Archive Volume 7

Number 1

70 Anniversary of Prof. Ivan ATANASSOV

Plant Science

Organic Farming: Back to the Past or the Solution for a Sustainable Agriculture? Chance and Challenge for the Bulgarian Agriculture!

L. Carlier

Received January, 5, 2001; accepted January, 21, 2001


Breeding Wheat Lines for Host-Plant Resistance to Cereal Leaf Beetle by Using the Cross-Mutation Method

K. Kostov

Received November, 10, 2000; accepted January, 20, 2001


Genetic Control of the Reaction to Common Bacterial Blight Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye in HR45 and NAB69 Dry Bean Lines Ph. vulgaris L.

D. Genchev and I. Kiryakov

Received November, 10, 2000; accepted January, 12, 2001


Possibilities for Establishing an Elite Mother Plant Stand of Promising Grapevine Cultivars and Clones in Bulgaria Through the Method of Tissue Culture

S. Pandeliev, I. Tzvetkov and V. Roytchev

Received December, 10, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


Effect of Cultar on the Photosynthetic Apparatus and Growth of Cherry Trees

V. Lichev, M. Berova and Z. Zlatev

Received January, 7, 2001; accepted January, 21, 2001


Reaction of Resistant and Sensitive Plants to Chlorsulfuron and Phenylurea Cytokinin 4-PU-30

G. Ts. Georgiev, E. T. Yakimova and L. K. Iliev

Received December, 5, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


Soil Science and Ecology

Mechanisms of Chelate Formation during Organo-mineral Melioration of Heavy Metals Polluted Acid Soils (I)

T. Raychev, A. Arsova, S. Popandova, G. Jozefaciuk, Z. Sokolowska and M. Hajnos

Received December, 10, 2000; accepted January, 5, 2001


Content of Macro and Microbiogenic Elements in the Grass Communities of the Field of Sofia Area

N. Georgiev

Received November, 10, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2000


Animal Science

Ecologically Friendly Approaches for Quality Evaluation of Herbaceous Forages in Bulgaria

I. Krachunov, T. Jeliazkov and A. Kirilov

Received January, 5, 2001; accepted January, 21, 2001


Somatic Cell Count, Milk Production and Properties of Goat Milk From Bulgarian Dairy White Breed

N. Petrova, P. Zunev and G. Uzunov

Received December, 15, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


Isoelectrophoretic Studies of Stage Specificity of Soluble Protein Expression of Apis mellifera L.

E. Ivanova, I. Dobrovolov and P. Tersieva

Received October, 5, 2000; accepted November, 21, 2000


Estimation of the Breeding Value of Stallions from Arabian Breed Regarding the Basic Body Measurements

I. Sabeva

Received March, 28, 2000; accepted December, 10, 2000


Effect of Balanced NPK and Micronutrient Fertilization of Mulberry Plantations on the Development and Productivity of Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)

H. Greiss and N. Petkov

Received December, 5, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


On the Regularity of Inheritance of Productive Indexes in Reciprocal Hybrids with the Participation of Genetically Sex-Marked Races of Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)

N. Petkov and Y. Nacheva

Received December, 5, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


Composition of Sheep Milk from Blackhead Pleven Breed

S. Boikovski and D. Georgieva

Received April, 5, 2000; accepted September, 21, 2000


Veterinary Medicine

Florfenicol and Thiamphenicol – Perspective Analogs of Chloramphenicol

T. Popova and N. Dimitrov

Received November, 10, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


Electrocardiographic Data in Some Heart Diseases of Dogs

V. Alexandrova and Y. Kostov

Received August, 5, 2000; accepted September, 21, 2000


Short Communications

Rates of Genetic Difference between Parent Breeds of Silkworm Moth (Bombvx mori L.) Hybrids for the Indexes of Intracocoon Unevenness and Intracocoon Concordance of the Silk Filament

Y. Nacheva. and N. Petkov

Received December, 8, 2000; accepted January, 15, 2001


Guide for authors


in memoriam


Number 2

Plant Science

Seed Dormancy in Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa L.) and its Relation with Plant Vegetation Periods

S. D. Stoyanova and St. N. Neykov

Received February, 15, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Entomophthoroses on Some Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) Observed in Bulgaria

S. Draganova, G. Trenchev and R. Tomov

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Some Morphological Peculiarities of Dihaploid Lines of Pickling Cucumbers and Possibility for Their Inclusion in the Heterosis Breeding

V. Nikolova

Received January, 10, 2001; accepted March, 10, 2001


Toxic Action of Plant Extracts on Some Pests of Economic Importance

N. Velcheva, N. Atanassov, V. Velchev, R. Vulcheva, O. Karadjova and M. Velichkova

Received January, 15, 2001; accepted March, 10, 2001


Some Morphological and Bioecological Characteristics of Iva xanthifolia (Nutt.)

S. Milanova

Received February, 21, 2001; accepted March, 18, 2001


To the Problem of the Weeds in Seed Production of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)

Ts. Dimitrova

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Influence of Ripening on Tomato Fruit Quality

G. Pevicharova and T. Todorov

Received January, 5, 2001; accepted February, 10, 2001


Genetic and Phenotypic Variability in Some Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var italica Pl.) Hybrids

K. Mihov and G. Antonova

Received February, 10, 2001; accepted March, 21, 2001


The Influence of Rootstock on the Growth and Productivity of Three Apricot Cultivars

M. Dimitrova

Received February, 21, 2000; accepted January, 21, 2001


Soil Science and Ecology

Role of Chelating Processes in Formation of Buffer Systems under Organo-mineral Melioration of Cu and Zn Polluted Acid Soils (II)

T. Raychev, A. Arsova, S. Popandova, G. Jjozefaciuk, Z. Sokolowska and M. Hajnos

Received December, 10, 2000; accepted March, 1, 2001


Animal Science

Changes in Amino Acid Composition and Content of Plastid Pigments in Alfalfa Regenerant Lines Under the Influence of Drought

A. Ilieva and V. Radeva

Received January, 5, 2001; accepted February, 21, 2001


Yield and Composition of Milk from Bulgarian White Dairy Goat

N. Petrova, P. Zunev, G. Uzunov and G. Gerchev

Received January, 5, 2001; accepted March, 21, 2001


Correlations Between the Morphological and Functional Traits of the Udder in Buffalo Cows from Bulgarian Murrah

K. Dimov

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Selection Aspects of the Quality of Movements in Horses From Arabian Breed

I. Sabeva

Received February, 5, 2001; accepted March, 18, 2001


Veterinary Medicine

Bioacumulation of Natural Radionuclides and Changes in the Lipid Peroxidation in Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and Roach (Rutilus rutilus)

M. Dimitrova, E. Uzunova, V. Bogdanova, V. Velcheva and Tz. Bacarjieva

Received November, 21, 2000; accepted February, 10, 2001


Isolation of Methicillin – Resistant Staphylococci from Meat and Milk Foodstuff

K. Bojkova and I. Stefanov

Received December, 21, 2000; accepted March, 1, 2001


Short Communications

Possibilities for Water Status Evaluation of Young Cherry Trees (Prunus avium L.) on Clonal Rootstock GM9 by Means of Some Physiological Markers

D. Dochev, V. Djouvinov, M. Gospodinova, K. Kolev, Ph. Boxus, V. Kerin, Z. Zlatev, N. Vichev, I. Kirkova and G. Stoimenov

Received February, 27, 2001; accepted March, 20, 2001


Effect of Oxamyl Treatment of Cucumber Seeds on Seedling Growth and Development

I. Dimov and P. Dimitrov

Received January, 19, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Number 3

Agricultural Economics

Urban Agriculture and Urban Planning in Bulgaria

P. Mishev and A. Yoveva

Received April, 20, 2001; accepted May, 10, 2001


The Food Market in Bulgaria

A. Simova and M. Koubratova

Received March, 10, 2001; accepted May, 18, 2001


Efficiency and Competitiveness of Bulgarian Cereal Farms

D. Kopeva and N. Noev

Received April, 7, 2001; accepted May, 22, 2001


Characteristics and Trends of the Bulgarian Foreign Trade with Food and Agricultural Products

A. Simova

Received March, 10, 2001; accepted April, 20, 2001


Some Problems of Technical Infrastructure in Rural Areas of Bulgaria and Poland during the Integration with European Union

D. Dinev, B. Khodanovich and R. Osypiuk

Received April, 21, 2001; accepted May, 10, 2001


Plant Sciences

Gliadin Analysis for Identification of 1BL/1RS Wheat-Rye Translocations and for Assessment of Protein Patterns in Aluminium Tolerant Genotypes

S. D. Stoyanova, D. B. Boyajieva and Ch. Ch. Phylipov

Received February, 10, 2001; accepted May, 11, 2001


Effect of Imidacloprid on the Tobacco Aphid (Myzus nicotianae Blackman) and the Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae Sulz.) – Vectors of Virus Diseases

O. Karadjova, D. Hristova and G. Adam

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Attack on Sunflower by Charcoal Rot (Sclerotium bataticola T.) under the Influence of Climate and Mineral Fertilization

V. Alexandrov and V. Koteva

Received March, 12, 2001; accepted May, 16, 2001


Virulence Survey of Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici in Bulgaria during the Period 1996-1999

M. Todorova and V. Kiryakova

Received April, 19, 2001; accepted May, 22, 2001


Susceptibility of the South American Leafminer Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanch) to Some Insecticides

O. Karadjova

Received March, 15, 2001; accepted May, 10, 2001


Carbon Dioxide under High Pressure as an Alternative in Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) Control

L. Markova

Received April, 5, 2001; accepted May, 28, 2001


Morphological Characteristics and Yield Structure of Some Brussels Sprouts Hybrids (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera L.)

K. Mihov and G. Antonova

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Biochemical and Organoleptic Evaluation of Bulgarian and Foreign (F1) Tomato Varieties for Fresh Consumption

G. Pevicharova and T. Todorov

Received April, 13, 2001; accepted May, 22, 2001


Effect of the Thinning of Ovaries on the Stem on the Growth and Productivity of Greenhouse Cucumbers

P. Dimitrov and M. Mihov

Received March, 10, 2001; accepted May, 22, 2001


Comparatively Investigation of Some Temperate Grasses and Legumes for Hay Production

V. Lingorski

Received March, 19, 2001; accepted May, 10, 2001


Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola Races in North-Eastern Bulgaria

I. Kiryakov

Received March, 15, 2001; accepted May, 10, 2001


Soil Science and Ecology

Ecomonitoring Study of the Condition of Soil Cenoses from Heavy Metals Contaminated Grounds

I. Velcheva, K. Sapundjieva and P. Kostadinova

Received December, 28, 2000; accepted May, 10, 2001


Animal Science

Phenotypic and Genotypic Parameters of the Basic Estimations from the Complex Assessment in Horses from Arabian Breed

I. Sabeva

Received March, 19, 2001; accepted May, 22, 2001


Composition of Buffalo Milk. Sources of Specific Effects on the Separate Components

Tz. Peeva

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Influence of the Factor Number of Lactation and the Lineal Belonging on the Buffalo Milk Composition

M. Tzankova

Received March, 30, 2001; accepted May, 22, 2001


Food Science

Technology for Production of Low Viscosity Drinking Yogurt

S. Minkova

Received March, 21, 2001; accepted May, 11, 2001


Short Communications

Mathematical Forecast of Breeding Effect Based on Cocoon Shell Weight Index of Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)

Y. Nacheva, N. Ptekov and P. Tzenov

Received November, 15, 2000; accepted May, 10, 2001


Variability of Isoelectrophoretic Spectra of Total Water-Soluble Proteins Depending on Honeybee Susceptibility to Bacillus larvae

E. Ivanova, I. Dobrovolov and P. Tersieva

Received December, 7, 2000; accepted March, 10, 2001


Number 4-5

Agricultural Economics

Agro-food Competitiveness in Slovenia: The Policy Analysis Matrix Approach

Š. Boinec

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Major International Trade Regulations of Bulgarian Agrarian Sector

A. Simova

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Plant Sciences

Influence of Direct Current upon Bud Dormancy in Grape Vine (Vitis vinifera L.)

P. Botyanski, V. Roychev and D. Braykov

Received July, 19, 2001; accepted September, 1, 2001


Identification of Potential Bud Fertility Parameters of Grapevine Cultivars Bolgar and Mavrud in the Autumn-Winter Period

V. Roychev and D. Braykov

Received July, 21, 2001; accepted September, 21, 2001


Decision Support System for Plant Protection in Winter Wheat

E. Uzunova and H. Krasteva

Received June, 5, 2001; accepted September, 15, 2001


Possibilities for Improvement of Onion Sets Planting Machine MSL-1.6 for Planting of Garlic Cloves

M. Mikhov and S. Vulchev

Received July, 16, 2001; accepted September, 1, 2001


Conformity of Electrophoretic Families of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Collection Samples in Bulgaria with Morphological and Economic Indexes.
III. Productivity

N. Tomlekova, L. Krasteva, I. Poryazov and P. Ivanov

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Preliminary Results of the Study of Between-Species Hybrid 70/3 (P. spinosa x P. cerasifera) with Characteristic Peculiarities of P. domestica Species

I. Minev

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Effect of Gamma Irradiation for Induction of Gynogenesis in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

V. Nikolova, V. Rodeva, M. Alexandrova and V. Stoeva

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Yields Structure of Sown Perennial Grasses in Foothill Region of Central Northern Bulgaria

V. Lingorski

Received March, 21, 2001; accepted September, 1, 2001


Changes in Quality of White Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) under Storage

K. Mihov

Received May, 29, 2001; accepted August, 1, 2001


Soil Science, Agrochemistry and Ecology

Relationship between Viral Infection and Heavy Metals in Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum)

E. Miteva, D. Hristova and S. Maneva

Received May, 28, 2001; accepted July, 16, 2001


Effect of Sunflower Fertilization with Increasing Nitrogen Rates at Different Seeding Terms

M. Stamboliev and M. Angelova

Received April, 6, 2001; accepted September, 21, 2001


Zinc Accumulation Capacity of the Meadow Vegetation in Different Mountain Areas (South and Central Bulgaria)

V. Kafedjiev, Tz. Odjakova, L. Angelow, P. Todorova and I. Petrova

Received April, 9, 2001; accepted September, 21, 2001


Food Science

Equations for the Calculation of Viscosity of Fruit Juice and Syrup

K. Kolarov, K. Dinkov, N. Menkov and D. Zhelyazkov

Received July, 21, 2001; accepted September, 21, 2001


Technology of Manufacture of High Viscosity Yogurt

S. Minkova

Received July, 21, 2001; accepted September, 21, 2001


The Effective Factors on Preparation of Low Degree Wheat Starch Phosphate and Its Characters

Zhongdong Liu

Received March, 28, 2001; accepted September, 1, 2001


Animal Science

Study on the Preservation Terms of Nondiapausing Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) Eggs at Low Temperature

P. Tzenov, Y. Nacheva and Y. Lazarov

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Effect of Temperature on Silkworm Moth (Bombyx mori L.) Development and Productivity

H. Greiss and N. Petkov

Received January, 2, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Testing of the Gene Bank Silkworm Moth Races for Parthenogenetic Development Predisposition

Y. B. Vassileva and P. I. Tzenov

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1,2001


Raising Larvae of the Tench (Tinca tinca L.)

R. Fleig, T. Gottschalk and T. Hubenova

Received July, 21, 2001; accepted September, 1, 2001


Rearing of Pike (Esox lucius L.) up to a Fingerling Size

T. Hubenova, A. Zaikov and J. Karanikolov

Received August, 29, 2001; accepted September, 15, 2001


Karyotype Study on High Incidence of Neonatal Mortality in Cattle

I. Dimitrova

Received July, 10, 2001; accepted September, 15, 2001


Research on the Dynamics of the Alleles from Amylase Locus in the Cattle Populations, Reared in Bulgaria

A. Teneva

Received June, 7, 2001; accepted September, 1, 2001


Transferrin Allelic and Phenotypic Dynamics of Bulgarian Brown Cattle Herds

A. Teneva, N. Chemshirova and I. Dimitrova

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Heritability and Repeatability of the Traits in Sheep from Blackhead Pleven Breed Depending on the Type and Mating

S. Boikovski, G. Stefanova and D. Georgieva

Received March, 30, 2001; accepted May, 11, 2001


The Effects of Forced Molt Treatment on Body Weight, Oviduct and Some Blood Biochemical Contituents in White Hysex Hens

D. Chotinsky

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Veterinary Medicine

Biochemical Studies of Vitamin E and Selenium Deficiency in Growing Piglets

H. Hristev, L. Belchev and A. Angelov

Received August, 29, 2001; accepted September, 15, 2001


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Report on the International Seminar on Molecular Markers and Plant Variety Testing

K. Roussanov

Number 6

Development of Agricultural Education in Bulgaria

I. Kouzmanova and D. Dochev


Agricultural Economics

Need for an Agri-Environmental Policy in Bulgaria

M. K. Hristova

Received October, 19, 2001; accepted November, 15, 2001


Plant Sciences

Wheat Breeding as a Basis of Grain Production in Bulgaria

I. Panayotov and T. Rachinski

Received November, 1, 2001; accepted December, 1, 2001


Conservation and Maintenance of Plant Varieties – an Important Step of the Co-ordinated Program for Plant Genetic Resources and UPOV Integration

S. D. Stoyanova

Received November, 1, 2001; accepted December, 1, 2001


Heterosis Effect in Hybrid Combinations of Dihaploid Sugar Beet Lines

G. Kikindonov and Tz. Kikindonov

Received August, 17, 2001; accepted October, 10, 2001


Epidemiology of Tomato Spotted Wilt Tospovirus in Bulgarian Tobacco Field

O. Karadjova, D. Hristova and G. Adam

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Entomopathogenic Fungi on Aphis Pomi De Geer (Homoptera: Aphididae) and Tetranychus Urticae K. (Acarina: Tetranychoidea)

S. Draganova and S. Simova

Received November, 21, 2001; accepted December, 1, 2001


Possibilities for Chemical Weed Control in the Cotton

M. Dimitrova, T. Georgieva and E. Laleva

Received June, 14, 2001; accepted November, 15, 2001


Inheritance and Correlations of Some Quantitative Fruit Characteristics in Relation of Improving the Efficiency of Breeding Selection of Pepper

N. Panayotov and D. Dimova

Received October, 19, 2001; accepted November, 15, 2001


Detection of Pear Decline Phytoplasma by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Bulgaria

M. Topchiiska and D. Sakalieva

Received September, 10, 2001; accepted November, 15, 2001


Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) Response to Seeding Rate, Seeding Date, Rate and Method of Phosphorus Application in a Mediterranean Type Environments

M. A. Turk and A. M. Tawaha

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Influence of the NPK – Fertilization Terms of Grass-Legume Mixture in Upland Region

V. Lingorski

Received September, 10, 2001; accepted November, 15, 2001


Animal Science

Estimation of Tryptophan Requirements for High Growth Rate in Pigs at 15 kg Live Weight:
I. Preliminary Investigations at Six Different Levels of Tryptophan Allowance Within 9 Days of Test

M. L. Simeonova

Received September, 5, 2001; accepted November, 10, 2001


Investigation of Some Reproductive Qualities in Three and Four-breed Crosses in Pigs

A. Apostolov, S. Slanev, A. Stoikov and E. Gineva

Received October, 19, 2001; accepted November, 15, 2001


Effect of Different Dietary Protein Level on Body Weight, Feed Consumption and Biological Ability of Semen on Turkey Breeder Males

S. Dimitrov and T. Angelova

Received September, 7, 2001; accepted November, 12, 2001


Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Adrenal Response to Immobilization and Adrenocorticotropin Administration in Goats

D. Gudev, S. Popova-Ralcheva, S. Alexandrov and P. Moneva

Received September, 10, 2001; accepted November, 5, 2001


Food Science

Regression Models of the Density of Fruit Juices and Syrups

K. Kolarov, E. Dimitrova and K. Dinkov

Received January, 21, 2001; accepted March, 1, 2001


Short communications

Level of Some Technogene Radionucleides in the Milk of Different Species Productive Animals

S. Boikovski and M. Tzankova

Received August, 21, 2001; accepted October, 10, 2001


Author Index


Subject Index


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