Olga IGNATENKO

Academic degree, academic title: Doctor of Philosophy, specialization in Horticulture, Fruit and Vegetable Growing, and Viticulture.

Position: Researcher at the Laboratory of Fruit Crop Breeding and Cultivation Technology

Research interests: Apricot breeding and varietal studies, examining the adaptability of new varieties to the climatic conditions of the Forest-Steppe zone in Ukraine, evaluating the resistance of varieties to abiotic and biotic factors, and enhancing stone fruit cultivation technologies.

PhD thesis topic: Adaptability of promising apricot varieties (Prunus armeniaca L.) in the conditions of the right-bank subzone of the Western Forest-Steppe of Ukraine (2024) 

Brief biographical information:
Born on 14 January 1988. Since 2012, she has been working at the Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, where she has held the positions of leading agronomist, junior research fellow, and research fellow.

Professional development: 
Climate-oriented farming systems, directions for their decarbonization and sustainable development of agroecosystems (Institute of Climate-Oriented Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, June 2025)