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Edīte Kaufmane

DI
Structural unit
Unit of Genetics and Breeding
Position
Leading researcher
Degree
Dr. biol.
Activity directions

•    Research leader and coordination.
•    Japanese quince breeding and agrotechnics.

Major accomplishments

Three apricot, five plum, and two Japanese quince cultivars have been registered.

  • Apricot cultivars: 'Lāsma', 'Daiga', 'Velta'

  • Plum cultivars: Domestic plums 'Minjona', 'Zemgale', 'Adelyn', 'Sonora', 'Ance'

  • Japanese quince cultivars: ‘Rondo’, ‘Darius’

  • In registration process: 

    • Plum cultivars: ‘Laine’, ‘Zane’,

    • Japanese quince cultivars: ‘Jānis’, ‘Silvija’, ‘Ada’

Publications:

75 scientific articles (incl. Scopus / WoS indexed – 46, H-index - 12) - ORCID: 0000-0001-5188-4115.

The five major publications:

Books and monographs (11), the most important:

  • Kārkliņš J., Skrīvele M., Kaufmane E., Ikase L., 2007. Plum cultivars. Pomology of Latvia. Reneprint, Rīga (in Latvian), 204 pp.
  • Ruisa S., Kaufmane E., 2008. Cultivars of cherries, apricots and peaches. Pomology of Latvia. Rīga. Latvia State Institute of Fruit-Growing, Dobele (in Latvian). 206 pp.
  • Skrīvele M., Rubauskis E., Strautiņa S., Ruisa S., Ikase L., Kaufmane E., Berlands V., Lāce B., Grāvīte I., Feldmane D., Surikova V., Apenīte I., Rancāne R., Vilka L., Moročko-Bičevska I., Stalažs A., Kviklys D., Uselis N. 2012. Guide in commercial fruit growing. Latvia State Institute of Fruit-Growing, Dobele (in Latvian). 188 pp.
  • Fruit growing. 2015. Latvia State Institute of Fruit-Growing (ed. L. Ikase, co-author - E. Kaufmane), Dobele (in Latvian), 545 pp.
  • Pilvere I. (ed.), E. Kaufmane (co-author). 2021. Restructuring of local agricultural and food supply chains and strengthening of resilience in crisis and post-crisis conditions in Latvia. Jelgava, LLU, (in Latvian- Summary in English), 464 p.
Publications
Scopus (All translations)
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=15767648000