Publications

List of scientific publications in the fields of plant breeding and protection, soil science, agricultural technology, plant biotechnology and other areas of METK's research.

2025

Pihu, S., Mäe, A., Kennedy, H. J. V., & Hamouzova, K.  – "The first recorded case of herbicide resistance in Estonia: common chickweed (Stellaria media) resistant to sulfonylureas"
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Van Der Sman, P.; Pata, P.; Järvekülg, L.; Sõmera, M. 2025. Long‑Term Monitoring of Six Potato Viruses in Estonian Seed Potatoes and an Assessment of Susceptibility of Potato Varieties to PVY. 
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Liira, J., L. Kütt, K. Lõhmus, T. Paal, I.-J. Rammi, and E. Viik. 2025. "Abundant Species Drive Changes in Functional Quality of Field Margins.” Applied Vegetation Science 28, no. 3: e70036
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Mason, E., S. Cornu, D. Arrouays, et al. (E.Putku, E. Pihap) 2025. “Monitoring Systems of Agricultural Soils Across Europe Regarding the Upcoming European Soil Monitoring Law.” European Journal of Soil Science 76, no. 4: e70163.
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Jüri Lillemets, Ants-Hannes Viira, Imre Fertő, The intertwined geographies of agricultural land and human settlement in Europe, Land Use Policy, Volume 153, 2025, 107527, ISSN 0264-8377.
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Muska, A., Pilvere, I., Viira, A.-H., Muska, K., & Nipers, A. (2025). European Green Deal Objective: Potential Expansion of Organic Farming Areas. Agriculture, 15(15), 1633.
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Jingsi Zhang, Liina Edesi, Tiina Talve, Çağrı Akyol, Birgit Koll, Ireene Roman, Merili Toom, Marta Aranguren, Susana Virgel Mentxaka, Annely Kuu, Stefaan De Neve, Erik Meers, Recycling fishery waste into biobased fertilizers: Agronomic performance and soil health impacts, Soil and Tillage Research, Volume 253, 2025, 106686, ISSN 0167-1987.
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2024

R. Kaasik, M. Tikhonova, R. Koppel, A. Ingver – "The association of glutenin subunit composition to baking quality traits of spring and winter wheat in Estonia"
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Claire Froger, Elena Tondini, Dominique Arrouays, Katrien Oorts, Christopher Poeplau, Johanna Wetterlind, Elsa Putku, Nicolas P.A. Saby , Maria Fantappiè , Quentin Styc , Claire Chenu , Joost Salomez , Seth Callewaertc, Frédéric M. Vanwindekens, Bruno Huyghebaert, Julien Herinckx, Stefan Heilek, Laura Sofie Harbo , Lucas De Carvalho Gomes, Alberto Lázaro-López , Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Sylwia Pindral, Bożena Smreczak, András Benő, Zsofia Bakacsi, Kees Teuling, Fenny van Egmond, Vladimír Hutár, Boris Pálka, Dominik Abrahám, Antonio Bispo  – "Comparing LUCAS Soil and national systems: Towards a harmonized European Soil monitoring network"
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Andrius Aleliūnas, Andrii Gorash, Rita Armonienė, Ilmar Tamm, Anne Ingver, Māra Bleidere, Valentīna Fetere, Hannes Kollist, Tomasz Mroz, Morten Lillemo, Gintaras Brazauskas – "Genome-wide association study reveals 18 QTL for major agronomic traits in a Nordic–Baltic spring wheat germplasm"
Code: 1.1.
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Anne Ingver, Andrii Gorash, Elena Ivandi, Vija Strazdina, Andrius Aleliūnas, Tanel Kaart, Valentina Fetere, Egon Meigas, Zaiga Jansone, Sahameh Shafiee, Tomasz Mroz, Mara Bleidere, Ebe Merilo, Morten Lillemo, Hannes Kollist, Gintaras Brazauskas & Ilmar Tamm – "Phenotypic diversity of key adaptive traits in advanced Nordic and Baltic spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding material"

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Jansone, Zaiga; Rendenieks, Zigmārs; Lapans, Andris; Tamm, Ilmar; Ingver, Anne; Gorash, Andrii; Aleliunas, Andrius; Brazauskas, Gintaras; Shafiee, Sahameh; Mróz, Tomasz.; Lillemo, Morten; Kollist, Hannes; Bleidere, Mara – "Phenotypic Variation and Relationships between Grain Yield, Protein Content and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in Spring Wheat in Nordic–Baltic Environments"

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Meurer, Katharina H. E.; Hendriks, Chantal M. J.; Faber, Jack H.; Kuikman, Peter J.; van Egmond, Fenny; Garland, Gina; Putku, Elsa; Barancikova, Gabriela; Makovnikova, Jarmila; Chenu, Claire; Herrmann, Anke M.; Bispo, Antonio – "How does national SOC monitoring on agricultural soils align with the EU strategies? An example using five case studies"

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Alaru, Maarika; Kaasik, Riinu; Khaleghdoust, Banafsheh; Korge, Mailiis; Keres, Indrek; Möll, Kaidi; Talgre, Liina; Loit, Evelin – "The combined effects of weather conditions and fertilization on wheat fiber to protein ratio and on dough quality"

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Dumalasová, V.; Grausgruber, H.; Zelba, O.; Hanzalová, A.; Buerstmayr, H.; Weyermann, V.; dell’Avo, F.; Cuendet, C.; Koppel, R.; Sooväli, P.; Muellner, A.E. – "Spelt wheat resistance to rusts, powdery mildew, leaf blotch and common bunt"

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Min Lin, Bulat Islamov, Andrius Aleliūnas, Rita Armonienė, Andrii Gorash, Egon Meigas, Anne Ingver, Ilmar Tamm, Hannes Kollist, Vija Strazdiņa, Māra Bleidere, Gintaras Brazauskas & Morten Lillemo – "Genome-wide association analysis identifies a consistent QTL for powdery mildew resistance on chromosome 3A in Nordic and Baltic spring wheat"

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Khaleghdoust, Banafsheh; Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani, Keyvan; Korge, Mailiis; Alaru, Maarika; Möll, Kaidi; Värnik, Rando; Koppel, Reine; Tamm, Ülle; Kurg, Max; Altosaar, Illimar; Loit, Evelin – "Barley and wheat beta-glucan content influenced by weather, fertilization, and genotype"

Code: 1.1.
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Jakobson, Liina; Oney Birol, Signem; Timofejeva, Ljudmilla – "Implementing Genome Editing in Barley Breeding"

Code: 3.1.
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Valli Loide – "Põllumajanduslik katse- ja teadustegevus Kuusikul läbi aegade" 

Code: 2.1.
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Pütsepp, Regina; Mäe, Andres; Põllumaa, Lee; Andresen, Liis; Kiiker, Riinu – "Fungicide Sensitivity Profile of Pyrenophora teres f. teres in Field Population"

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Meripõld, Heli; Tamm, Uno; Tamm, Silvi; Tamm, Sirje; Võsa, Taavi; Pechter, Priit; Aavola, Rene – "Effect of botanical composition and fertilisation on yield and quality of legume-grass mixtures"

Code: 3.1.
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Jakobson, Liina; Mõttus, Jelena; Suurväli, Jaanus; Sõmera, Merike; Tarassova, Jemilia; Nigul, Lenne; Smolander, Olli-Pekka; Sarmiento, Cecilia – "Phylogenetic insight into ABCE gene subfamily in plants"

Code: 1.1.
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2023

Aavola, R.; Pechter, P.; Tamm, S.; Bender, A. – "Timothy cultivars differ in uptake of macroelements"

Code 3.1.
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Vain, S.; Tamm, I.; Tamm, Ü.; Annusver, M.; Zobel, K. – "Negative relationship between topsoil root production and grain yield in oat and barley"
 
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Toom, M.; Talgre, L.; Tamm, S.; Tamm, Ü.; Tamm, I.; Narits, L.; Talve, T.; Edesi, L.; Lauringson, E. – "The effect of cover crops on biomass and nitrogen accumulation and on spring barley yield"
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Kull, Anne; Kikas, Tambet; Penu, Priit; Kull, Ain — "Modeling Topsoil Phosphorus — From Observation-Based Statistical Approach to Land-Use and Soil-Based High-Resolution Mapping"
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Looga, Jaan; Maasikamäe, Siim; Rasva, Marii; Matveev, Eduard; Jürgenson, Evelin – "Land consolidation as one of the innovation policy instrument for small LGs: the case of Estonian agricultural farms"
 
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Ingver, Anne; Gorash, Andrii; Ivandi, Elena; Strazdina, Vija; Aleliunas, Andrius; Kaart, Tanel; Fetere, Valentina; Meigas, Egon; Jansone, Zaiga; Shafiee, Sahameh; Mroz, Tomasz; Bleidere, Mara; Merilo, Ebe; Lillemo, Morten; Kollist, Hannes; Brazauskas, Gintaras; Tamm, Ilmar – "Phenotypic diversity of key adaptive traits in advanced Nordic and Baltic spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L) breeding material"
 
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Sõmera, M.; Sooväli, P. – "First report of Cocksfoot mottle virus infecting wheat in Estonia"
 
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Bender, Ants – "Heintaimede seemnekasvatus"
 
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Loide, V. – "Effect of long-term fertilisation of Calcisols on organic carbon sequestration in marine climate in Estonia"
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Puidet, B.; Mabon, R.; Guibert, M.; Kiiker, R.; Loit, K.; Le, V.H.; Eikemo, H.; Dewaegeneire, P.; Saubeau, G.; Chatot, C.; Aurousseau, F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Lees, A.K.; Abuley, I.K.; Hansen, J.G.; Corbière, R.; Leclerc, M.; Najdabbasi, N.; Andrivon, D. – "Investigating phenotypic traits as potential drivers of the emergence of EU_37_A2, an invasive new lineage of Phytophthora infestans in Western Europe"
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Agho, C. A.; Runno-Paurson, E.; Tahtjarv, T.; Kaurilind, E.; Niinemets, U. – "Variation in Leaf Volatile Emissions in Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivars with Different Late Blight Resistance"
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Aleksandrova, Olha; Ferto, Imre; Viira, Ants-Hannes – "Investments, subsidies and financial constraints in Estonian agriculture"

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Oja, Tatjana; Sooväli, Pille; Sõmera, Merike – "Characterization of the complete genome of oat sterile dwarf virus: a fijivirus occurring in the temperate climate zone of Europe"

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Meripõld,Heli; Tamm,Uno; Tamm,Silvi; Tamm,Sirje; Võsa,Taavi, Pechter, Priit – "Effects of perennial ryegrass on the yield and nutritive value of grass mixture with legumes"
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Anna Ivanova-Pozdejeva, Liina Jakobson, Kai Ilves, Agnes Kivistik, Liina Kann, Jekaterina Aida, Liisa Kübarsepp, Terje Tähtjärv, Kristiina Laanemets – "Studies of potato resistance to Globodera rostochiensis revealed novel alleles for 57R marker"
 
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2022

D. Navarro‐Miró et al. — "The concurrent assessment of agronomic, ecological and environmental variables enables better choice of agroecological service crop termination management"

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A. Kivistik et al. – "Wild and Rare Self-Incompatibility Allele S17 Found in 24 Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Cultivars" 

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I. Tupits — et al. "Evaluating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer rate and source on the performance of open-pollinated rye (Secale cereale L.) cultivars in contrasting European environments"

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T.Talve et al. — "Composition of the microbial community in long-term organic and conventional farming" 

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A. Mäe and R. Kiiker – "Challenges in Ramularia collo-cygni Contro"

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K. Just et al. "First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infecting tomato and cucumber in Estonia "

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A. Ivanova-Pozdejeva et al. – "Fingerprinting of Potato Genotypes from Estonian Genebank Collection Using SSR Markers" 

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B. Puidet et al. – "Examining Phenotypic Traits Contributing to the Spread in Northern European Potato Crops of EU_41_A2, a New Clonal Lineage of Phytophthora infestans"

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E. Runno-Paurson et al. – "High Temporal Variability in Late Blight Pathogen Diversity, Virulence, and Fungicide Resistance in Potato Breeding Fields: Results from a Long-Term Monitoring Study"

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I. Skrabule et al. – "Potato variety essential traits and their stability for organic starch production"

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S. Pärnpuu et al. – "Soil organic matter qualification with FTIR spectroscopy under different soil types in Estonia"

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K. Y. Li et al. – "Toward Automated Machine Learning-Based Hyperspectral Image Analysis in Crop Yield and Biomass Estimation"

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T. Vahter et al. – "Landscapes, management practices and their interactions shape soil fungal diversity in arable fields – Evidence from a nationwide farmers' network" 

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L. Raggi et al. – "Analysis of landrace cultivation in Europe: A means to support in situ conservation of crop diversity" 

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2021

R. Marja, A.M Klein, E. Viik, P. Batáry– "Environmentally-friendly and organic management practices enable complementary diversification of plant–bumblebee food webs".

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2018

R.Marja, E. Viik, M. Mänd, J. Phillips, A.M Klein, P. Batáry – "Crop rotation and agri-environment schemes determine bumblebee communities via flower resources".

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2014

Laura M. E. Sutcliffe, Péter Batáry, Urs Kormann, András Báldi, Lynn V. Dicks, Irina Herzon, David Kleijn, Piotr Tryjanowski, Iva Apostolova, Raphaël Arlettaz, Ainars Aunins, Stéphanie Aviron, Ligita Baležentienė, Christina Fischer, Lubos Halada, Tibor Hartel, Aveliina Helm, Iordan Hristov, Sven D. Jelaska, Mitja Kaligarič, Johannes Kamp, Sebastian Klimek, Pille Koorberg, Jarmila Kostiuková, Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki, Tobias Kuemmerle, Christoph Leuschner, Regina Lindborg, Jacqueline Loos, Simona Maccherini, Riho Marja, Orsolya Máthé, Inge Paulini, Vânia Proença, José Rey-Benayas, F. Xavier Sans, Charlotte Seifert, Jarosław Stalenga, Johannes Timaeus, Péter Török, Chris van Swaay, Eneli Viik, Teja Tscharntke – "Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland".

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R.Marja, I.Herzon, E.Viik, J.Elts, M.Mänd, T.Tscharntke, P.Batáry –"Environmentally friendly management as an intermediate strategy between organic and conventional agriculture to support biodiversity".

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2012

E.Viik, M.Mänd, R.Karise, P.Lääniste, J.H.Williams, A.Luik – "The impact of foliar fertilization on the number of bees (Apoidea) on spring oilseed rape"."

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