Daina Feldmane

Research on sweet and sour cherries in relation to growing environment, their resistance to cold and other stress factors:

• breeding and evaluation of breeding material
• cultivar and rootstock testing
• growing technology development

Major publications:

• D. Feldmane, Dz. Dēķena and E. Cirša (2024). Chlorophyll index in sweet cherries as influenced by the cultivar, rootstock, and climate conditions. Acta Hortic. 1408, 353 – 362
• D. Feldmane, D. Lazdina, U. Daugavietis, D. Treigute and M. Daugaviete (2023) Cold tolerance of Latvian local sweet cherries selected for agroforestry system. Acta Horticulturae 1372: 199 – 208
• D.Feldmane, Dz. Dēķena and E. Cirša (2022)Frost Tolerance of Flower Buds, Self-Pollination and Fruit Quality Traits in Local Sour Cherries of Latvia. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences 76(4) 469 – 476
• G. Bujdosó, K. Hrotkó, D. Feldmane, D. Giovannini, H. Demirsoy, R. Tao, S. Ercisli, N. Ertek and S. Malchev (2020) What kind of sweet cherries do the final consumers prefer? South Western Journal of Horticulture, Biology and Environment Vol.11 (1): 37-48
• D. Feldmane, I. Druva-Lūsīte, V. Pole, M. Butac, M. Militaru, I. Missa, D. Meiere, E. Rubauskis (2020) Rhizophagus irregularis MUCL 41,833 association with green cuttings of Prunus sp. rootstocks. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. DOI 10.1007/s00344-020-10116-1
• D. Feldmane, M. Butac, M. Militaru, E. Kalva, S. Grotuze, I. Missa, L. Sproģe and E. Cirsa (2019). Response of adult sour cherry trees to woodchip mulch and drip irrigation. Acta Horticulturae 1235: 337-344
• D. Feldmane, M.Madalina, M, Butac, V.Pole (2017) The effect of foliar boron application on flower bud winterhardiness, fruit set and fruit quality of sour cherries in Latvia. Fruit Growing Research XXXII: 47 – 52
• D. Feldmane, S. Ruisa, V. Pole, M. Butac, M. Militaru (2017) Fruit set of several sour cherry cultivars in Latvia influenced by weather conditions before and during flowering. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B, Vol. 71 (2017), No. 3 (708): 178-183
• V. Pole, D. Feldmane and S. Ruisa. (2017). Estimation of chlorophyll and nitrogen status in sour cherries grown with woodchip mulch and drip irrigation. Acta Horticulturae 1161: 435-442