Zinta Gaile Academic position Leading researcher Dr. agr. Field of research 3.Studies of the basic resources of the bioeconomy – land, soil, water – to ensure sustainable use and reduce pollution 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Leading researcher in Institute of Soil and Plant Science at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. She has been working as professor in university since 2007 till 2024. Her research interests in agriculture are related to the study of factors influencing the yield of field crops and the search for the most optimal agro-technological solutions. Field crops such as corn, alfalfa, all cereals, potatoes, rapeseed, field beans and buckwheat have been studied. A total of 351 publications have been written, of which 81 are indexed in SCOPUS and/or Web of Science databases (Web of Science Core Collection 55 publications), 21 articles in journals. A total of 11 doctoral theses have been supervised, 6 defended. Under the supervision of Z. Gaile, 31 master's theses and 61 undergraduate final theses have been defended. The most important projects (2019-2025) The development of the decision-making support system for restriction of the diseases, affecting leaves and ears of winter wheat, 2018 , project leader The most important publications (2019-2025) Z. Gaile , M. Misule , (2023), The productivity of crop rotation depending on the included plants and soil tillage, Agriculture, ISSN 2077-0472 Z. Gaile , B. Bankina , G. Bimšteine , J. Kaņeps , A. Švarta , (2023), Performance of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) depending on fungicide application and nitrogen top-dressing rate, Agronomy, ISSN 2073-4395 Z. Gaile , (2022), Priority for climate adaptation measures in European crop production systems, European Journal of Agronomy, ISSN 1161-0301 Z. Gaile , (2022), High microplant densities in greenhouses – are they always efficient in small potato minituber production systems?, American Journal of Potato Research, ISSN 1874-9380 Z. Gaile , G. Bimšteine , L. Paura , B. Bankina , J. Kaņeps , (2021), Discrimination of leaf diseases affecting faba bean (Vicia faba), Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B - Plant & Soil Science, ISSN 1651-1913
