Issue №: 1 (40)
This issue of the journal is devoted to current issues related to the optimization of technological elements in the cultivation of agricultural crops. Considerable attention is paid to the specific features of growing vegetable and cereal crops, which play an important role in ensuring the state’s food security. The scientific publications present research results on the role of leguminous crops in improving soil fertility, the development of domestic and international adaptive breeding, as well as the application of mineral and foliar fertilization to increase the productivity of agroecosystems. Separate studies are devoted to improving the efficiency of forest management and to issues related to landscape greening.
EFFECT OF RHIZOPON AND NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID ON RHIZOGENESIS OF PICEA PUNGENS F. GLAUCA
Andriy Badenko, Postgraduate Student, Department of Forestry, Uman National University, (20305, Uman, 1 Institutskaya St., e-mail: andriybadenko55@gmail.com ORCID: 0009-0006-7990-8338).
The study was conducted between 2023 and 2025. The effectiveness of various auxin-containing growth stimulants was investigated in the rooting of semi-lignified cuttings of blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm. f. glauca). The relevance of the work is due to the low natural ability of cuttings of this species to form adventitious roots and the limited scientific data on the use of commercial preparations based on indolyl-3-butyric acid (IBA) and naphthylacetic acid (NAA) in coniferous ornamental nurseries. Planting was carried out in a substrate consisting of a mixture of sand and high-moor peat in a 1:1 ratio. Each research variant had four replicates of 30 cuttings. The experiment used Rhizopon 0.2%, Rhizopon 0.3%, and Rhizopon 0.5%, the main active ingredient of which is IBA, as well as aqueous solutions of NAA in concentrations of 1000, 3000, and 5000 mg/l. Control cuttings were rooted without the use of growth stimulants and were soaked in water. It was found that the use of Rhizopon 0.3% provided the highest efficiency of rhizogenesis: the average number of rooted cuttings over three years was 10.33 of the total number of cuttings, or (34.4%), which significantly exceeded the control, more than six times, where the number of rooted cuttings ranged from 1 to 2 and the average value was 1.66 cuttings or (5.5%), and the result of using Rhizopon 0.3% exceeded the other variants of the experiment. When using Rhizopon 0.2%, the average rooting rate was 7.66 cuttings, which is 25.5%, while Rhizopon 0.5% reduced this rate to 3.66 cuttings, which is 12.2%, indicating the inhibitory effect of the preparation. Among the options with NAA, the highest efficiency was found at a concentration of 1000 mg/l, where the average number of rooted cuttings was 6 or (20%), while at concentrations of 3000 and 5000 mg/l, the efficiency decreased sharply and approached the control values. Accordingly, 3.66 cuttings (12.2%) rooted when using a NAA concentration of 3000 mg/l and 1.33 cuttings (4.4%) rooted when using a NAA concentration of 5000 mg/l. The results obtained make it possible to justify the optimal options for the use of Rhizopon and NAA preparations for practical use in the production of Picea pungens f. glauca planting material.
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About the journal
Cluster Agricultural and veterinary sciences (H1 Agronomy, H4 Forestry)
Name of the publication «AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY»
The aim of the journal "Agriculture and Forestry" is to highlight the results of fundamental and applied research in the fields of agriculture and forestry, aimed at improving the efficiency of agricultural production and introducing modern technologies into farming practice.
This goal defines the main objectives:
– to ensure the creation of open information access regarding the dissemination of relevant scientific research results to: lecturers of agricultural higher education institutions, postgraduate students, doctoral candidates, research staff, and agricultural production specialists;
– to promote the development of young scientists in agricultural sciences;
– to enhance communication between experienced researchers and young scientists in agronomy and forestry;
– to facilitate the expansion of ties between Vinnytsia National Agrarian University and domestic and foreign educational institutions, scientific establishments, and their academic communities.
The scientific, production, and educational journal "Agriculture and Forestry" is a peer-reviewed open-access publication that publishes original experimental research, theoretical and practice-oriented articles within the cluster of "Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences".
The journal's subject matter covers such areas as agronomy and forestry. Publications of scientific and practical significance address the experimental foundations of agricultural and forestry sector development, innovative production technologies, and the results of fundamental and applied research aimed at increasing productivity, product quality, and the sustainable development of natural and production systems.
Publisher: Vinnytsia National Agrarian University
EDRPOU code: 00497236
Publisher's ROR:05m3ysc06
Prefix DOI: 10.37128/
Frequency is quarterly
Publication languages: (Ukrainian, English)
Media ID R30-05174.
Editor in Chief Ihor Didur
According to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 17.03.2020 № 409. The journal Agriculture and Forestry is included in the List of scientific professional publications of Ukraine Category "B" in agricultural sciences (specialties) - 101, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206.
State registration: Decision of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting No. 1337 and No. 1181. Media identifier – R30-05174.
Scientific journal "AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY" was founded in 1995; it was entitled as Bulletin of Vinnytsya State Agricultural Institute.
In 2010-2014 was enritled as Collection of scientific works of Vinnytsia National Agrarian University.
It has been named as Agriculture and Forestry since 2015.
Listed in the updated list of scientific professional editions of Ukraine on agricultural sciences under the name Agriculture and Forestry (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine of May 16, 2016; No. 515).
Since 2015, "Agriculture and Forestry". (archive of previous issues for 2015-2019) at http://forestry.vsau.edu.ua/.
The journal “Agriculture and Forestry (ISSN: 2707-5826)” passed the evaluation process of Index Copernicus positively and is indexed in the database of ICI Journals Master List ICV for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 is presented in the full list of indexed journals in the Master List International List
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