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Disciplines

• Plant genetics.

Competences

• Genetics;
• Plant breeding;
• Experimental techniques.

Research areas

• Cytogenetics;
• Experimental mutagenesis;
• "In vitro" cells and tissues culture.

Studies, research papers, scientific communications, speciality articles

1. Gh. Tirdea, C. Leonte, L. Cretu, 2001 - The study of mutagen effect of some chemicals on several lens (Lens esculenta Moench.) cultivars in M2 generation, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 44 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
2. C. Leonte, Gh. Tirdea, L. Cretu, 2001 - Researches regarding the mutagen effect of some chemicals on some pod-bean (Phaseolus vulgaris var nanus L.) cultivars in M1 generation, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 44 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
3. L. Cretu, 2002 - Contribution at the establishment of the new millet for grain demands (Panicum miliaceum L.), destined for successive crop, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
4. L. Cretu, 2002 - Results regarding the using of mutagenesis in millet for grain (Panicum miliaceum L.), destined for successive crop, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
5. L. Cretu, M. Pricop, 2002 - The intensity of heterosis at the grain millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) hybrids, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
6. L. Cretu, 2002 - The phenophase duration and the precocity of grain millet plants (Panicum miliaceum L.), Lucr. st., Seria Horticultura, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
7. L. Cretu, 2002 - The productivity of some mutants of grain millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) destined for successive crop, in Podisul Central Moldovenesc, Lucr. st., Seria Horticultura, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
8. C. Leonte, Gh. Tirdea, L. Cretu, 2002 - Researches regarding the mutagen effect in M2 generation of some chemicals on several pod bean (Phaseolus vulgaris var nanus L.) varieties, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
9. M. Pricop, L. Cretu, 2002 - Phenotypic variability of some characters in millet genotype Moldrom-1, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 45 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
10. L. Cretu, M. Pricop, 2003 - Studies and researches about the biology of the crop species of Panicum (Millets), Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 46 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
11. L. Cretu, 2003 - Researches about yield capacity elements at common millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) cultivated in Romania, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 46 (CD), USAMV Iasi;
12. L. Cretu, 2004 - The study of interaction between subspecies x variety at common millet cultivars (Panicum miliaceum L.) cultivated in Romania, Lucr. st., Seria Agronomie, vol. 47 (CD), USAMV Iasi.

Published books

1. A. Cretu, D. Simioniuc, L. Cretu, 2000 - Plant breeding, seeds and planting material production and multiplication, Editor "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi, 506 pag., ISBN 973-8014-06-9;

Participation to research contracts

1. Contract CNCSIS no. 33340/29.06.2004 - theme 18/cod 55 - Utilization of the molecular markers for the study of germoplasm variability at pod beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Moldova counties;
2. Contract CNCSIS no. 33340/29.06.2004 - theme 3/cod 515 - Utilization of the molecular markers for the study of germoplasm at white lupine (Lupinus albus L.);
3. Contract No. RU-RO-02 (2004-2005) for technological collaboration and scientific tests in agricultural microbiology.

Member in editorials

- Scientific bulletin - Agronomy Series, USAMV Iasi.

Member of the professional and scientific national and international societies

- The Romanian Agronomists Society - 1993

Awards, invention patent act

- Joint author of the Moldrom-1 grain millet cultivar.