Issue №: 2 (41)
This issue of the journal is dedicated to current issues in improving technological methods for crop cultivation. Significant attention is given to the specifics of growing vegetable, grain and leguminous crops, which play a vital role in ensuring the state's food security. The scientific publications present the results of experimental research on the production of organic leguminous products, the importance of adaptive breeding to increase the resilience of agrocenoses, plant protection against harmful objects and the application of fertilizers to increase crop yields. Certain papers are devoted to the implementation of innovative methods for stimulating the seed productivity of forest seed plantations.
INFLUENCE OF SEED SOWING RATE ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF WINTER TRITICALE IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHT-BANK FOREST-STEP
Vladyslav Melnychuk, Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Grain and Industrial Crop Growing Technologies, Institute of Feed Research and Agriculture of Podillia of NAAS, (16 Yunosti Ave., Vinnytsia, Ukraine, 21021, e-mail: melnichukvlad@i.ua, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8566-7734).
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of seed sowing rates on the formation of general and productive bushiness of crops, as well as on the level of winter triticale grain yield in the conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe. The following methods were used in the study: general scientific (hypothesis, experiment, observation), accounting, laboratory and statistical data analysis, field research. As a result of field research, it was found that the seed sowing rate of winter triticale seeds of the Bozhych variety in the amount of 3.5, 4.5 and 6.0 million pcs./ha did not affect its field germination, the passage of autumn stages of organogenesis and the level of plant overwintering. During the period of spring tillering of plants, 345 shoots were additionally formed and their average number in the experiment was 1019 pcs./m2. The maximum value of this indicator was 1154 pcs./m2, which was when sowing 6.0 million seeds per 1 ha. At the sowing rate of 3.5 million similar seeds per 1 ha, the largest number of productive stems was formed, 2.2 pcs. per plant, which is one productive stem more than when sowing 6.0 million similar seeds per 1 ha. At the same time, when sowing 6.0 million similar seeds per 1 ha, the number of productive stems was the largest per unit area and amounted to 592 pcs./m2. The maximum grain weight from one ear was 1.38 g when sowing 3.5 million similar seeds/ha. At the same time, winter triticale crops with higher productivity of a single plant when sowing 3.5 million similar seeds per 1 ha were inferior in productivity to crops formed when sowing 6.0 million similar seeds per 1 ha. In the context of increasing risks of natural and technogenic origin in the agrocenoses of the grain field of the unstable moisture zone of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe, an attempt to increase the productivity of winter triticale sowing by increasing the number of productive stems due to a decrease in the seed sowing rate is risky and not always impractical.
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«AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY»
ISSN (print): 2707-5826
Publisher Vinnytsia National Agrarian University
EDRPOU code 00497236
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Founder of Vinnytsia National Agrarian University
DOI: 10.37128/2707-5826
Founded in 2015
Frequency is quarterly
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Media ID R30-05174.
Cluster Agricultural and veterinary sciences
The purpose of the scientific collection “Agriculture and Forestry” is to present the results of experimental research in the following specialities: H1 Agronomy, H2 Animal Science, H3 Landscape Gardening, H4 Forestry, H6 Veterinary Medicine, and H7 Agricultural Engineering.
This purpose determines the main objectives:
– to ensure open informational access to the results of relevant scientific research for lecturers of agricultural higher education institutions, PhD students, doctoral candidates, researchers, and specialists in agricultural production;
– to promote the development of young scientists in the fields of agricultural and veterinary sciences;
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– to promote the expansion of cooperation between Vinnytsia National Agrarian University and domestic and international educational institutions, research organizations, and their academic communities.
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Crop Production: Current State and Development Prospects.
Agrochemistry and Modern Directions in the Use of Fertilizers and Biologically Active Substances.
Forage Production: Current State and Development Prospects.
Plant Breeding, Seed Production, Seed Science, and Variety Studies.
Plant Protection.
Soil Science and Improvement of Soil Quality.
Forestry and Landscape Gardening.
Vegetable and Mushroom Production: Current State and Development Trends.
Theory and History of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry.
Modern Directions in the Development of Arable Farming 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 as a Key Direction in the Development and Production of Environmentally Friendly Products.
Agriculture and Modern Approaches to Crop Rotation Systems and Tillage Methods.
Fruit Growing, Berry Growing, and Viticulture.
Processing and Storage of Crop Products.
Modern Biological Research in Crop Production and Forestry.
Advanced Technologies in the Agricultural Sector.
Technology of Production and Processing of Livestock Products.
Veterinary Medicine.
Agricultural Engineering.
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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).
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