phenotyping selected accessions for site specific biotic and abiotic stresses (under organic and conventional conditions).

Management:
 • the selection of local genetic resources;
 • exchange accessions and information between partners.

Coordination:
 • of field trials;
 • assessment of field traits;
 • data analysis.

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Mrs., Dr.sc.ing Ināra Helēna Konosonoka leading researcher. Dr. Ināra Helēna Konosonoka has 35 years experience in biochemical and microbiological quality of feed and animal origin food and plant breeding. Her main activities in the project are: Task 2.1 Leader in SPPBI: Sourcing and characterization of genetic diversity of local genetic resources and Task 2.3. Creation of Near infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy calibration for selected quality parameters of peas.
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Mrs., Dr.agr. Līvija Zariņa has 30 years` experience in research and 24 years experience in research project management, inter alias international. Main research areas: Soil quality studies in a long term depending crop rotation and fertilization systems, research of field crops management in conventional and organic farming systems, research on biodiversity in field ecosystems. Her main activities in the project will be related with tasks of WP 5 - Legume supported cropping system in sustainable agriculture in SPPBI. She will lead field trials with leguminous plants in the cereal cropping systems.
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Dr. agr. Arta Kronberga