Dr. PhD Senior lecturer  Office: 5214 теl. +77011278698 Е-mail: l.zotova@kazatu.edu.kz

Sphere of scientific interests:
Field crop selection and seed production

Delivered disciplines:
Crop Production, Seed Science

Main research areas:
Spring wheat breeding using modern methods of molecular biology and genetics

Current research projects:
"Molecular SNP-marking of bread wheat by genes TaGW, TaGS and Rht for grain weight and lodging resistance"
Master and Doctorate students working under his/her supervision
Master student: Shevchenko D.V., Bagyshov P.O.
Doctoral student: Serikbay D.A.

Education:
2001-2005 – Bachelor study in "Agronomy", Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University
2007-2009 – Master study in "Agronomy", Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University
2016-2019 PhD study in "Agronomy", S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University

Work experience:
2007 - Lecturer in the Department of Crop Production, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University
2011-2013 - Deputy Dean for Educational Work, Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University
2014-2015 - Assistant of the Department of Agriculture and Plant Growing, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University
Since 2015 to the present days - Senior Lecturer, Department of Agriculture and Plant Growing, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University

Advanced training courses:
2020-2022 - Industrial internship at the Research and Production Center for Grain Farming named after A.I. Baraev, scientific internship at the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (Kazakhstan)

Published works
The author has published more than 20 scientific papers. The most important works are the following:
1.    Jatayev S., Zotova L.,Soole K., Serikbay D., Shavrukov Y. Green revolution ‘stumbles’ in a dry environment: Dwarf wheat plants with Rht genes fail to produce higher grain yield than taller genotypes under early and severe drought // Plant, Cell and Environment. 2020.Vol.43.DOI:10.1111/pce.13819
2.    Zotova L., Shamambaeva N., Lethola K., Alharthi B., Vavilova V., Smolenskaya S.E., Goncharov N.P., (...), Shavrukov Y. Tadrap1 and tadrap2, partner genes of a transcription repressor, coordinate plant development and drought tolerance in spelt and bread wheat (2020) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (21), art. no. 8296, pp. 1-24.
3.    Kalendar, R., Baidyussen, A., Serikbay, D., Zotova, L., Khassanova, G., Kuzbakova, M., Kurishbayev, A., Jatayev, S., Hu, Y-G., Schramm, C., Anderson, P. A., Jenkins, C. L. D., Soole, K. L., & Shavrukov, Y. (2022). Modified ‘Allele-specific qPCR’ method for SNP genotyping based on FRET. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, [747886]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.747886
4.    Savin, T, Zotova, L, Zhumalin, A, Gajimuradova, A, Rsaliyev, A, Maulenbay, A, Abdulloyev, F, Nuralov, A, Shevchenko, D 2024, Effectiveness of the influence of Sr and Lr genes on the field resistance of wheat to stem and leaf rust. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 22: 43-51.
5.     Zeinullina, A.; Zargar, M.; Dyussibayeva, E.; Orazov, A.; Zhirnova, I.; Yessenbekova, G.; Zotova, L.; Rysbekova, A.; Hu, Y.-G. Agro-Morphological Traits and Molecular Diversity of Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Affected by Various Colchicine Treatments. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2973. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122973