Jgeva Plant Breeding Institute

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Jõgeva Plant Breeding Institute

State Research and Development Institution under
the administration of Ministry of Agriculture
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Location
TOOMA
MOOSTE
SANGASTE
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DIRECTOR
Deputy Director
FINANCES
Secretary
Dep of Development
GEENE BANK
Dep of Maintenance
Dep of Grasses
Dep of Potatoes
Dep of Vegetables
JÕGEVA Seed Centre
Dep of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Plant
Protection
Dep of Cereals
MOOSTE Exp Station
SANGASTE Exp Station
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Age profile of research staff (26)
1 - Member of Estonian Academy of Sciences 9 - Dr
Sc, PhD, Cand Agr 10 - MSc 9 - Doctoral
students
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Activities
- Variety breeding - Seed production - Basic
research - Applied research - Preservation of
genetic resources - Graduate and postgraduste
studies - Practice place for students - Advicing
farmers and state officials
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By the Jõgeva PBI are bred 278 varieties of 55
species
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Breeding programs in vegetables
Tomatoes Garden pea Garden bean
Maintenance breeding
Onion Carrot Raddish White cabbage
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VARIETIES
- 32 UPOV protected varietes - 68 varieties in
Estonian Variety List (all in EU Common
Catalog) - 8 varieties in recommended list of
vegetable varieties
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Tomatoes Determinant type Mato, Maike, Terma,
Varto Inteterminant type Erk, Valve,
Vilja Malle F1, Piibe F1, Visa F1
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Garden pea Aamisepp, Erme, Herko, Loomig, Valma
Garden bean Vaia, N 134 White cabbage
Jõgeva Onion Jõgeva 3 Carrot Jõgeva
nantes Raddish Jõgeva 169
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Basic research
Target financed project 0092485s03 (Min of
Education and Science) RELATIONS AND INHERITANCE
OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TRAITS OF YIELD,
DISEASE RESISTANCE AND QUALITY IN BREEDING OF
FIELD CROPS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Grant of Estonian Science Foundation The
influence of composts of organic wastes on
properties of growing media and quality of
vegetables
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Applied research
Project financed by Ministry of
Agriculture VARIETY AND MAINTENANCE BREEDING AND
AGROTECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES ON VEGETABLES SUITABILI
TY OF TOMATO VARIETIES TO ORGANIC GROWING
(NEW) Contracts with private companies EFFICACY
TRIALS on Plant Protection Products USE OF
MICRONUTRIENTS AND FERTILISERS
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The Genebank

• Long term ex situ preservation of 1200
  accessions from 53 species

Coordination of the National Program
Preservation and maintenance of plant genetic
resources for agriculture in Estonia Participati
on in the ECP/GR program
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Research budget
2004 - 9,94 Milion EEK