Peteris BERZINS

Born: February 27, 1938, Limbazi district, Latvia

Interests:

• Plant Genetics
• Forage Crop Breeding
• Planing of Field Experiments and Data Analysis

Languages: German, Latvian, Russian.

• Latvia University of Agriculture, 1962
• Dr.agr. (Candidate of  Sciences in former USSR system, Ph.D. in Western countries), Latvia University of Agriculture, 1971

• Researcher, Department of Grasslands, State Research Institute of Agriculture, 1965-1974
• Researcher, Department of Plant Breeding, State Research Institute of Agriculture, 1975-1994
• Head of Department of Plant Breeding, State Research Institute of Agriculture, 1995-1997
• Head of Department of Plant Breeding, Skriveri Research Centre, Latvia University of Agriculture, 1998-2001

Honours and Awards

• State Emerritus Scientist, 2005

• Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Committee for Agricultural Sciences, 1999 -
• Member of Latvian Society of Genetics and Breeders

• P.Berzins. Peculiarity of carrying out field trials in downy relief. - In: Rational Utilisation of the Land and Protection against Erosion, Riga: Zinatne, 1974, pp.75-82 (in Russian).
• P.Berzins. Utilisation of the variation analysis in analysing of field trial series.- In: Improvement and Rational Utilisation of the Grasslands, Riga: Zinatne, 1976, pp.133-143 (in Russian).
• P.Berzins. Experience of the crossing Lolium x Festuca.- In: Breeding and Genetic Research of the Forage Crops, Petrozavodsk: Karelian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1980, pp.90-95. (in Russian).
• P.Berzins, S.Í'Kipare. Heritability and correlation of the characteristics of forage grasses (perennial ryegrass and meadow fescue) . In: Research in the Genetics and Breeding in Latvian SSR , Riga: LSSR Academy of Sciences, 1981, pp.31-33. (in Russian).
• I.Krumins, P.Berzins, E.Bunga. Crop overwintering problems in Latvia. - The Overwintering of Agricultural Crops, Theories and Test Methods. NJF - Meeting Nr. 221, 10-12 May 1993, Umea, Sweden,. 4 pp.
• P.Berzins, S. Bumane. Hybrid of Festuca gigantea x Festuca arundinacea. - Plant Breeding: Theories, Achievements and Problems. Proceedings of the International Conference. Dotnuva-Akademija, Lithuania 14-16 July, 1997, pp. 110 - 111.
• P.Berzins, I.Rasals. Potential of wild Latvian Grasses for breeding. - Botanica Lithuanica, 1999, Supl.2,  pp. 163-166.
• P.Berzins, A.Antonijs, J.Rumpans. Efficiency of mineral fertilisers in perennial grass sward. - Proceedings in Agronomy, Jelgava, 1999, N 1, pp. 24-29 (in Latvian).
• P.Berzins. Interspecific hybrids of forage grasses. - Proceedings in Agronomy, Jelgava, 2000, N 2, pp. 80-82 (in Latvian).
• S.Bumane, P.Berzins, R.H.Leep, T.Dietz. The effect of nitrogen use on perennial ryegrass seed yield and forage quality parametrs. - Latvijas Lauksaimniecibas Universitate. Raksti , 2004, Nr.10 (305), Jelgava, pp. 13-18.
• Authorship of cultivars: perennial ryegrass ‘Spidola’, meadow fescue ‘Patra’, festulolium ‘Ape’.

• P.Berzins. Scientific Substantiation of Agricultural Development in Latvia (1997-2000).
• P.Berzins (Head of Project). Creating of Crop Varieties for the Latvian Agronomic and Climatic Conditions and Their Maintenance Breeding.
• P.Berzins (Head of Project). Breeding of Forage Grasses and Legumes.

Last update 25.08.2005