Agriculture
Developing new products and technologies in the main areas of cooperation between the LBTU and business:
- agriculture and agro-biotechnologies;
- modern husbandry technologies.
| Offered topics | Specialist | Contact information |
| Protein-rich plants (alfalfa, egalega, apples) cultivation technologies, productivity and feeding value | Dr.agr. Aleksandrs Adamovičs | aleksandrs.adamovics@lbtu.lv |
| Development of high-productivity grasslands. Use of meadows and pastures, their management, fertilising, and improving natural grasslands. Improving the technology and quality of grass feed production | ||
| Grass Seed Production | ||
| Bioenergy, alternative energy sources | ||
| Barley, rye, triticale, potato breeding, use of hull-less barley for animal feed Optimisation of the breeding process for organic farming | Dr.agr. Arta Kronberga | arta.kronberga@lbtu.lv |
| Growing technologies for medicinal and aromatical plants | ||
| Establishment, maintenance and use of perennial grasslands. Conservation and exploitation of natural grassland ecosystems. |
Dr.agr. Dzidra Kreišmane |
dzidra.kreismane@lbtu.lv |
| Technologies of of grass forage production | ||
| Establishment of organic farming system and crop production | ||
| Development of field crops' growing technologies (cereals, grain legumes, oil-seed rape) | Dr.agr. Zinta Gaile | zinta.gaile@lbtu.lv |
| Suitability of varieties of field crops (cereals, grain legumes, potatoes, rapeseed etc.) for different uses | ||
| Production of maize for silage | ||
| Agro-ecological factors determining the productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) and the quality of silage | ||
| Development of agricultural and food products in the market | Dr.oec. Inguna Gulbe | inguna.gulbe@lbtu.lv |
| Prospects for the development of the agricultural and food market | ||
| Grain quality indicators, cereal varieties | Dr.agr. Anda Liniņa | anda.linina@lbtu.lv |
| Conditions for variety selection of different field-crop species, their suitability for the agro-climatic conditions of Latvia | Mg. agr. Anda Rūtenberga-Āva | anda.rutenberga@lbtu.lv |
| Importance of variety for achieving the high yields of field-crops | ||
| Importance of used seed in agricultural production | ||
| How to achieve high potato yields | ||
| Potato growing for processing - in chips, for starch production | ||
| Potatoes in organic growing system | ||
| Growth and development of field crops, formation of crop yield components | Mg. agr. Madara Darguža | madara.darguza@lbtu.lv |
| Impact of soil tillage and crop rotation on winter wheat yield formation | ||
| Soil diagnostics, classification, International standards of information. Agro-ecological assessment of fertilizers | Dr.habil.agr. Aldis Kārkliņš | aldis.karklins@lbtu.lv |
| Fertilization of crops. Nutrietn cycles in cropping systems | Mg.agr. Adrija Dorbe | adrija.dorbe@lbtu.lv |
| Fertilising and liming issues | Dr.agr. Roberts Vucāns | roberts.vucans@lbtu.lv |
| Soil physico-mechanical properties, clay mineralogy, soil organic carbon, sapropel composition and dehydration | Dr. geol. Ilze Vircava | ilze.vircava@lbtu.lv |
| Assessment of physical and chemical properties of soil and modified substrates. Agrotechnical research in horticulture | Mg.agr. Jana Vāle | jana.vale@lbtu.lv |
| Soil diagnostics and analysis | Mg. agr. Ieva Erdberga | ieva.erdberga@lbtu.lv |
| Regulation and evaluation of environmental factors of greenhouse crops | ||
| Harmonization of soil tillage, weed control and sowing technologies | Dr.agr. Dainis Lapiņš | dainis.lapins@lbtu.lv |
| Crop-growing technologies (soil tillage, crop rotation and weed control) in organic farming | ||
| Precision agriculture | ||
| Weeds, their biological properties and control | Dr.agr. Maija Ausmane | maija.ausmane@lbtu.lv |
| Precision farming technologies | Dr.agr. Gundega Putniece | gundega.putniece@lbtu.lv |
| Quality evaluation of fresh vegetables and wild plants' (weed) leaves | Dr. sc. ing. Ingrīda Augšpole | ingrida.augspole@lbtu.lv |
| Berry (including less known plants, for example golden currant) planting, pruning, choise of cultivars, and quality of yield | Dr.agr. Kaspars Kampuss | kaspars.kampuss@lbtu.lv |
| Blueberry, large cranberry and other acid soil demanding berry: planting, growing technologies, maintance, pruning, choise of cultivars, quality of yield, propagation | Dr. agr. Dace Siliņa | dace.silina@lbtu.lv |
| Growing technologies of fruit trees (orchards, choise of rootstock and cultivars etc.) | Dr.agr. Ilze Grāvīte | ilze.gravite@lbtu.lv |
| Propagation methods of fruit trees and berries | ||
| Propagation, planting and maintance of aromatic and nectar plants. Breeding of bees, beekeeping methods and products | Mg.agr. Marta Liepniece | marta.liepniece@lbtu.lv |
| Planting, maintaince, propagation of aromatic and medicinal plant. Genetic resources. Enviromental friendly and effective growing technologies of vegetables in open field and greenhause | Mg. agr. Irina Sivicka | irina.sivicka@lbtu.lv |
| Cultivation of garlic (cultivars, clones, growing techologies etc.) | Mg. agr. Imants Missa | imants.missa@lbtu.lv |
| Physiological active compounds for crop production, plant propagation | Dr.biol. Ina Alsiņa | ina.alsina@lbtu.lv |
| Fungal and fungal-like plant diseases and their causal agents | Dr.agr. Gunita Bimšteine, Dr. biol. Biruta Bankina, Jānis Kaņeps |
gunita.bimsteine@llbtu.lv, biruta.bankina@lbtu.lv, janis.kaneps@lbtu.lv |
| Crop pests and beneficial insects | Dr. agr. Jānis Gailis | janis.gailis@llbtu.lv |
| Animal genetics, breeding and dairy cattle husbandry | Dr.agr. Daina Jonkus | daina.jonkus@lbtu.lv |
| Dairy and beef-catle farming. Sheep husbandry | Dr.agr. Daina Kairiša | daina.kairisa@llbtu.lv |
| Animal nutrition, formulation a ration. Cattle and swine feeding | Dr.agr. Lilija Degola | lilija.degola@lbtu.lv |
| Animal nutrition, Feed requirment, formulation of ration. Poultry farming | Dr.agr. Aiga Nolberga-Trūpa | aiga.trupa@lbtu.lv |
| Dairy cattle husbandry | Dr.agr. Diāna Ruska | diana.ruska@lbtu.lv |
| Organic husbandry. Animal nutrition | Mg.agr. Elita Aplociņa | elita.aplocina@lbtu.lv |
| Cow-housing technologies | Mg.agr. Indra Eihvalde | ingrida.eihvalde@lbtu.lv |
| Animal husbandry, dairy and beef-cattle farming | Mg.agr. Lāsma Cielava | lasma.cielava@lbtu.lv |
| Sheep husbandry, poultry farming | Mg.agr. Dace Bārzdiņa | dace.barzdina@lbtu.lv |
| Horse breeds, horse breeding | Mg.agr. Laine Orbidāne | laine.orbidane@lbtu.lv |
| Equestrian sport |