Title: Latvia in CEAF project presented by Dace Tirzite and Laila Ikase
1Latvia in CEAF projectpresented by Dace Tirzite
and Laila Ikase
2- Latvian National Contact Point (NCP)
- source of financing Ministry of Education and
Science - NCP is hosted by Baltic Chapter of SPIE,
associated member of International Society for
Optical Engineering - number of employees 10
3Customer (target) groups
Industry Companies SMEs Associations
Researchers from Universities Research
institutes Hospitals Plant Breeding Stations
Public organizations
Governmental institutions Agencies Food and
veterinary services Councils of
Sciences Ministries
4Submitted and succesful project
proposalsthematic priority Food quality and
safety
5Latvia University of AgricultureJelgava, Liela
str. 2http//www.llu.lv
6Faculty of AgricultureDepartments
Plant Production
Horticulture
Plant Biology and Plant Protection
Soil Science and Agrochemistry
7University of Latvia
- Faculty of Biology, http//www.lu.lv
- Plant introduction and breeding, plant
propagation Plant cell- and tissue-cultures
8Botanic Garden of the University of Latvia
9Experimental Nursery of Rhododendron-breeding
Babite, University of Latvia
10National Botanic Gardenhttp//www.nbd.gov.lv
11State Dobele Horticultural Plant Breeding
Experimental Station a centre of fruit growing
science
12- Fruit and berry crop breeding
- Maintenance and evaluation of fruit crop genetic
resources, building of the fruit variety
collection. - Scientific research for the development of
practical fruit growing - Technologies for commercial fruit and berry
growing, variety testing - Research of fruit and berry storage and
processing possibilities - DUS (distinctness, uniformity, stability)
testing for fruit and berry varieties bred in
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia