Agronomy Research

Suitability of various onion (allium cepa) varieties for drying and long-term storage

Zavadska, O.; Bobos, І.; Fedosiy, I.; Podpriatov, H.; Komar, O.; Mazur, B.; Olt, Jüri (2021)

In the paper, the results are presented obtained in the research into the fresh bulbs and the dried products of 9 onion varieties cultivated in the conditions of the Ukrainian Forest Steppe area with regard to their ...

Concentrations of CO₂ from composting under different treatments

Karandušovská, I.; Hlinka, P.; Páleš, D.; Szabóová, T. (2021)

The aim of this study was to analyse the production of CO2 concentrations in relation to the composting technology used. Three loose piles of bio-waste (V1, V2, V3) were created with the same volume. V1 reference pile ...

Joint Business-to-Business recovery management: the moderating role of locus of failure

Nik Bakhsh, Naghmeh; Riivits-Arkonsuo, Iivi (2021)

Agricultural machinery manufacturers and services providers increasingly experience failure in core products and service deliveries. Despite the importance of recovery management in context, scant research exists on ...

Micromorphological features of the leaf epidermis of the evening primrose cultivars of the VILAR biocollection

Savchenko, O.M.; Totskaya, S.A.; Gryaznov, M.Yu. (2021)

Novelty of the work. For the first time, a comparative study of the epidermis of the leaf plates of four cultivars of Oenothera biennis L. was carried out. The aim of the work. Study and comparison of morpho-anatomical ...

China food security assessment

Chernova, V.Yu.; Kheyfets, B.A. (2021)

Ensuring food security is a strategic goal of any state, especially in the face of population growth. A review of the academic literature showed the presence of problems in ensuring a high level of food security in China: ...

Assessment of essential oil yield in three mint species in the climatic conditions of Central Russia

Shelepova, O.V.; Olekhnovich, L.S.; Konovalova, L.N.; Khusnetdinova, T.I.; Gulevich, A.A.; Baranova, E.N. (2021)

The aim of the study was to study the harvest time for the essential oil yield and its qualitative composition in three species of mint Mentha piperita L. (Peppermint), M. spicata L. (Spearmint) and M. arvensis var. ...

Sowing time effect on yield and quality of field beans in a changing meteorological situation in the Baltic region

Plūduma-Pauniņa, I.; Gaile, Z.; Bimšteine, G. (2021)

As field beans (Vicia faba L.) need a lot of moisture to germinate, growers believe that they should be sown as early as possible in the spring. Field trial was carried out at the LLU RSF “Pēterlauki”, from 2018 to 2020. ...

Theoretical research into operation of rotary potato harvester

Olt, Jüri; Bulgakov, V.; Bonchik, V.; Ruzhylo, Z.; Volskiy, V.; Melnik, V.; Ihnatiev, Ye.; Kaletnik, H. (2021)

The topic of the paper is the determination and justification of the rational design and kinematic parameters of clod breaking tools in rotary potato harvesters with the aim of improving their separating efficiency. A ...

Leaf nutrient status of tomatoes in coconut coir medium – differences in cultivars, impact on yield and quality

Osvalde, A.; Karlsons, A.; Cekstere, G. (2021)

Coconut coir as an alternative to rockwool is increasingly used as a substrate for soilless hydroponic greenhouse production of tomatoes. However, little is known about the nutrient status of tomatoes in coconut coir, ...

Diagnosis of the functional state of transformed acid soils agroecosystems depending on long-term anthropogenic loads

Olifir, Y.; Нabryel, A.; Partyka, T.; Havryshko, O.; Konyk, H. (2021)

The main priority of agro-industrial production has always been and remains to provide the global population and its yearly increments with food. The issue of soil fertility improvement is still the most important task ...

Evaluation of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotope ratio measurement data for characterization of organically and conventionally cultivated spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grain

Buša, L.; Bērtiņš, M.; Vīksna, A.; Legzdiņa, L.; Kobzarevs, D. (2021)

With the growing interest of public in the quality of their consumed food, organic produce has been steadily gaining an important place in everyday menus of our society. The growing demand has boosted organic farming and ...

Development of the mathematical model of the electric resistance baking process

Kulishov, B.; Minkin, D.; Fedorov, A.; Novoselov, A. (2021)

The work is dedicated to the development of the mathematical model of the electric resistance baking process for the purpose of predicting temperature changes during baking of dough pieces of arbitrary sizes. The equation ...

Enhanced assimilation rate due to seaweed biostimulant improves growth and yield of rice bean (Vigna umbellata)

Pascual, P.R.L.; Carabio, D.E.; Abello, N.F.H.; Remedios, E.A.; Pascual, V.U. (2021)

Rice beans are traditionally planted as intercrop to corn or as the main crop during dry season when corn production is difficult. The use of biostimulants is widely studied to ameliorate the adverse effects of biotic ...

Influence of mineral fertilizers on yielding capacity and quality of soft spring wheat grain

Radchenko, M.V.; Trotsenko, V.I.; Hlupak, Z.I.; Zakharchenko, E.A.; Osmachko, O.M.; Moisiienko, V.V.; Panchуshуn, V.Z.; Stotska, S.V. (2021)

The aim of the study is optimization of nutrition system for soft spring wheat plants through the use of mineral fertilizers in order to obtain high quality grain with simultaneous yield increase. Different doses of ...

Laboratory analyses for assessing the potential for biogas production of various agricultural residues in Greece

Aravani, V.P.; Tsigkou, K.; Kornaros, M.; Papadakis, V.G. (2021)

Greece produces significant amounts of agricultural and livestock waste. For the needs of this study, Greece was divided into a Northern and a Southern part and relevant proposals were made for residues that can be used ...

Effect of replacement of coated barley grain with hulless barley in diet on growth, carcass and meat quality traits of fattening pigs

Degola, L.; Jansons, I.; Šterna, V. (2021)

A amount of experimental pigs were 40 crossbred pigs (Yorkshire × Landrace). The initial body weight of pigs were average 27.0 kg. The goal of research was to assess the effect of replacement of coated barley grain with ...