Valda Laugale

• Berry, incl. strawberry cultivar evaluation.
• Berry cultivation technology research.
• Berry genetic resources conservation and evaluation.

Creation of strawberry cultivar 'Suitene', registered in 2010 under reg. No. ZEM-1.

Publications:
82 scientific publications in total (1996-2024), of which 44 have been quoted in the SCOPUS database, 243 popular science publications, author of four books and co-author of 12 books. Number of projects participated in: 18 (1997-2024).

5 major publications
Scientific publications:

• Laugale V., Lepse L., Zeipiņa S. (2023). Influence of Intercropping on Soil Microbial Activity and Strawberry Development. Vide. Tehnoloģija. Resursi - Environment, Technology, Resources. No. 1, pp. 101–107.
• Laugale V., Krasnova I., Lepse L. (2022). Characterisation of Latvian gooseberry genetic resources. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences. Vol. 76 (4): 555-558.
• Moročko-Bičevska I., Stalažs A., Lācis G., Laugale V., Baļķe I., Zuļģe N., Strautiņa S. (2022). Cecidophyopsis mites and blackcurrant reversion virus on Ribes hosts: Current scientific progress and knowledge gaps. Open Access Annals of Applied Biology 180 (1): 26-43.
• Laugale, V., Dane, S., Lepse, L., Strautina, S. (2019). Effect of woodchips mulch on performance of eight blackcurrant cultivars. Acta Horticulturae. 1242: 157-164.  
• Laugale V., Strautiņa S., Krasnova I., Seglina D., Kampuss K. (2014). The influence of cultivation system on biochemical content of strawberry fruits. Journal of Horticultural Research. Vol. 22 (2): 85-92.

Popular science publications:

• Laugale V., Kalniņa I., Krasnova I., Strautiņa S. (2023). Izaicinājumi un tehnoloģiskie risinājumi rudens aveņu audzēšanā. Agro Tops, Nr.9 (313), 64.-66.lpp.
• Laugale V., Lācis G. (2022). Upeņu rezistences mehānismi un šķirņu izturība pret pumpurērcēm. Agro Tops, Nr.2 (294), 64.-66.lpp.
• Laugale V. (2020). Zemenes. Tematiskais žurnāls ‘’Padoms rokā’’, Nr. 6 (305), 2.-50. lpp.
• Laugale V., Siliņa D. (2019). Ogas dārzā : dažādas un gardas. Lauku Avīzes tematiskā avīze. Nr. 7 (294) - Rīga, 64 lpp.
• Laugale V. (2014). Zemenes. AS ‘’Lauku Avīze’’. 128 lpp.