Agriculture and forestry

Ruslan Myalkovsky – Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Horticulture, Geodesy and Land Management, Higher Education Institution «Podilskyi State University» (32316, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Shevchenko 12, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0791-4361).

Yurii Potapsky – Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Horticulture, Geodesy and Land Management, Higher Education Institution «Podilsky State University» (32316, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Shevchenko 12, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-9471).

Tetyana Kushniruk – Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Horticulture, Geodesy and Land Management, Higher Education Institution «Podilskyi State University» (32316, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Shevchenko 12, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3983-6070).

Yulia Lobunko – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Horticulture, Geodesy and Land Management, Higher Education Institution «Podilskyi State University» (32316, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Shevchenko 12, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1695-9315).

The natural possibilities of the growth and development of evergreen boxwood plants in the soil and climatic conditions of Podillia were investigated. It was established that evergreen boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) belongs to the oldest ornamental shrub species, which have been widely used in the world practice of landscape design and ornamental gardening for a long historical period. The object of the study was evergreen boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) and its dwarf ornamental varieties, which are characterized by a dense crown, slow growth rates and high endurance to shaping pruning. The species is characterized by a high level of ecological adaptability, which ensures successful cultivation in various soil and climatic conditions, in particular within urbanized areas. Due to these properties, boxwood is actively used in the creation of regular park compositions, shaped hedges, border plantings and topiary elements. Experimental studies have confirmed the significant ecological and phytocenotic role of boxwood evergreen in natural growth conditions. The plant contributes to soil consolidation, the formation of specific microbiocenoses, the creation of favorable conditions for the existence of various species of plants and animals, and also performs important soil protection and climate regulation functions. It has been established that the most favorable for the growth and development of the species are average annual temperatures within +10…+15 °C. In terms of air humidity and the amount of atmospheric precipitation, Buxus sempervirens belongs to mesophytic plants, for which the optimal annual amount of precipitation is 700–1200 mm. According to the results of many years of introductory research, it was found that in cultural conditions boxwood evergreen undergoes a full ontogenesis cycle, is characterized by a good ability for vegetative and seed reproduction and demonstrates high resistance to new growing conditions. This allows us to recommend this species and its decorative forms for widespread use in the landscaping system of Podillia –  in hedges, border plantings, topiary compositions, group plantings, rock gardens and rocky gardens.

1. Myalkovsky R., Pantsyreva H. (2023). The use of digestate for the development of organic agricultural production. Agro-ecological potential of soil cover of Vinnytsia region: scientific monograph. Riga, Latvia: Publishing House «Baltija Publishing». P. 72-90. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-290-6-4. [in English].

2. Tsyhanska O., Pantsyreva H., Dolinska O. (2024). Analysis of vertical landscaping and recommendations for its improvement in the closed environment. Silske hospodarstvo ta lisivnytstvo − Agriculture and forestry. № 3 (34). 171-181. DOI: 10.37128/2707-5826-2024-3-15 [in Ukrainian].

3. Bakhmat M., Padalko T., Krachan T., Tkach O., Pantsyreva H., Tkach L. (2023). Formation of the Yield of Matricaria recutita and Indicators of Food Value of Sychorium intybus by Technological Methods of Co-Cultivation in the Interrows of an Orchard. Journal of Ecological Engineering. Vol. 24, № 8. P. 250-259. [in Ukrainian]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/166553.  [in English].

4. Honcharuk I., Matusyak M., Pantsyreva H., Kupchuk I., Prokopchuk V., Telekalo N. (2022). [Peculiarities of reproduction of pinus Nigra arn. in Ukraine]. Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov. Series II: Forestry, Wood Industry, Agricultural Food Engineering.  Vol. 15 (64), № 1. P. 33-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31926/but.fwiafe.2022.15.64.1.3 [in English].

5. Zibtseva O.V. (2017). Dynamika zelenykh nasadzhen u naselenykh punktakh Ukrainy [Dynamics of green spaces in settlements of Ukraine]. Naukovi dopovidi Natsionalnoho universytetu bioresursiv i pryrodokorystuvannia Ukrainy − Scientific reports of the National University of Bioresources and Nature Management of Ukraine: electronic journal: elektronnyi zhurnal.  № 4 (68). [in Ukrainian].

6. Pantsyreva H.V. (2023). Perspektyvy stvorennia «zelenykh konstruktsii» u proiektuvanni zakrytoho seredovyshcha [Prospects for creating "green structures" in indoor environment design]. Silske hospodarstvo ta lisivnytstvo − Agriculture and forestry. 2023. № 3 (30). 139-149 DOI: 10.37128/2707-5826-2023-3-10 [in Ukrainian].

7. Tkachuk O., Pantsyreva H., Mazur K., Chabanuk Ya., Zabarna T., Pelekh L., Bronnicova L., Kozak Yu., Viter N. (2025). [Ecological problems of the functioning of field protective forest belts of Ukrainian Forest Steppe].  Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology. Vol. 26 (1). P. 149-161. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12912/27197050/195735 [in English].

8. Mialkovskyi R.O., Pantsyreva H.V., Bezvikonnyi P.V., Potapskyi Yu.V., Petryshche O.I., Lobunko Yu.V. (2023). Udoskonalennia ahrotekhniky vyroshchuvannia sadyvnoho materialu Buxus Sempervirens L. v umovakh Podillia [Improvement of agricultural technology for growing planting material Buxus Sempervirens L. in Podillia conditions]. Naukovi dopovidi Natsionalnoho universytetu bioresursiv i pryrodokorystuvannia Ukrainy − Scientific reports of the National University of Bioresources and Nature Management of Ukraine: electronic journal: elektronnyi zhurnal. № 4 (104). DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.31548/ dopovidi4(104).2023.010 [in Ukrainian].

9. Pantsyreva H., Tysiachnyi O., Matusyak M., Kozak Y. (2024). [Influence of the Type of Root on the Rooting of Viburnum opulus]. Journal of Ecological Engineering. Vol. 25, Issue 4. P. 238–248. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12911/ 22998993/184690  [in English].

10. Suslova O.P. (2017). Riznomanittia ta vikova struktura derevnykh roslyn u vulychnykh nasadzhenniakh mista Pokrovsk [Diversity and age structure of woody plants in street plantings of the city of Pokrovsk]. Naukovyi visnyk Natsionalnoho lisotekhnichnoho universytetu Ukrainy − Scientific bulletin of the National Forestry University of Ukraine. Vol. 27. № 4. 83–86. [in Ukrainian].

11. Didur I., Tkachuk О., Pantsyreva Н., Shevchenko N., Сhabanuk Ya., Pankova S., Vasylkov O. (2025). Effectiveness of the application of growth stimulating bioproducts in intensive apple orchards. International Journal of Ecosystems    and     Ecology     Science     (IJEES).     Vol.   15   (1).   Р. 161-170.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.31407/ijees [in English].

12. Dubik V., Kamishlov V., Tkach O., Horbovy O., Mazur V., Kupchuk I., Pantsyreva H., Alieksieieva O. (2024). [Analysis and calculation of the dynamic voltage reserve of the converter when working under load in systems of subject regulation by electric drives of direct current]. Przeglad Elektrotechniczny.  № 5.           P. 117–123. DOI:10.15199/48.2024.05.21. [in English].

13. Mazur V.A., Mazur K.V., Pantsyreva H.V., Alekseev O.O. (2018). [Ecological and economic evaluation of varietal resources Lupinus albus L. in Ukraine]. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology, 8 (4), P. 148-153. [in English].

14. Pantsyreva H., Vovk V., Bronnicova L., Zabarna T. (2023). [Efficiency of the Use of Lawn Grasses for Biology and Soil Conservation of Agricultural Systems under the Conditions of the Ukraine’s Podillia]. Journal of Ecological Engineering.  Vol. 24, № 11. P. 249-256. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/171649. [in English].