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Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science (BJAS)® is a peer-reviewed, open access, online and print journal, issued bimonthly. It has been published in English since 1995. It publishes original research papers, review articles and brief communications from all areas of agricultural science including agricultural economics, agroecology, agrochemisty and soil science, crop science, plant protection, animal science, veterinary medicine, fisheries and aquaculture, agricultural engineering, food technologies and other related areas.

ISSN 1310-0351 - print
ISSN 2534-983X - online

Publisher: Agricultural Academy of Bulgaria
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dsc. Eng. Martin Banov
Executive editor: Estel Dimitrova
E-mail: bjas@agriacad.bg
Web: https://agriacad.eu/ojs/index.php/bjas

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125, Tzarigradsko shosse Blvd., Block 1
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Print preparation: Ivo Nikov
Printing: BPS Ltd

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Volume 32 Number 2 April 2026

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Measuring the performance of dairy farms using financial ratios: The case of the Baltic States and Poland

Ovidija Eičaitė and Deiva Mikelionytė


Fostering entrepreneurial intentions among millennial farmers in the agricultural sector: An extended theory of planned behavior approach

Retno Lantarsih, Untoro Budi Surono and Yumarlin MZ


The analysis of structure, conduct, and market performance of the Indonesian sago: A case study in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sri Hastuty Saruman, Masyhuri, Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo and Jamhari


AGROCHEMISTRY AND SOIL SCIENCE

Allelopathy of aqueous extracts from Cyperus species on the germination of Tridax procumbens L.

Wanda Wenceslau Martins Pimentel, Carlos Luiz da Silva, Andressa Cristina Ribeiro Assunção, José Jailson Lima Bezerra, Luan Danilo Ferreira de Andrade Melo, João Luciano de Andrade Melo Junior, Renan Cantalice de Souza, Ticiano Gomes do Nascimento and Ana Paula do Nascimento Prata


Modern approaches in the study of soil bioactivity in Katekh and Garakli village (Azerbaijan) irrigated alluvial meadow and mountain forest brown soils

Gunay Mammadova, Shalala Salimova, Gulnar Aliyeva, Vusala Isagova and Turkan Hasanova


Influence of different irrigation scheduling and mineral fertilization on tomato determinant sort “Nikolina” F1

Vesela Petrova-Branicheva, Emil Dimitrov, Antoaneta Gigova and Maria Ivanova


The bioaccumulation of heavy metal (mercury) in the food chain

Sonja Ketin, Srdjan Tomic, Stanko Bulajic, Sanja Jevtic, Marko Andrejic, Rade Vasiljevic and Obrad Cabarkapa


Seed productivity of mustard depending on varietal characteristics and application of mineral fertilizers

Irina Mykolaiko, Valentine Polishchuk, Anatolii Balabak, Volodymyr Doronin and Anna Brovdi


PLANT SCIENCE

Quality and nutritive value analysis of perennial forage grasses under mountain conditions

Tatyana Bozhanska and Biser Bozhanski


Growing forage grasses on the degraded lands in the Southern Steppe zone of Ukraine

Galyna Iutynska, Raisa Vozhegova, Stanislav Goloborodko, Liudmyla Tytova, Olena Dubynska, Liudmyla Bilіavska, Dragutin Đukić and Monika Stojanova


Detection and phylogenic relationships of Xylella fastidiosa strains from different host plants

Jebraeil Bahmani, Nader Hasanzadeh, Maryam Ghayeb Zamharir and Behrouz Harighi


Optimizing saffron cultivation in Lebanon: Effects of crop density and fertilization on yield and corm growth

Youssef Abou Obeid, Layla Naim, Nidal Shaban, Zehiro Grigor and Fadi Sami Karam 


PLANT GENETICS

Chemical composition of Oriental tobacco of Krumovgrad ecotype in relation to quality and combustibility

Violeta Nikolova, Nikolay Nikolov, Radka Bozhinova and Venelina Popova


Biological study of fungicides for downy mildew control in melons (Cucurbitaceae Family)

Atanas Ivanov, Elitsa Kolentsova and Rumyana Prodanova


Tomato seeds coated with Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil nanoemulsion: Antifungal action and maintenance of physiological quality

Júlia Lima Baute, Raquel Maria de Oliveira Pires, Luan Rezende Peccini, Gabriela Ribeiro Gontijo, Adilson Vidal Costa, Vagner Tebaldi de Queiroz, José Manoel Ferreira de Lima Cruz and Ivan David Briceño Pinzón


Selectivity of mesotrione and tembotrione to white oat cultivars

Gesieli Priscila Buba, Clovis Arruda Souza, Camila Cigel, Franciele Fatima Fernandes and Eliton Fachin Cardoso


Nanocoating-konjac enriched natural antimicrobials to maintain the quality of Siam Kintamani oranges at various ripeness

Luh Suriati, I Gusti Bagus Udayana, Ni Made Ayu Suardani Singapurwa, I. Putu Candra, I. Wayan Widiantara Putra and Putu Ajus Raditya


Study of the content of total phenols and antioxidants in Bulgarian grape varieties after freeze-drying

Georgi Angelov


Evaluation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) elite lines for adaptability under semi-arid climatic conditions

Aamir Raza, Ikram Ul-Haq, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Samrin Gul, Ejaz Ashraf, Shayan Fatima and Umar Farooq


Efficiency of yield-based tolerance indices to identify suitable genotypes for stress and non-stress environments

Nikolay Tsenov and Margarita Nankova


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Feeding strategies and management of feed resources in cattle farms in the province of Khenchela, Algeria

Abdelghafour Abaidia, Toufik Benhizia, Salim Lebbal, Azzeddine Zeraib and Allaoua Boumezaouet


Effect of dietary protein source on net utilization of energy and protein in the carcass of fattening steers

Gancho Ganchev, Milena Mihaylova and Dimo Penkov


Initial investigations for detection of aflatoxin B1 through nanostructured membranes

Nadezhda Sertova, Maya Ignatova, Yvette Ngono-Ravache and Philippe Banet


Effect of different physical forms of calf starter feed on some rumen parameters

Gancho Ganchev, Todor Slavov and Krum Nedelkov


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

The impact of packaging design elements on consumer quality perception

Saimir Dinaj and Violeta Lajqi Makolli 


Food security policy transformation: A bibliometric analysis and global overview

Akbar Hariputra, Hary Sastryawanto, Endang Siswati and Fatchur Rozci


Evaluation of the vegetative mass in peanut selection materials

Ana Dimitrova