About group
Plant biotechnology involves research aimed at exploring the possibilities for developing new technologies and products using plants, plant-derived biomass, or chemical compounds.
The plant biotechnology research group conducts both fundamental and applied research in the following subfields of plant biotechnology:
- in vitro culture of plant organs, tissues, and cells
- plant genome editing
- development of plant molecular markers
- plant-microorganism interactions
- extraction of plant secondary metabolites
Zinātniskais personāls
Jevgenija Ņečajeva
Anitra Zīle
Katrīna Bergmane
Anete Borodušķe
Antonija Rimša
Elza Kaktiņa
Kitija Ulme
Publications
Ņečajeva, J., Borodušķe, A., Nikolajeva, V., Seņkovs, M., Fiļipovičs, M., Jakobija, I., Kalniņa, I., Roga, A., Skinderskis, E., Gudrā, D. and Fridmanis, D., 2024. Characterisation and dynamics of the fungal communities of Avena fatua and Echinochloa crus‐galli seeds in soil seed bank. Weed Research, 64(4), pp.310-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12651
Borodušķe, A., Ķibilds, J., Fridmanis, D., Gudrā, D., Ustinova, M., Seņkovs, M. and Nikolajeva, V., 2023. Does peptide-nucleic acid (PNA) clamping of host plant DNA benefit ITS1 amplicon-based characterization of the fungal endophyte community? Fungal Ecology, 61, p.101181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101181
Ņečajeva, J., Borodušķe, A., Nikolajeva, V., Seņkovs, M., Kalniņa, I., Roga, A., Skinderskis, E., Fridmanis, D. 2023. Epiphytic and endophytic fungi colonizing seeds of two Poaceae weed species and Fusarium spp. seed degradation potential in vitro. Microorganisms, 11, 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010184
Borodušķe, A., Balode, M., Nakurte, I., Berga, M., Jēkabsons, K., Muceniece, R. and Rischer, H., 2022. Sambucus nigra L. cell cultures produce main species-specific phytochemicals with anti-inflammatory properties and in vitro ACE2 binding inhibition to SARS-CoV2. Industrial Crops and Products, 186, p.115236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115236
Boroduske, A., Jekabsons, K., Riekstina, U., Muceniece, R., Rostoks, N. and Nakurte, I., 2021. Wild Sambucus nigra L. from north-east edge of the species range: A valuable germplasm with inhibitory capacity against SARS-CoV2 S-protein RBD and hACE2 binding in vitro. Industrial Crops and Products, 165, p.113438. doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113438
Projects
Lzp-2022/1-0179 "Endofītiskās mikrobiotas loma melnā plūškoka Sambucus nigra L. iedarbībā pret A tipa gripas vīrusu un SARS-CoV-2",
Lzp-2023/1-0265, “DNS marķieru izstrāde parastās rudzusmilgas (Apera spica-venti) sēklu noteikšanai augsnes sēklu bankā”