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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
Address:
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science
125, Tzarigradsko shosse Blvd., Block 1
1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Print preparation: Ivo Nikov
Printing: BPS Ltd
Volume 32 Number 3 June 2026
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
From waste to wealth: Challenges and opportunities in agricultural side-stream utilization for circular bio-economy in Kosovo
Hysen Bytyqi, Arben Mehmeti, Muhamet Zogaj, Kaltrina Berisha, Labinot Kryeziu and Rainer Waldhardt
Assessing food waste management in the restaurant sector in Republic of North Macedonia
Dushica Santa, Zvezda Bogevska, Ivana Velinova аnd Sonja Srbinovska
Unlocking the global potential of vetiver: Integrating digital technologies for economic growth in India
Parul Jain and Suhasini Verma
Prospects for use of ratoon agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions to achieve sustainable agriculture (Iraq as a model)
Saddam H. Cheyed, Adawiya Sajid Mustafa Al-Rawi, Waleed A. T. El-Fahdawi, Hamid Abdullah Salih and Noor Ayad Rasheed
Factors of innovations adoption in the Albanian agricultural sector – an econometric approach
Myslym Osmani, Arben Kambo and Ilir Tomorri
Implementation of digital forms for integrated data processing and information analysis: A factor for sustainable development of agriculture
Maria Doneva, Iliana B. Nacheva, Petya Metodieva, Mihaela Mihailova Mihailova, Rumena Gandeva, Angel Stankov Sarov and Boryana Kozareva
AGROCHEMISTRY AND SOIL SCIENCE
Transition to sustainable agriculture in Russia: Problems of soil resources
Mitrofanov Sergey Vladimirovich, Orlova Nadezhda Vladimirovna, Bogdanchikov Ilya Yurievich, Savina Natalia Pavlovna and Shevchuk Artem Alexandrovich
Ultra-trace alkali metals and geographic origin of Pak choi growing in the Northern Vietnam
Mac The Vinh, Truong Ngoc Minh and Nguyen Thi Minh Tu
Opportunities for the development of agriculture in Nigeria
Plamena Yankova, Pavlina Naskova, Dragomir Plamenov and Ivan Pachev
Current state of soil microstructure in the Kur-Araz lowland of the Azerbaijan by remote sensing and photometry
Rana Hasanova Baba-zade Alakbar, Anara Nasirova Ikhtiyar, Matanat Aliyeva Mirismayil, Aynur Suleymanova Vagif, Turkan Hasanova Allahverdi and Gunel Asgarova Farhad
Mapping agricultural business models to foster socioeconomic opportunities: Insights from Europe
Dimitre Nikolov, Ivan Boevsky, Krasimir Kostenarov, Ekatherina Tzvetanova, Martin Banov, Laura Zavattaro, Josef Krasa, Tomas Dostal, Gunther Carl Liebhard, Peter Strauss, Zsofia Bakacsi, Csilla Hudek, Jose A. Gómez and Maria Gema Guzman Diaz
Impact of biochar on the mobility of heavy metals in reclaimed sites from mining activities in the Medet mine area
Milena Harizanova, Lyuba Nenova, Maya Benkova, Tsetska Simeonova, Milchena Atsenova and Irena Atanassova
PLANT SCIENCE
Specialized trait collections for the different selection directions in cotton. II. Specialized trait collections based on exceptional characteristics for ecological cotton production and heterosis selection
Neli Valkova, Valentina Dimitrova, Minka Koleva and Spasimira Nedyalkova
Changes in the weed population and species composition in maize agrocenoses depending on soil tillage methods and fertilization in the Northern Steppe of Ukraine
Mikhail Shevchenko, Oleksandr Tsyliuryk, Oleksandr Mytsyk, Sergey Shevchenko, Lidiya Desyatnyk, Kateryna Derevenets-Shevchenko, Oleksandr Havryushenko and Dmytro Novikov
Elements of nitrogen metabolism based on the nitrogen uptake of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars grown in a four-field crop rotation
Margarita Nankova and Atanas Atanasov
PLANT GENETICS
Formation of the quality potential of winter common wheat varieties under the influence of the applied herbicides
Sonya Doneva and Zornica Petrova
Evaluation of pre and post-emergence herbicides for weed control in potato crop
Rozafa Fetahaj, Arben Mehmeti, Aldi Hoxha, Marigona Morina-Gashi and Zvonko Pacanoski
Morphological and molecular identification of rust-red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Basrah Governorate, Iraq
Athmar K. Khazal, Dhia K. Kareem and Amal S. Abdulredha
Genetic diversity and population structure of modern Bulgarian tomato: Insights from molecular and biochemical data
Elena G. Todorovska, Nikolai K. Christov, Stefan V. Tsonev, Daniela G. Ganeva, Stanislava Y. Grozeva, Ivanka I. Tringovska and Nasya B. Tomlekova
PLANT PROTECTION
In silico re-assessment of RT-qPCR assays for detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Morteza Haghi and Serpil Erilmez
Natural minerals as a means of limiting Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani on tomato
Katya Vasileva, Georgy Velichkov and Vinelina Yankova
ANIMAL SCIENCE
Evaluation of effect of treated water on production traits of broiler chickens
Mitko Lalev, Ivelina Ivanova, Nadya Mincheva, Pavlina Hristakieva, Magdalena Oblakova, Nikolay Ivanov, Krasimir Velikov and Ivan Slavov
Reproductive and meat characteristics and distribution of the Japanese Wagyu breed around the world, in Europe and Bulgaria – Overview
Tatyana Ivanova, Lora Mondeshka and Tsvetan Markov
Mathematical evaluation of the synchronization of mechanical oscillations in a cow milking system
Kazimieras Ragulskis, Algimantas Bubulis, Vytautas Jurenas, Joris Vezys, Petras Paskevicius, Liutauras Ragulskis, Antanas Sederevicius, Vaidas Oberauskas and Juozas Zemaitis
Quantitative trait loci related to milk productivity in dairy cattle
Radostina Stoykova-Grigorova, Milena Bozhilova-Sakova, Tanya Ivanova, Tsonka Odjakova, Katerina Stefanova, Denis Viryanski
The role of ketosis on the occurrence of mastitis and their mutual influence on milk yield in one lactation period in cows
Dejan Janevski, Miodrag Radinović and Jovana Krivokapić
Use of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) as forage in the diet of small ruminants
Filipa Inês Pitacas, Carlos Manuel Gaspar Reis and António Moitinho Rodrigues
FISHERY AND AQUACULTURES
Priority substances in Adriatic Sea. Case study: Water of Durres and Vlora ports, Albanian coastline
Bledar Murtaj, Esmeralda Halo, Aurel Nuro, Jonida Tahiraj, Sonila Kane, Elda Marku and Pranvera Lazo
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES
Advanced technologies for developing sorghum-based biscuits
Iliana Lazova-Borisova, Stanimir Enchev and Radena Nenova