Antons RUZA

Professor Antons RUZA Head of Department of Crop Production Faculty of Agriculture Latvia University of Agriculture Liela iela 2 Jelgava, LV 3001 Latvia Phone/Fax:  +371 3005629 E-mail: aruza@cs.llu.lv

Born: July 3, 1938, Daugavpils, Latvia

• Agronomic Practice in Grain Crop Breeding
• Connection between Grain Crop Yield and its Quality
• Research on Species of Grain Crops
• Quantitative Genetic and Seed Science

Languages: Latvian, Russian, German

• Latvia University of Agriculture (Faculty of Agriculture) cum laude, 1969
• Post-graduate (Crop Production), Latvia University of Agriculture, 1970-1972
• Dr.agr. (Candidate of Sciences in former USSR), Latvia University of Agriculture, 1975
• Dr.habil.agr., Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996

Experience

• Head of Department, Jelgava State Variety Testing Centre, 1967-1970

• Assistant, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Production, 1972-1996
• Vice-Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, 1980-1989
• Head of Department of Crop Production, 1993-
• Professor, Department of Crop Production, 1996-

• “Sejejs-96” Prize (Agricultural Sciences), awarded a medal and diploma, Latvia, 1996
• Ernests Sovers Prize (popular science), Society of Agronomy, Latvia, 1996
• Gold Medal “For Diligence”, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia, 1998
• The Three Stars Order (IV category), Republic of Latvia, 1998

• Chairman, LR Council of National Plant Variety
• Head, LR Council of National Plant Sort Expert Committee for Grain and Pulse Crops
• Chairman, National State Council of Plant Sorts, 1992
• Leader, Latvia State Council of Plant Sorts Expert Committee for Cereal and Legume Crops, 1992-
• Member, International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), 1997
• Member of Convent, Latvia University of Agriculture, 1994
• Member of Senate, Latvia University of Agriculture, 1998
• Chairman, Latvian Council of Science Expert Commission for Agricultural Sciences, 1999 -
• Member, Scientific Conference of Baltic States Agricultural Universities Organising Committee
• Editor, Problems of Field Crop Husbandry and Soil Management in the Baltic States
• Member, Latvian Society of Agronomy
• Member, Latvian University Professors Association
• Member, Latvian Seed Breeders Association

• Crop Production
• Quantitative Genetics and Seed Science.

• A.Ruza. Principles of Agronomy. Riga : Zvaigzne ABC, 1994, pp.109-122 (in Latvian)
• A.Ruza. Possibilities of providing qualitative properties in high yielding wheat sowings. - Proceedings of Baltic-American Cereal Production Symposium, Vecauce, Latvia, June 19-21, 1995, pp.35-36
• A.Ruza, Kreita D. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer in winter wheat yield and quality. - In: Crop Problems of field husbandry and soil management in Baltic States, Tartu, Estonia, 1995, N 182, pp.104-108
• A.Ruza. Agroecological substantiation of wheat and barley yields and yield quality. Jelgava: Latvia University of Agriculture, 1996, 75p. (in Latvian, summary in English and Russian)
• A.Ruza. Seed production conditions and facilities for utilizing agroecology potential in Latvia. - Proceedings of Scientific Conference, Jelgava, Latvia, 1996, pp.101-103 (in Latvian)
• A.Ruza. Problems of field crop husbandry and soil management in Baltic States. - Proceedings of Cereal Yield Forming Components conference, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1997, pp.203 - 212 (in Russian)
• A.Ruza. Connection between productivity and grains quality in wheat. - Proceedings of scientific conference, Jelgava, Latvia University of Agriculture, 1997, pp.97 - 99 (in Latvian)
• A.Ruza. The quality of food grain / Gluten content in grains, factors affecting it. - Latvian Agricultural Advisory and Education Support Centre, 1998, 28p. (in Latvian)
• A.Ruza, I.Karele. Chlorophyll content dynamics in winter wheat. - Proceedings of international scientific conference of Agricultural universities of Baltic states, Jelgava, 8-10 July, 1999, LUA Institute of Soil Management, pp.229-239.
• A.Ruza. Phytrometic indices of yield formation in barley. - Proceedings of International Scientific Conference of Agricultural Universities of Baltic States, Jelgava, 8-10 July, 1999, LUA Institute of Soil Management, pp.240-249.
• A.Ruza. Prerequisites for the development of grain- farming. - In: Scientific Principles of Latvian Agriculture (Scientific monograph), LUA, 1999, pp.5.9-5.12 (in Latvian).
• A.Ruza. Prerequisites for scientifically substantiated production of plant output. - In: Scientific Principles of Latvian Agriculture (Scientific monograph), LUA, 1999, pp.7.44-7.63 (in Latvian).
• A.Ruza. Purposeful technological and organising management of grain quality. - In: Scientific Principles of Latvian Agriculture (Scientific monograph), LUA, 1999, pp.11.20-11.29 (in Latvian).
• A.Ruza. A.Linina. Changes of graion seed Pathogens during lasting storage under diverse conditions . - Proc. Internat. Seed Health Conf. PTFit. - IHAR 2000, Poland, Radzikow, 2000. p. 52.

• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Optimization of Decisive Factors of Field Crop Productivity in Latvia Agroecological Conditions. Latvian Council of Science (1994-1996).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Optimization of the Formation of Yield and its Quality of the Main Field Crops under Special Production Conditions. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Elaboration of Field Crop Yield and Quality Purposeful Management Patterns Under Latvia's Agroecological Conditions. Latvian Council of Science (2001 - 2004).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Justification of Rational Use of Agro-Ecological Factors for Growing Field Crops. Latvian Council of Science (2005 - ).
• A.Ruza (Head of Part of Project). Ecologically Safe and High-Quality Agricultural Foodstuffs. Quality Criteria and Competitiveness. Program VNPP 04-2 (1997-1999).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Maintenance, Renovation and Improvement of Cultivated Plant Gene Pool. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia (1998-1999).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Investigation of Seeds Qualitative Traits and Improvement of Normative Standards in Seed Breeding. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia (1997).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Demonstration Trials in Spring Wheat. Latvian Agricultural Advisory Centre (1998).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). The Work in Preparing Provisions for Regulating Normative - Technical Standards for Latvia Cereal Market According to EU Standards. Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Latvia (1999).
• A.Ruza (Head of Project). Reference Book in Plant Breeding. Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia (1999).

Last update 26.04.2000