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.
INDICATOR METRICS OF THE SANITARY CONDITION OF FOREST STANDS IN THE UKRAINIAN CENTRAL POLISSIA UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE
Shvets Maryna, PhD of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Forestry and Horticulture, Faculty of Forestry and Ecology, Polissia National University (10008, Zhytomyr, 7 Staryi Blvd; e-mail: marina_lis@ukr.net, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-3986).
Kulbanska Ivanna, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Silviculture, Educational and Research Institute of Forestry and Landscape-Park Management, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (03041, Kyiv, 15 Heroiv Oborony Str.; kulbanska@nubip.edu.ua, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-8106).
Andreieva Olena, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Forestry and Horticulture, Faculty of Forestry and Ecology, Polissia National University (10008, Zhytomyr, 7 Staryi Blvd; e-mail: andreieva.olena11@gmail.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-800X).
Rudska Nina, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of botany, genetics and plant protection, Vinnytsia National Agrarian University (21008, Vinnytsia, Soniachna Str. 3, e-mail: nina.rudska@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0001-5771-407X).
This article summarizes the theoretical, methodological, and practical foundations for a comprehensive assessment of the sanitary and phytopathological state of natural forest ecosystems in the Central Polissia region of Ukraine. It is demonstrated that under current global and regional climate changes characterized by rising mean annual temperatures, moisture deficits, and groundwater table fluctuations, the vulnerability of stands to a complex of biotic and abiotic factors increases significantly. The methodological approach relies on a combination of field forest-pathological surveys and laboratory analyses. Monitoring results indicate that the region's current forest stands are predominantly characterized by a weakened condition and a moderate degree of damage. The primary destructive agents include a complex of pathogens: wood-destroying xylotrophic fungi, root and trunk rot pathogens, as well as bacterial infections and secondary trunk pests. A close relationship was established between hydrothermal anomalies, rising temperature regimes, and a decline in the protective potential of the stands. Furthermore, the dependence of damage intensity on stand age was confirmed: as age increases (from middle-aged to maturing and mature stands), the proportion of affected trees increases significantly. Based on the empirical data obtained, scientifically grounded recommendations for adaptive forest management and stand protection were developed. These focus on optimizing sanitary cutting practices, shifting the emphasis toward removing freshly damaged trees rather than clearing standing deadwood, establishing resilient mixed forest cultures, and implementing an early pathology diagnostic system to preserve biodiversity and enhance the ecological resistance of Central Polissya forests. Additionally, it is noted that implementing the proposed monitoring system and adaptive measures will substantially minimize the economic and environmental losses of the region's forestry under conditions of prolonged climatic stress. These findings can serve as a basis for adjusting state strategies for afforestation and sustainable forest management.
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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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