Edīte Kaufmane
Structural unit
Unit of Genetics and Breeding
Position
Leading researcher
Degree
Dr. biol.
Activity directions
• Research leader and coordination.
• Plum and apricot breeding.
• Japanese quince breeding and agrotechnics.
Major accomplishments
3 apricot and 4 plum cultivars that have been registered.
Apricot cultivars: 'Lāsma', 'Daiga', 'Velta'
Plum cultivars: Domestic plums 'Minjona', 'Zemgale', 'Adelyn', 'Sonora', 'Ance', ‘Laine’
List of major publications:
60 scientific articles (incl. Scopus / WoS indexed publications - 27, H-index - 7), 5 major publications:
- Kaufmane E., Rumpunen K., 2002. Pollination, pollen tube growth and fertilisation in Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese quince). Scientia Horticulturae ,258-271.
- Kaufmane E., Rumpunen K., 2002. Sporogenesis and gametophyte development in Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese quince). Scientia Horticulturae ,94, pp.241-249.
- Lācis G., Kaufmane E., Kota I., Grāvīte I., Trajkovski V. (2012). Genetic diversity and plasticity in selected progeny of plum cultivar ‘Jubileum’. Acta Horticulturae, 935, pp.129-135.
- Kaufmane, E., Grāvīte, I., Trajkovski, V. (2012). Results of Latvian plum breeding programme. Acta Horticulturae, 968, 55-60.
- Kaufmane,E., I. Gravite, L. Ikase. 2019. Plum research and growing . Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Vol.73, Issue 3 (720), pp.195-206.
Books and monographs (9):
Major popular science publications:
- J.Kārkliņš., M.Skrīvele, E.Kaufmane, L.Ikase. 2007. Plum cultivars. Pomology of Latvia. Reneprint, Rīg (in Latvian), 204 pp.
- S.Ruisa, 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 commertial fruit growing. Latvia State Institute of Fruit-Growing, Dobele (in Latvian). 188 pp.
- Fruit growing. 2015. Latvia State Institute of Fruit-Growing (red.L.Ikase, coauthor-E.Kaufmane), Dobele (in Latvian), 545 pp.