Issue №: 4 (39)
The issue of the magazine is dedicated to the study of the optimization of technological methods of growing agricultural crops. The impact of leguminous crops on improving soil fertility, methods of combating pests, greening territories, and adaptive selection of leguminous crops are considered.
GREEN-MANURE PRODUCTIVITY OF OILSEED RADISH UNDER LATE-AUTUMN VEGETATION CONDITIONS
Tsytsiura Yaroslav Grigoryevich, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (PhD), Associate Professor of the Department of Soilseed Management, Soilseed Science and Agrochemistry, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University. (21008, Vinnytsia town, Sonyachna Street, build 5/42, e-mail: yaroslavtsytsyura@ukr.net, +380675854008, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9167-833X).
Yakovets Liudmyla Anatoliivna , Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Botany, Genetics and Plant Protection at VNAU. (21008, Vinnytsia, 3 Sonyachna Street. e-mail: ludmila28334@gmail.com, +380982528334, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5283-7169).
Over a three-year cycle of field studies, the green-manure potential of oilseed radish was assessed in terms of the efficiency and practical feasibility of its intermediate cultivation at late-autumn periods of green-manure biomass formation on grey forest soils under unfertilized conditions. The implemented assessment included both general parameters of weight and morphometric characteristics of the plants and their formation dynamics in the interval from 10 days after full emergence to 70 days before their intended green-manure incorporation.
The chemical composition of the leaf-stem biomass was examined and detailed according to a set of criteria, particularly from the standpoint of classical zootechnical indicators such as crude protein, fat, fiber, and ash content. The complete mineral composition was also considered, including the contents of phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and sulfur, which made it possible to analyze the potential effects of using this biomass as green manure and its possible positive impact on the soil profile and nutrient availability for subsequent crops under this green-manure option. Additionally, based on the obtained structure of the chemical composition of the plant biomass, the potential dynamics of its decomposition in the soil were analyzed with regard to the rates of mineralization and immobilization of released macro- and microelements. Generalizations were made regarding the role of hydrothermal conditions during the period of green-manure biomass formation on its chemical structure and the accumulation of several elements. The prospects of using this timing of green-manure incorporation within bio-fumigation technologies for soil rehabilitation and restoration of low-productive and agrochemically degraded soils were evaluated. An assessment was conducted of the specific features of oilseed radish plant morphometry, including variations in the development and mass of the taproot system, and the formation of major vegetative organs in relation to the photoperiodic response of plants under gradually decreasing temperatures during the period of biomass accumulation for green-manure use. General conclusions were made regarding the feasibility and potential of late-autumn green-manure agrocenoses of oilseed radish in the study area, and prospects were outlined for further research in the field of accompanying analysis of the green-manure value of the formed root biomass, as well as its possible influence on the soil fertility conditions of grey forest soils.
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Topics of the Journal:
Program goals (basic principles): questions of technology and efficiency of crop production, scientific and industrial aspects of agronomic specialties, ecology and forestry.
Articles on such scientific problems are accepted for printing:
Plant production, current state and prospects for development.
Agrochemistry and modern aspects of fertilizers and biologically active substances application.
Feed production, current state and prospects for development.
Selection, seed production, seed science and varieties.
Protection of plants.
Soil managment and soil quality improvement.
Forestry and gardening.
Vegetables and mushrooms, current status and development trends.
Ecology and environmental protection.
Theory and history of agricultural sciences and forestry.
Modern directions of development of arable land and forestry.
Innovative and investment activities in agriculture and forestry.
Directions and efficiency of crop production
Bioenergy resources of crop production and forestry.
Production of renewable energy from biological resources.
Organic farming, the main area of development and production of organic products.
Agriculture and modern crop rotation and soil cultivation.
Horticulture and viticulture.
Processing and storage of crop products.
Beekeeping, current status and development trends.
Contemporary biological research in crop production and forestry.
Progressive technologies of the agricultural complex.
Psychological and pedagogical problems of agrarian education.
The young scientist opinion.
Journal History:
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 is presented in the full list of indexed journals in the Master List International List
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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.
According to the decision of the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine dated 25.04.2024 No. 1337 scientific journal “Agriculture and Forestry” has the ID of the Media R30-05174.
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