ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8376-680X
Tel. +370 637 91 745
E-mail: neringa.matelioniene@lammc.lt
Studentų St. 15A, Akademija, LT-53362 Kaunas dist., Lithuania
Education
Since 2023 PhD studies in Agricultural Sciences, Agronomy, dissertation topic “The effects of crop diversification on soil-borne pathogens in no-tillage system”, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
2020–2022 Master’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University.
2015–2019 Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University.
Research fields
- Quantitative identification of pathogenic fungi in plants and soil
- Extraction, viability studies and in vitro culture maintenance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
- Impact of cover crops and tillage intensity on soil-borne pathogens
- Pathogenicity of Fusarium spp. to wheat and susceptibility to fungicides
Position
Since 2023 Junior Researcher, Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Agriculture, LAMMC
Involvement in programmes and projects
- 2024–2027 Researcher Groups project “Fungisstatic effect of intermediate Brassicaceae plants on the diversity and function of the soil microbial community during nutrient uptake in wheat”, junior researcher.
- 2024–2026 Ministry of Agriculture programme The Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Research and Development project “Functional potential of soil microbiota for increasing the productivity of crop farms”, junior researcher.
- 2025 LMT financed student summer internship “Isolation and identification of spores of beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi”, leader.
- 2024–2025 Start-up R&D project “Preparation to submit a qualitatively prepared application on the topic “Adaptation of agrotechnical measures to increase the biodiversity of soil microorganisms and improve soil health” under the calls of the “Horizon Europe” program in the implementation of an interdisciplinary project”, leader.
- 2023–2026 Researcher Groups project “From waste to resources: shrimp waste regeneration to sustainable antimicrobial products applied in agriculture”, junior researcher.
- 2022–2026 LAMMC long-term research programme “Harmful organisms in agro- and forest ecosystems” measure “Phenotypic diversity of Fusarium species common in different host plants and their harmfulness to wheat”.
- 2022–2026 LAMMC long-term research programme “Productivity and sustainability of agrogenic and forest soils” measure “The influence of long-term conservation tillage and the application of catch crops on soil quality and productivity of agrophytocenoses”.
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