Issue №: 4 (43)
The issue of the magazine is devoted to topical issues of improving technologies for growing agricultural crops and managing forestry in conditions of climate change. Considerable attention is paid to the peculiarities of growing corn, soybeans, winter rapeseed, potatoes, eggplant and winter wheat, which play an important role in ensuring the food security of the state. Scientific publications present the results of research on the economic efficiency of corn and soybean cultivation technologies, the formation of rapeseed productivity using different fractions of seeds and foliar fertilization, the influence of fertilization systems, biopreparations and bioprotection on the yield and phytosanitary status of crops, optimization of soil cultivation, protection of plants from harmful organisms, evaluation of hybrids and varieties for economically valuable traits. Separate works are devoted to the structure of fodder lands, landscape felling, forest resources, the use of biological preparations in the cultivation of pine planting material, and the sanitary condition of stands.
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF GROWING CORN HYBRIDS FOR GRAIN IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHT-BANK FOREST-STEP
Didur Ihor, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Acting the director of the Institute of Agricultural Technologies and Nature Management of the Vinnytsia National Agrarian University (21008, Soniachna Str. 3, Vinnytsia, email: e-mail: ascience@ukr.net; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-6592).
Borysov Valery, postgraduate of the Vinnytsia National Agrarian University (21008, Vinnytsia, 3 Soniacna St. e-mail: borysov91@gmail.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/ 0009-0007-2108-2884).
The article presents the results of assessing the economic efficiency of growing corn hybrids for grain depending on the sowing density in the conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe. The relevance of the study is due to the need to optimize the technological parameters of corn cultivation to increase crop productivity, rational use of production resources and ensure the profitability of grain production. The purpose of the study was to assess the economic indicators of growing corn hybrids of different maturity groups at different plant density and to determine the most promising combinations of the studied factors. Field studies were conducted in 2024-2025 at the experimental field of the Scientific and Technological Research Group «Agronomichne» of Vinnytsia National Agrarian University. The experiment studied 12 corn hybrids at sowing densities of 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 thousand plants/ha.
The economic assessment was carried out according to the indicators of the cost of gross output, production costs, cost of grain, conditional net profit and profitability level. The generalization of the results showed that the average yield of the studied hybrids increased with an increase in the sowing density from 50 to 80 thousand plants/ha, reaching 13.43 t/ha. At a density of 90 thousand plants/ha, this indicator decreased to 13.24 t/ha, which indicates the absence of an additional increase in productivity with further thickening of crops. The highest yield among the studied variants was formed by the hybrid DKS 4031 at a density of 80 thousand plants/ha – 15.60 t/ha, and the level of profitability according to the initial data was 113.7%. High indicators were also obtained for hybrids DKS 4897 and DKS 4433 at a density of 70 thousand plants/ha, the yield of which was 15.49 and 15.48 t/ha, respectively, and profitability – 111.5 and 109.3%. According to the results of economic evaluation, the most promising was the combination of high productivity and rational sowing density within 70–80 thousand plants/ha. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in substantiating a differentiated approach to the choice of sowing density depending on the characteristics of the hybrid.
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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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