Alise Klūga Academic position researcher PhD Field of research 1. Implementation of the "One Health" concept and species interaction studies in the context of climate change 2. Preservation of biological diversity in agro- and forest biocenoses, ecosystem protection and services E-mail Alise.Kluga@lbtu She has obtained PhD degree in the field of Agriculture, Forest and Veterinary Science has been obtained at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Master of Science in Biology degree at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her main scientific focus has been on microorganisms - identification of beneficial soil bacteria, as well as plant pathogenic fungi, using molecular biology methods. She studies plant physiology, mainly legumes, and their interactions with beneficial soil microorganisms. She has more than 10 years of experience working in molecular biology labortatories, that includes interships in University of Amsterdam, Wageningen Univeristy, and UTAD. She has researched the diversity of legume nodule forming bacteria in Latvia during her PhD studies. She is the author or co-author of 9 publications indexed in SCOPUS, with the h-index of 5. The most important projects (2019-2025) Alternative pest management options in oats and rye, 2023 Increasing productivity and sustainability of European plant protein production by closing the grain legume yield gap, 2019 Perspectives for commercial fruit crops - environmentally friendly cultivation of quince (Chaenomeles japonica) and residue-free processing technologies, 2019 Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic, and social well-being , 2021
