Head: Valentina A. Lemesh

PhD, Associate Professor

e-mail: V.Lemesh@igc.by

Key directions of scientific research:

• Investigation into the molecular-genetic mechanisms of plant adaptation to abiotic and biotic stresses;
• Identification and certification of plant genetic resources using DNA-typing;
• Elaboration of effective biotechnology for the marker-assisted selection and development of economically valuable plant forms;
• Verification of fish origin, belonging of fish species and breeds;
• Study of epigenetic DNA modifications associated with the age of an individual.

Key publications:

1. 1. Retrotransposon-Based Molecular Markers for Analysis of Genetic Diversity within the Genus Linum // N. Melnikova, E. Guzenko, V. Lemesh et al. / BioMed Research International, V. 2014, ID 231589, 14 p.
2. Lemesh, V. A., Samatadze, T. E., Guzenko, E. V., Zheleznyakova, E. V., Amosova, A. V., Zelenin, A. V., Muravenko, O. V. Specifics of the development and reproduction of transgenic fiber flax plants // Ontogenez, 2014, Vol. 45, No. 6, P. 406–411.
3. Zaitseva, O. I., Lemesh, V. A. Allelic composition of Vrn-A1, Vrn-B1 and Vrb-B3 genes in the double haploid lines of hexaploid triticale // Genetika. – 2015. – Vol. 51, No. 7 – P. 766–774.
4. Lemesh, V. A., Mozgova, G. V., Grushetskaya, Z. E., Sidorenko, E. V., Piluk, Y. E., Bakanovskaya, A. V. The Use of Specific DNA Markers for the Identification of Alleles of the FAD3 Genes in Rape (Brassica Napus L.) / Russian Journal of Genetics, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 8, P. 765–773.
5. Breeding features and perspectives of molecular-genetic methods’ use in the genetic breeding research of flax (Linum usitatissium L.) (review) / I. V. Ushchapovsky, V. A. Lemesh, M. V. Bogdanova, E. V. Guzenko // Selskokhozyaistvennaya biologiya. – 2016. – Vol. 51, No. 5. – P. 602–616.
6. Integration of physical, genetic and cytogenetic mapping data for cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) /  O. Y. Yurkevich, I. V. Kirov, N. L. Bolsheva, O. A. Rachinskaya, Z. E. Grushetskaya, S. A. Zoschuk, T. E. Samatadze, M. V. Bogdanova, V. A. Lemesh, A. V. Amosova and O. V. Muravenko // Front. Plant Sci. – Crop Science and Horticulture. – 2017; 8: 1467. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01467 (if 4,298).
7. Zaitsevaa, O. I., Burakova, A. A., Babkenov, A. T., Babkenov, S. A., Utebaye, M. U., Lemesh, V. A. Allelic Variation of High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin Genes in Bread Wheat. Cytology and Genetics, 2017, Vol. 51, No. 6, P. 432–440.

Monographs:

1. Titok, V. V., Lemesh, V. A., Yurenkova, S. I., Khotyleva, L. V. Genetics, physiology and biochemistry of flax. Under the general editorship of L. V. Khotyleva // Minsk: Belarus. Navuka, 2010. 220 p.
2. Kilchevsky, A. V., Khotyleva, L. V., Lemesh, V. A. Genetic bases of plant breeding. In 4 Volumes // Minsk: Belarus. Navuka.