Viktorija Zagorska Academic position Leading researcher Dr.sc.ing. Field of research 3.Studies of the basic resources of the bioeconomy – land, soil, water – to ensure sustainable use and reduce pollution E-mail viktorija.zagorska@lbtu.lv Telephone +37129740492 Obtained a PhD in agricultural engineering at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. During the PhD studies participated in a number of a research projects on renewable energy sources in the agricultural sector. afterwards has experience at work in an energy company. Since 2019, started working at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies Institute of Plant Protection Research “Agrihorts”, focusing on project management and research carried out by the institute, using past experience in data processing, project planning, project methodology development and financial planning. She is actively involved in various international working groups and projects on the basic resources of the bioeconomy – land, soil, water – to ensure sustainable use and reduce environmental pollution and has a special interest in using the precise technologies. She is the author or co-author of peer-reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS, with an h-index of 3. The most important projects (2019-2025) Protecting and preserving biodiversity in arable and grasslands in Estonia and Latvia, 2024 , project leader Digitization of Weiss Aiand irrigation processes through artificial intelligence to reduce resource use, 2023 , project leader European Thematic Network for unlocking the full potential of Operational Groups on alternative weedcontrol, OPER8, 2022 , project leader Sustainable plant protection system - analysis of the current situation, challenges and future solutions, 2021 , project leader In-depth study of identified priority areas in the field of plant protection, promoting awareness of the safe and responsible use of plant protection products, 2020 , project leader Technological solutions for growing sea buckthorn according to the principles of organic farming, taking into account three main aspects: control of the sea buckthorn fruit fly Rhagoletis batava, fertilisation and irrigation in commercial sea buckthorn pl, 2022 , project leader The most important publications (2019-2025) J. Gailis, M. Fiļipovičs, B. Rubene, V. Zagorska , (2024), Pesticide contamination of honey-bee-collected pollen in the context of the landscape composition in Latvia, Toxics, ISSN 2305-6304 V. Zagorska, R. Rancāne , (2023), The overall environmental load and resistance risk caused by long-term fungicide use to control Venturia inaequalis in apple orchards in Latvia, Plants, ISSN 2223-7747 J. Gailis, V. Zagorska , (2022), Evaluation of the honey bee colonies weight gain during the intensive foraging period, Agronomy Research, ISSN 1406-894X Membership Towards zero Pesticide AGRIculture : European Network for sustainability (T0P-AGRI-Network) WG1,3,4,5. MC member
