Latvia in CEAF project presented by Dace Tirzite and Laila Ikase

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Latvia in CEAF projectpresented by Dace Tirzite
and Laila Ikase
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• 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

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Customer (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
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Submitted and succesful project
proposalsthematic priority Food quality and
safety
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Latvia University of AgricultureJelgava, Liela
str. 2http//www.llu.lv
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Faculty of AgricultureDepartments
Plant Production
Horticulture
Plant Biology and Plant Protection
Soil Science and Agrochemistry
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University of Latvia

• Faculty of Biology, http//www.lu.lv
• Plant introduction and breeding, plant
  propagation Plant cell- and tissue-cultures

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Botanic Garden of the University of Latvia
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Experimental Nursery of Rhododendron-breeding
Babite, University of Latvia
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National Botanic Gardenhttp//www.nbd.gov.lv
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State Dobele Horticultural Plant Breeding
Experimental Station a centre of fruit growing
science
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• 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