Ilze SKRABULE

Dr.agr. Ilze SKRABULE Leading ressearcher, potato breeder Head of scientific board State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute Zinatnes 1A, Priekuli, LV-4126, Latvia Phone: +371 64130162, +371 26365268 e-mail: Ilze.Skrabule@priekuliselekcija.lv

Born: March 22, 1959, Riga

Interests:

• Potato breeding
• Significant substances for human health in potato
• Organic farming

Languages: Latvian, Englush, Rusian

• Latvia Acadamemy of Agricultural, Faculty of Agronomy, 1983.
• Doctoral studies at Latvia University of Agriculture, Department of Plant Production, 1996-2000
• Dr.agr., Latvia University of Agriculture, 2003

• Tehnician, phytopathologist at Priekuli Breeding and Research Station, Potato Breeding group, 1983-1989.
• Scientific assistant at Priekuli Breeding Station, Potato Breeding Group, 1993-2004.
• Leading researcher, coordinator for organic farming research at Priekuli Breeding Station, later State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute, 2004-2008.
• Leading researcher, head of Potato Breeding group, coordinator for organic farming research at State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute. Since 2009.
• Head of Institute scientific board, since 2011.

• Prize and medal of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment competition „Sejejs 2003”, 2003
• Consolation prize of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment competition „Sejejs 2008”, 2008
• Latvian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Agricultural Institute of Latvia University of Agriculture and State Stende Cereal Breeding Institute J. Lielmana award for contribution in plant breeding and seed production, 2010.

• Latvian Society of Geneticists and Breeders, 1993
• Europian Association for Potato Research (EAPR), 2005
• Europian Association for Plant Breeding Research (EUCARPIA), 2005
• Nordic Association of Agricultural Scintists (NJF), 2005

• Murniece I., Karklina D., Galoburda R., Santare D., Skrabule I., Costa H. S. (2011) Nutritional composition of freshly harvested and stored Latvian potato (Solanum tuberosum) varieties depending on traditional cooking methods. In: Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 24, p. 699-710.
• Grantina L., Kenigsvalde K., Eze D., Petrina Z., Skrabule I., Rostoks N., Nikolajeva V. 2011. Impact of six-year-long organic cropping on soil microorganisms and crop disease suppressiveness. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, Vol.98, No.4. 399.-408.pp.
• Skrabule I., Grauda D., Mikelsone A., Vasariete A. (2010) Adaptation of glycoalkaloids detection method for evaluation of Latvian potato genetic resources. Agronomy research, V.8., Special Issue 3, 705.-710.
• Skrabule I. (2008) Comparison of potato clones developed and tested in organic and conventional growing conditions. Latvian Journal of Agronomy (Agronomijas vestis) Nr. 11., Jelgava, LLU, Priekuli LSI, LLMZA, pp. 147-154.
• G.Bebre, I.Skrabule, M.Osa, 2004. The distribution and changes of Phytophthora infestans population in Latvia, Plant Breeding and seed science, V. 50, 43-49
• Saleniece K., Nakurte I., Klavins K., Kirhnere I., Mekss P., Skrabule I., Muceniece R. 2011. Glikoalkaloidu alpha solanina un alpha hakonina daudzums Latvija audzetos kartupelos. Latvijas Universitates Raksti, 77, 46-55.lpp.
• Murniece I., Kruma Z., Skrabule I. 2012. Carotenoids and colour before and after storage of organizally and conventionally cultivated potato genotypes in Latvia. World Academy of science, Engineering and Technology, 67, 1201.-1205.
• Skrabule I., Zoteyeva N., Mezaka I., Vilcane D., Usele G. 2012. The adaptation of MAS for late blight resistance evaluation of potato breeding material. Proceedings of the thirteenth EuroBlight workchop, St.Petersburg, Russia, 2011. 179-186.
• Zhuk A., Veinberga I., Skrabule I., Rungis D. Characterisation of Latvian potato genetic resources by DNA fingerprinting with SSR markers. Latvian Journal of Agronomy (Agronomijas vestis) Nr. 11., Jelgava, LLU, Priekuli LSI, LLMZA, pp. 171-178. 2008.
• Skrabule I. Breeding for organic farming: comparison of potato clones traits assessment in organic and conventional conditions, Potato for a changing world, abstracts of papers and posters, 17th Triennial Conference of EAPR, Brasov, Romania, pp. 301-304. 2008.
• Skrabule I. Evaluation of potato breeding clones in organic and conventional growing conditions. EUCARPIA 2nd conference of the „Organic and low-input agriculture” section, 1-3 December 2010, Paris, 102-105. 2010.

• Legzdina l. (leader of project), Skrabule I. (leading researcher) ESF coofinanced reserach Project „Development, improvement and inpplementation of environmentally friendly and sustainable crop breeding Technologies” agreement Nr. 2009 / 0218 / 1DP / 1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/099 (2009-2012)
• Rostoks N. (leader of project), Skrabule I. (participant) State Research Programme AGROBIOTECHNOLOGY “Innovative technologies for high-quality, safe and healthy food production from the genetic, physiological and biochemical varied plant and animal material" project Nr.1 Evaluation of Latvian field crop diversity and enhancement of breeding by application of modern biotechnologies”, (2006-2009)
• Ruza A. (leader of project), Skrabule I. (main participiant) State Research Programme NatRes “Sustainable application of local resources (land resources, forest, food and traffic) – new products and technologies”, Project Nr.3 FOOD “Sustainable utilisation of soil as main resource for obtaining save and quality food and feed ingradients from popular crop species”, (2010-2013)
• Zute S. (leader of project), Skrabule I. (participiant) Latvia Council of Science Project „Crop breeding for Latvia agro ecological conditions, using traditional and biotechnological breeding methods’, (2006-2009)
• Kronberga A. (leader of project), Skrabule I. (participiant) Latvia Council of Science Project „Usage of biotechnological tools for crop seed production optimization”, (2008-2010)..
• Skrabule I. (leader of project) Market Oriented Project, financed by Ministry of Science and Education TOP 05 – 24 “The application of microbiological and plant preparations for plant protection and growing stimulation in organic farming”, (2005 – 2008)
• Skrabule I. (leader of project) Market Oriented Project, financed by Ministry of Science and Education TOP 06- 13 „The recomendations for potato varieties trading and consumtion”, (2006-2007)
• Bebre G., Skrabule I. (leaders of project) Research Project financed by Ministry of Agriculture „Diagnostics of potato viruses diseases in potato breeding and seed production”, (2007-2009)
• Rostoks N. (leader of project), Skrabule I. (participant) Research Project financed by Ministry of Agriculture „Evaluation of GMO hazards in Latvian agriculture”, (2007.-2008)

Last update 27.09.2013.