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Adriana Sestras
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
150 Points

Contributions by role
Author 135
Reviewer 15

Contributions by subject area
Biochemistry
Environmental Sciences
Plant Science
Climate Change Biology
Agricultural Science

Adriana F. Sestras

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Institution: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UASVM) Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Faculty of Horticulture; Department of Forestry.

Position: Professor, PhD; Biostatistics, Biodiversity, Ecology.

Education: PhD in Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding; Master in Biodiversity and Bioconservation; Bachelor in Horticulture, UASVM Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Horticulture.

Research profile: Researcher - ACS, CS, CS III and Scientific Secretary at Fruit Research Station Cluj; Professor at UASVM. Member and responsible for different research projects in the plant breeding and biodiversity area. Member of ISHS, Eucarpia, SRH, secretary of SHST society.

Scientific achievements/Awards: Over 130 scientific papers, mostly in plant breeding and biodiversity, indexed in academic databases; co-author of new cultivars - three of apple and six of pear, homologated by ISTIS Romania; diplomas and medals obtained for new apple and pear cultivars. Member of editorial board, e.g., ‘Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca’, ‘Notulae Scientia Biologicae’ and reviewer for different scientific journals.

Agricultural Science Biodiversity Ecology Environmental Sciences Plant Science Statistics

Work details

Lecturer, PhD

University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
October 2012
Biostatistics, Biodiversity, Ecology

Researcher

Fruit Research Station Cluj
Responsible research section: Fruit trees breeding

Websites

  • Adriana F. Sestras website

PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
June 15, 2016
Screening for drought tolerance in cultivars of the ornamental genus Tagetes (Asteraceae)
Raluca Cicevan, Mohamad Al Hassan, Adriana F. Sestras, Jaime Prohens, Oscar Vicente, Radu E. Sestras, Monica Boscaiu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2133 PubMed 27326384