Edite KAUFMANE

Edite KAUFMANE Director Latvia State Intitute of Fruit-Growing Graudu iela 1 Dobele, LV 3701 Latvia Phone: (+371) 63722294 Fax: (+371) 63781718 E-mail:  kaufmane@latnet.lv

Born: October 14, 1956, Saldus, Latvia

• Breeding of plums and apricots
• Breeding and Cytoembriology of fruit crops

Languages: Latvian, Russian, German, English

• University of Latvia, Faculty of Biology, 1980
• Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (USSR), Samokhvalovichi, Minsk, 1991
• Dr.biol. , University of Latvia, Riga, 1993

• Junior researcher at Dobele Horticultural Plant Experimental Breeding Station (then - Laboratory of Horticulture, Latvian Research Institute of Agriculture and Agricultural Economy), 1980 – 1985
• Senior resarcher at Dobele Horticultural Plant Experimental Breeding Station, 1986 – 1991
• Leading scientist at Dobele Horticultural Plant Experimental Breeding Station, 1992 – 1995
• Director of Dobele Horticultural Plant Experimental Breeding Station, 1996-2006
• Director of the Latvia State Intitute of Fruit-Growing, since May 18, 2006  -

• Corresponding Member,  the Latvian Academy of Sciences, since 2007
• Diploma of Gratitude from the Prime Minister of Republic of Latvia A.Kalvitis for innovative solutions in fruit science, 2006
• Republic of Latvia Cross of Honour 5th degree laureate, 2006
• Medal of merit „Medala par centibu” of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture for the work in behalf of Latvian agriculture, 2006
• Award of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, „Itera Latvija” Ltd., Latvian Education Foundation goal program For Education, Science and Culture, 2004
• Prize of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment competition „Sejejs 2004”, 2004

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Latvian Society of Geneticists and Breeders, 1981
• Latvian Fruit Growers Association, 1998
• EUFRIN - (European Fruit Research Institute Network), Representative of Latvia, 2002 –
• ISHS (International Society for Horticultural Science), 1994 -
• EUCARPIA (European Association for Research on Plant Breeding), 1994 -
• EC/PGR Prunus working group (Representative of Latvia), 2002 –

Inventions:

Co-author of plum cultivars ‘Minjona’, ‘Zemgale’, apricot cultivars ‘Daiga’, ‘Lasma’, ‘Velta’.

• M.Skrivele, L.Ikase, E.Kaufmane u.c. Ilustrets auglu koku un ogulaju škirnu katalogs (Illustrated Catalogue of Fruit and Berry Cultivars). Valsts Dobeles DSIS, Dobele, 1999, 323 lpp. (in Latvian)
• M.Skrivele, E.Kaufmane. Auglkopiba (Fruit Growing). -In: Latvijas lauksaimniecibas zinatniskie pamati ( ed. V.Strikis), LLU, 1999, sadales 4.36-4.38, 5.42-5.47, 11.33-11.34, 17.17-17.18. (in Latvian)
• M.Skrivele, S.Strautina, E.Kaufmane u.c. Intensivas auglkopibas rokasgramata (Handbook of Intensive Fruit Growing). Valsts Dobeles DSIS, Dobele, 2000, 281 lpp. (in Latvian)
• J.Karklins, M.Skrivele, E.Kaufmane, L.Ikase. Plumju skirnes (Plum Varieties: Latvian Pomology, Part III). Riga, 2007, 203.lpp. (in Latvian).

• E. Kaufmane. The cytoembryological characteristics of the development of plum reproductive sphere (Doctor’s thesis), Samokhvalovichi, Belarus. , 1991, 20 pp., (in Russian).
• E.Kaufmane, K.Rumpunen. Preliminary cytoembryological studies on Chaenomeles spp.- Tasks and Perspectives of Orchard - Plant Breeding . Collection of Scientific Articles, Babtai,1995, pp.141 - 150.
• E. Kaufmane. Results of apricot breeding in Dobele. Problems of Fruit Breeding. - Collection of Scientific Articles, Jelgava ,1996, pp. 19 - 24.
• E.Kaufmane .  Apricot breeding for winterhardiness. - Horticulture and Vegetable Growing, 1998, 17(3), Babtai. pp. 173-178.
• E. Kaufmane , D.Andersone. Preliminary results of stone fruit scion propagation on clonal rootstocks.- Modern orchards: achievements and tendencies (Collections of Scientific Articles): Babtai, Lithuania, 1997, pp. 53-63.
• M. Skrivele, E. Kaufmane, L. Ikase.  'Lase' and 'Minjona' – two new promising Latvian plum varieties.- Fruit Growing Today and Tomorrow, Dobele, 1999, pp .42-50.
• E. Kaufmane, D. Andersone. Preliminary investigations on fruit set and defective pistils in Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica) at Dobele HPBES. - Proceedings of International Conference “Fruit Production and Fruit Breeding”, Polli, Estonia 12 – 13 September, 2000, pp.240-243.
• E.Kaufmane, K.Rumpunen.  Sporogenesis and gametophyte development in Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese quince). - Scientia Horticulturae , 2002,  pp. 241-249.
• E.Kaufmane, K.Rumpunen.   Pollination, pollen tube growth and fertilisation in Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese quince). - Scientia Horticulturae, 2002, pp. 258-271.
• E.Kaufmane, V. Trajkovski, G. Lacis, L.Ikase.  Evaluation and characterisation of plum genetic resources in Sweden and Latvia. - Acta Horticulturae. Proc. VII International symposium on plum and prune genetics, breeding and pomology, Plowdiv and Dryanovo, Bulgaria, 2002, pp. 207-215.
• D.Andersone, E.Kaufmane (2003). Flowering and Fruit Set in Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica). - In: Japanese Quince Potential Fruit Crop for Northern Europe (Edited by K.Rumpunen, Dep. of Crop Science, Balsgard), pp.29-36.
• E. Kaufmane, G.Lacis. Studies on selection of apricots and peaches with good fruit quality and winter hardiness in Latvia. - Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research, Proceeding of International Workshop on “Protection of genetic resources of pomological plants and selection of genitors with traits valuable for sustainable fruit production”, 2004, pp. 321-330.
• E. Kaufmane, M.Skrivele, E.Rubauskis.  The influence of different rootstocks on the growth and yield of plum cultivars. - Acta Horticulturae – Proceedings of the 8^th International Symposium on Plum and Prune ; Genetics, Breeding and Pomology, 2007, pp. 387-391.
• E. Kaufmane, M.Skrivele, E. Rubauskis, L. Ikase.  The yield and fruit quality of two plum cultivars on different rootstocks. - Scientific works of the Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture, 2007, 27(3), pp.10-15.
• G. Lacis , E. Kaufmane , I. Rashal , V.Trajkovski , A.F.Iezzoni . Identification of self-incompatibility (S) alleles in Latvian and Swedish sweet cherry genetic resources collections by PCR based typing. - Euphytica, 2008, 160, pp.155-163.

• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Breeding of Horticultural Plants. Latvian Council of Science (1991 – 2004).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Selection of Biochemically Valuable Berry Cultivars for Functional Food production. (Market-orientated research for the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science) (1998 – 2000.
• M. Skrivele (Head of Project); E. Kaufmane (Participant). Development and Implementation of a Competitive and Profitable System of Horticulture (in Latvia) (1997 - 2000).
• E.Kaufmane (Head of Project) Development of Fruit and berry products Rich in Antioksidants for the Differentiation of the Latvian Market. (Market-orientated research for the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science) ( 2002 - 2004).
• M.Skrivele. (Head of Project), E. Kaufmane (Participant). Development of Farm Models Specialized in Fruit Growing for the Kurzeme region. (Market-orientated research for the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science) (2002 - 2003).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Selection and Propagation of Fruit Varieties Suitable for the Production of Healthy Products Strengthening the immune System. (Market-orientated research for the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science) (2000 - 2002).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Evaluation of Quality Factors for the Consumption Stimulation of Latvian-grown Fruit and Berry Production. (Market-orientated research for the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science) (2004 - 2006).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Securing of the Scientific Infrastrusture for The Performing of Agrobiotechnological Research in Fruit and Berry Storage and Processing, and in The Obtaining and Testing of Virus-free Propagation Material of Fruit and Berry Crops. Subsidized project of The Latvian Ministry of Agriculture (2006).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Breeding of Varieties for Integrated Fruit Production and their Technological Research. Latvian Council of Science (2005 - 2007).
• D.Karklina (Head of Programme), E.Kaufmane – (Head of Project). Innovative Technologies for the Obtaining of High-value, Safe and Healthy Food Products from Genetically, Physiologically and Biochemically Various Plant and Animal Material. State Research Programme (2006 - 2009).
• M.Skrivele (Head of Project), E.Kaufmane (Participant). Specification of Environment-friendly Growing Technologies in Fruit and Berry Orchards in Different Soil and Climatic Conditions. Subsidized project of The Latvian Ministry of Agriculture (2007 - 2011).

International -

• V. Trajkovski /Sweden/ (Head of Project); E. Kaufmane (Participant) – Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica) – a new European fruit crop for production of novel juice, flavour and fibre. – EU Framework 4 Project (1998 – 2001)
• V. Trajkovski / Sweden / (Head of Project); E. Kaufmane (Participant) – Characterization and evaluation of Prunus genetic resources (1999 - 2000).
• V. Trajkovski / Sweden / (Head of Project), E.Kaufmane, D.Seglina (Participants). Investigations of the genetic resources of some horticultural and herbal crops for functional food production (1999 - 2003).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Modernisation of the Fruit and Berry Processing Centre and Storage Facilities. ERDF National program “Support for the modernization of scientific infrastructure at the State research institutions” project Nr.21 (2004 - 2005).
• E. Kaufmane (Head of Project). Development of the Latvian Tree Plant Genetic Resources Data Bank. ERDF National program" Support to applied research at the State research institutions" project (2006 - 2008).
• B.Duffy /Switzerland/ (Head of Project), E.Kaufmane, S.Ruisa, I.Morocko (Participants) Bacterial Diseases of Stone Fruits and Nuts. COST Action 873 (2006 - 2010).

• Ornamental gardening
• Choir singing (The first author’s plum cultivar ‘Minjona’ was named for the choir).