Biography:
Dr. Jaroslava Ovesna Professional activities: Crop Research Institute in Prague since 1984. Experiences in plant tissue cultures, plant transformation, marker development and assisted selection, DNA fingerprinting, gene expression studies. Current position: Head of the division of Plant Genetics and Breeding. Project leader, supervisor of bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses, lecturer of professional seminars (GMOs, plant breeding). Research Director of national and international scientific projects. Author of more than 120 scientific publications author of applied results. National representative in various management bodies and working groups of DG JRC EC. Award of the Czech Minister of Agriculture (2012), Award of CRI Director (2014, 2016).
Title : Development And Application Of DNA And Metabolic Markers For Characterisation And Selection Of Garlic Cultivars