Archive Volume 27

Number 1

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Consumers’ concern on food safety for domestic fresh tomato and its socio-economic factors in Albania-a multinomial regression approach

Myslym Osmani, Mira Andoni and Arben Kambo

Received: October, 17, 2019; Accepted: November, 27, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


The Common Agricultural Policy promotes a US-like development of the European agriculture

Michael Glowinkel, Marian Mocan and Manfred Külkens

Received: May, 7, 2020; Accepted: June, 3, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


A simple procedure to reduce production risk in vegetables double cropping: An evidence from Jourdan

Bassam Aldeseit and Ali Al-Sharafat

Received: May, 26, 2020; Accepted: June, 18, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Ecological and economic problems of fertilizers application in crop production

Sergey Berezuk, Natalia Pryshliak and Ivan Zubar

Received: November, 11, 2019; Accepted: March, 7, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Land use management and carrying capacity of Bangsri Micro Watershed, East Java, Indonesia: A baseline study

Rini Dwiastuti, Nuri Nurlaila Setiawan, Anisa Aprilia, Fitrotul Laili and Putri Budi

Received: August, 26, 2020; Accepted: November, 3, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Autoregressive approach for exploring the gross value added in agriculture and the number of agricultural holdings in Bulgaria

Tsvetana Harizanova – Metodieva and Hristina Harizanova – Bartos

Received: December, 12, 2019; Accepted: January, 8, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Assessing effective factors for export of Iranian dates to European Union using a gravity model

Mohammad Ghorbani, Suren Kulshreshtha and Milad Aminizadeh

Received: October, 23, 2019; Accepted: December, 20, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


Governance transformation of the Bulgarian cooperative movement: values, principles, practices and members’ satisfaction

Angel Sarov

Received: November, 19, 2019; Accepted: December, 2, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Environmental sustainability of Bulgarian agriculture

Dilyana Mitova


Features of adaptation of varieties and selected forms of different types of red currants to damaging abiotic factors

Olga Panfilova, Sergey Knyazev, Olga Golyaeva, Mikhail Tsoy and Olga Kalinina

Received: December, 11, 2019; Accepted: January, 15, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


System approach to organic producers’ marketing activities based on the sustainable development concept

Roman Bezus and Lilia Golovko

Received: November, 15, 2019; Accepted: December, 16, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

Correlation and regression relationships between quantity and quality indicators of forage of Lotus corniculatus L. and Festuca rubra L., treated by bio-fertilizers

Tatyana Bozhanska

Received: November, 25, 2019; Accepted: January, 17, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


PLANT SCIENCE

Influence of plantation age and density on Cornel-Tree yields

Argir Zhivondov, Neli Keranova and Svetla Pandova

Received: November, 19, 2019; Accepted: December, 9, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


Chemical and technological characteristics of large leaf tobacco Virginia 0842

Maria Kasheva, HristoBozukov and Yovcho Kochev

Received: May, 14, 2020; Accepted: June, 18, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Comparison of changes in structural carbohydrates and enzyme digest­ibility during vegetation in permanent and temporary grazing pastures

Ina Stoycheva and Viliana Vasileva

Received: January, 7, 2020; Accepted: February, 20, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


PLANT GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Population structure and diversity analysis of Indica and Japonica rice genotypes

Anirban Nath, Disharee Nath and Tapash Dasgupta

Received: October, 18, 2019; Accepted: January, 22, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


DNA fingerprinting and molecular characterization of mango (Mangifera spp.) cultivars in Vietnam using ITS DNA barcode

Viet The Ho, Ngan Tram Tu and Thi An Nguyen

Received: November, 22, 2019; Accepted: December, 30, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

First report of Fusarium Oxysporum Schlecht. emend. Snyder and Hansen causing wilt of lettuce in Bulgaria.
Short Communicattion

Ivo T. Yanashkov and Tzenko D. Vatchev

Received: November, 12, 2019; Accepted: December, 9, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


An overview of the diversity of pathogens causing bacterial spot on tomato and pepper in Bulgaria

Nevena Bogatzevska, Taca Vancheva-Ebben, Katya Vasileva, Yoana Kizheva and Penka Moncheva

Received: May, 2019; Accepted: August, 16, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


State of the art on southern corn leaf blight disease incited by Cochliobolus heterostrophus: detection, pathogenic variability and novel control measures

Abdulaziz Bashir Kutawa, Khairulmazmi Ahmad, Asgar Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Mohd Aswad Abdul Wahab and Kamaruzaman Sijam

Received: September, 16, 2020; Accepted: December, 3, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera Hübner) – a key pest on sweet corn

Nedyalka Palagacheva and Atanas Sevov

Received: November, 8, 2019; Accepted: December, 12, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Growth indicators and structure of headed cabbage production depending on the fertilization applied

Ivanka G. Mitova and Nikolai S. Dinev

Received: January, 3, 2020; Accepted: January, 27, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Morpho-physiological responses of maize hybrids as a function prohexadione calcium doses applied in the vegetative phase

João Francisco Costa Carneiro Junior, Clovis Arruda Souza, Magaiver Gindri Pinheiro, Elijanara Raissa Silva and Ana Larissa Pinto da Silva

Received: April, 20, 2020; Accepted: August, 5, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Lixisols and Acrisols on the territory of Strandzha Mountain

Ludmila Malinova, Kameliya Petrova and Bilyana Grigorova-Pesheva

Received: April, 1, 2020; Accepted: May, 21, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Mapping analysis of the wetland loss in Loukkos (Morocco) under agricultural managements

Said El Falah, Mohamed Dakki and Ismail Mansouri

Received: November, 14, 2019; Accepted: December, 27, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of dietary marine microalgae Schizochytrium limacinum on natural humoral immunity of broiler chickens

Lilyan Sotirov, Stefan Denev, Sachka Chobanova, Nadya Bozakova, Кatya Velichkova, Toncho Dinev and Tsvetoslav Koinarski

Received: November, 17, 2019; Accepted: December, 3, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


Economic efficiency of rearing Karakachan sheep in the mountain re­gions of Bulgaria

Stanimira Slavova, Staika Laleva, Yovka Popova and Tsonka Odzhakova

Received: November, 22, 2019; Accepted: December, 16, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


Adaptation mechanisms of the pancreas enzyme system of calves after the introduction of ultrafine chromium particles into the ration

Svyatoslav V. Lebedev, Olga V. Kvan, Irina A. Gavrish, Elena V. Sheida and Ilmira Z. Gubaidullina

Received: May, 13, 2019; Accepted: November, 19, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

Valorization of waste by-products of rose oil production as feedstuff phytonutrients

Stefan Dragoev, Dessislava Vlahova-Vangelova, Dessislav Balev, Dimitar Bozhilov and Soleya Dagnon

Received: March, 15, 2020; Accepted: May, 5, 2020; Published: February, 28, 2021


Rheological and structural properties of tomato ketchup as affected by the addition of native and modified starches

Mina Dzhivoderova-Zarcheva, Kremena Nikovska and Kamelia Dimova

Received: November, 22, 2019; Accepted: December, 16, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


Antimicrobial activity of methanolic and ethanolic crude extracts of carp, peel and seed of Punica granatum L.

Emad I. Hussein, Wesam Al Khateeb, Mutaz A. Abd Al-Razaq, Jacob H. Jacob, Khalaf Alhussaen and Abdul-Salam F. Juhmani

Received: November, 15, 2019; Accepted: December, 6, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021


Number 2

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Synergy between the biological factor and the institutional environment in agriculture

Plamena Yovchevska

Received: January, 4, 2021; Accepted: February, 9, 2021; Published: April, 30, 2021


Integration GIS and multicriteria analysis critical land farming in Welang watershed

Maroeto, Rossyda Priyadarshini and Wahyu Santoso

Received: September, 3, 2020; Accepted: February, 5, 2021; Published: April, 30, 2021


Competition power of Turkey’s tomato export and comparison with Balkan countries

Adem Aksoy and Haluk Caglar Kaymak

Received: January, 16, 2020; Accepted: February, 20, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


Sustainability status of paddy cultivation on marginal peat soils in Indonesia

Muhammad Faiz Barchia, Andi Ishak, Satria Putra Utama and Ridha Rizki Novanda

Received: August, 31, 2020; Accepted: February, 5, 2021; Published: April, 30, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Challenges in the development of the wine industry: an exploratory study

Sanja Jelić Milković, Krunoslav Zmaić and Tihana Sudarić

Received: October, 16, 2020; Accepted: February, 2, 2021; Published: April, 30, 2021


A meta-analysis and model calculations of economic indicators in suckler cow herds

Jindrich Kvapilik, Ludek Barton and Jan Syrucek

Received: December, 3, 2019; Accepted: January, 27, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Convergent analysis of waste water practices among EU countries

Bozhidar Ivanov and Hrabrin Bachev

Received: January, 3, 2021; Accepted: February, 20, 2021; Published: April, 30, 2021


Physiological and agronomic assessment of tolerance to drought of perspective breeding lines common winter wheat

Radoslav Chipilski and Zlatina Uhr

Received: November, 4, 2019; Accepted: February, 14, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

Effect of mycorrhization treatment on the yield and quality of highbush blueberries in conditions of replantation

Zofia Zydlik, Piotr Zydlik, Dariusz Kayzer and Robert Wieczorek

Received: June, 3, 2020; Accepted: August, 5, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021

PLANT SCIENCE

Adaptability and breeding value of soybean varieties of Poltava breeding

Liudmyla Biliavska, Yurii Biliavskiy, Olexandr Mazur and Olena Mazur

Received: July, 16, 2019; Accepted: September, 17, 2019; Published: April, 30, 2021


In vitro propagation of Vaccinium corymbosum L.

Maria Georgieva and Violeta Kondakova

Received: April, 20, 2020; Accepted: October, 29, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


Effect of seed treatment by selenium and silicon on the absorption of heavy metals by barley plants under soil drought

Yuriy Ivanovich Enakiev, Anastasia Andreevna Lapushkina, Vsevolod Mikhailovich Lapushkin and Igor Vasilievich Vernichenko

Received: January, 23, 2020; Accepted: February, 11, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


PLANT GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Using the GY* trait interaction in ecological field trials to evaluate grain yield of wheat varieties

Todor Gubatov, Nikolay Tsenov and Ivan Yanchev

Received: March, 7, 2019; Accepted: June, 27, 2019; Published: April, 30, 2021


Variability of meiotic recombination and cytological parameters in F1 tomato hybrids under extreme environmental conditions

Aleksey Samovol, Sergey Kondratenko and Еlena Mogilnaya

Received: November, 14, 2019; Accepted: January, 29, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Evaluation of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) accessions for infestation by pests

Vinelina Yankova, Velichka Todorova and Dima Markova

Received: July, 30, 2020; Accepted: August, 31, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


Effects of some herbicides on the leaf apparatus of young vine (Vitis vinifera L.)

Neli Prodanova-Marinova, Yordanka Belberova and Emil Tsvetanov

Received: February, 19, 2020; Accepted: April, 2, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


Reaction of the new grain sorghum variety Maxibel to soil herbicides

Stanimir Enchev and Rumen Bazitov

Received: February, 20, 2020; Accepted: March, 27, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Approach to reporting heavy metal, metalloid and toxic element contamination in land evaluation of reclaimed soils

Martin Banov

Received: August, 14, 2020; Accepted: September, 21, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


ANIMAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Influence of mc4r mutations in traits of tested Danube white purebred pigs

Katya Eneva, Apostol Apostolov, Radka Nedeva, Atanas G. Atanasov, Bogdan Szostak and Radostina Stoikova

Received: February, 20, 2020; Accepted: March, 27, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

Intracohort cannibalism in European catfish (Silurus glanis L.) larvae under controlled rearing conditions at different stocking densities

Vasilka Krasteva and Maria Yankova

Received: November, 19, 2019; Accepted: April, 3, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

Comparative study on the quality characteristics of yoghurt produced by caw milks with different somatic cells count

Ertugrul Bilgucu, Galin Y. Ivanov, Tatyana B. Balabanova and Ivelina V. Ivanova

Received: July, 17, 2019; Accepted: December, 18, 2019; Published: April, 30, 2021


Phytochemical constituents of pressurized liquid extract from Ziziphus jujubа Mill. (Rhamnaceae) fruits and in vitro inhibitory activity on α-glucosidase, pancreatic α-amylase and lipase

Dora Trifonova, Ivanka Stoilova, Andrey Marchev, Petko Denev, Galena Angelova, Anna Lante and Albert Krastanov

Received: October, 21, 2019; Accepted: November, 8, 2019; Published: April, 30, 2021


Investigation of the flux, selectivity and concentration factor during ultrafiltration of goat’s milk

Siyka Kodinova and Mariya Dushkova

Received: September, 11, 2019; Accepted: January, 9, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Parameters of the herbicide spraying system for oil-bearing rose production

Snezhan Bozhkov

Received: January, 7, 2020; Accepted: January, 15, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

An analysis of the capacity building needs of rice farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

Kemi F. Omotesho, Adeniyi F. Akinrinde, Ajoke O. Kayode and Deborah A. Olabode

Received: September, 17, 2019; Accepted: January, 14, 2020; Published: April, 30, 2021


Number 3

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Assessing governance aspect of agrarian sustainability in Bulgaria

Hrabrin Bachev, Bojidar Ivanov and Angel Sarov

Received: February, 25, 2020; Accepted: March, 9, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Trade performance of the ten most traded agri-food products between Nigeria, EU28 and ECOWAS

Nahanga Verter, Ivo Zdrahal, Barbora Dankova and Winifred Udende

Received: July, 13, 2020; Accepted: January, 14, 2021; Published: June, 2021


Empowerment strategies for coffee farmers based on the SOAR Analysis: A case study in the Dieng Mountains

Dewi Dzakiroh, Suwarto and Heru lrianto

Received: August, 31, 2020; Accepted: March, 29, 2021; Published: June, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Value chain coordination and standards: the case of greenhouse vegetables in Albania

Remzi Keco and Irena Gjika

Received: July, 15, 2020; Accepted: March, 12, 2021; Published: June, 2021


Analysis of the motivation of agricultural workers in Bulgaria and Hungary

Peter Karacsony and Mikhail V. Vinichenko

Received: June, 28, 2020; Accepted: September, 2, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Agriculture supply chain performance and added value of cocoa: a study in Kare village, Indonesia

Pawana Nur Indah, Risqi Firdaus Setiawan, Hamidah Hendrarini, Endang Yektingsih and Rifan Jefri Sunarsono

Received: July, 23, 2020; Accepted: February, 19, 2021; Published: June, 2021


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Assessment of physicochemical and аgrochemical indicators of the composting process

Mariana Hristova, Milena Harizanova and Irena Atanassova

Received: March, 4, 2020; Accepted: April, 13, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Use of cell selection tools in the creation of agricultural crop varieties resistant to abiotic stress

Irina Аnikina, Elena Oves, Zhanna Adamzhanova and Nursultan Kaynidenov

Received: October, 17, 2020; Accepted: January, 14, 2021; Published: June, 2021


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

Influence of diatomite and its combinations with manure on the fertility of leached black earth soil (chernozem) and on the yield of vegetable crops

Elena Evgenievna Kuzina, Alexander Nikolaevich Arefyev and Evgeny Nikolaevich Kuzin

Received: January, 22, 2020; Accepted: February, 24, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Growing of green beans in open field by application of biofertilizers

Hriska Boteva, Tsvetanka Dintcheva and Boyan Arnaoudov

Received: February, 26, 2020; Accepted: May, 20, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Allelopathic tolerance in broad bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions to Sorghum halepense extracts

Natalia Georgieva

Received: October, 7, 2020; Accepted: December, 25, 2020; Published: June, 2021


PLANT SCIENCE

Chickpea plant model for the climatic conditions of the Sadovo region according to the yield components

Sofia Petrova

Received: January, 29, 2020; Accepted: August, 6, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Assessment of initial material for stevia selection (Stevia rebaudiana B.)

Ahmed Mehmed, Stanimir Enchev and Stanislav Bozhimirov

Received: February, 20, 2020; Accepted: March, 27, 2020; Published: June, 2021


PLANT GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Genetic variation of gliadins and some quality characteristics in spelt wheat

Gergana Desheva, Bozhidar Kyosev, Maria Sabeva and Manol Deshev

Received: February, 27, 2020; Accepted: May, 14, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Physiologic specialization of Puccinia triticina Erikss. and effectiveness of Lr genes in Bulgaria

Vanya Ivanova, Stilyana Velikova and Dimitrina Nikolova

Received: December, 17, 2019; Accepted: February, 21, 2020; Published: June, 2021


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Role of medicinal plants as green pesticides against Alternaria blight

Surbhi Gupta and Nidhi Didwania

Received: August, 19, 2019; Accepted: May, 20, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Cytotoxic and mutagenic effects of pesticides Verita WG and Actara 25 WG on sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and onion (Allium cepa L.)

Teodora Popova, Penka Vasileva, Ivan Stoyanov, Iliyana Ilieva, Teodora Staykova and Evgeniya Ivanova

Received: November, 13, 2019; Accepted: February, 5, 2020; Published: June, 2021


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Technological framework for precise management of the system “soil-plants-ground atmosphere”

Martin Banov, Nikola Kolev and Pavel Milenov

Received: February, 20, 2020; Accepted: March, 27, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Effects of different irrigation technologies on irrigation scheduling and production of onion

Vesela Petrova-Branicheva

Received: February, 28, 2020; Accepted: March, 20, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Effect of mineral and organic fertilization on the dynamics of biomass accumulation of sugar and fodder beet

Elena Dimcheva, Stanimir Enchev and Tzvetan Kikindonov

Received: February, 20, 2020; Accepted: March, 27, 2020; Published: June, 2021


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Determination of heavy metals in liver and skeletal muscles of pigs and calves: experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edhem Haskovic, Tidza Muhic-Sarac, Maja Lukic, Maja Marjanovic, Sabina Zero and Erna Islamagic

Received: February, 11, 2020; Accepted: March, 2, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Feeding ewe lambs replacing sunflower meal with soybeans and peas

Ina Stoycheva

Received: May, 29, 2020; Accepted: March, 30, 2021; Published: June, 2021


Ultrasonographic study of the plantar region of the hindlimb in a pure breed Catalan donkey

Pеre Miquel Parés-Casanova and Laura Junquera-Muñoz

Received: July, 15, 2020; Accepted: October, 1, 2020; Published: June, 2021


VETERINARY SCIENCE

Characterization of Escherichia coli strains isolated from pigs in semi-industrial swine farm importing gilts pigs from Western European country

Albena Dimitrova, Simeon Yordanov and Krasimira Petkova

Received: February, 25, 2020; Accepted: March, 9, 2020; Published: June, 2021


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

Production of a pasteurized functional drink containing wheatgrass and apple juice

Arbenita Hasani, Renata Kongoli, Artiona Laze, Olga Popovska and Edmond Rexhepi

Received: March, 3, 2020; Accepted: March, 26, 2020; Published: June, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Construction of green roofs and walls, hanging gardens and water cascade for an extension between the Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland

Yanko Aleksandrov

Received: April, 30, 2020; Accepted: December, 23, 2020; Published: June, 2021


Number 4

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

The role of CAP subsidies in reducing socio-economic marginalisation in Romanian rural areas

Nicola Galluzzo

Received: January, 22, 2021; Accepted: February, 2, 2021; Published: August, 2021


Survey of German farmers towards the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy on their businesses

Michael Glowinkel, Marian Mocan and Manfred Külkens

Received: September 14, 2020; Accepted: February 2, 2021; Published: August, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

A SWOT analysis of groundnut farm households: Evidence from Mirzapur District in India

Mosab I. Tabash, Pawan Kumar Singh, Rajiv Kumar Bhatt and Alok Kumar Pandey

Received: July 17, 2020; Accepted: February 10, 2021; Published: August, 2021


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Combined use of probiotics and other active ingredients in broiler production during free antibiotic period – an update review

Sugiharto Sugiharto

Received: December, 10, 2020; Accepted: April, 30, 2021; Published: August, 2021


PLANT SCIENCE

Fertilizing dosage on three patchouli varieties (Pogostemon cablin Benth.) to reduce the effects of drought stress

Nasruddin, Erwin Masrul Harahap, Chairani Hanum and Luthfi Aziz Mahmud Siregar

Received: January 29, 2020; Accepted: August 6, 2020; Published: August, 2021


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

In vitro effect of plant extracts and exudates on mycelium growth of fungal plant pathogens

Slavtcho Slavov, Petar Yordanov and Milena Nikolova

Received: March 13, 2020; Accepted: May 5, 2020; Published: August 30, 2021


Phytopathological assessment of reaction of genotypes from variety group burley tobacco to economically important viral diseases

Yonko Yonchev and Yovko Dyulgerski

Received: April, 21, 2020; Accepted: August, 4, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Epicoccum nigrum – isolation, characterization and potential for biological control of Botrytis cinerea

Petya K. Christova and Slavtcho B. Slavov

Received: January 13, 2020; Accepted: April 30, 2020; Published: August, 2021


AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES

Evaluation of the effect of electromagnetic treatment on the sowing qualities of triticale seeds

Kiril Sirakov, José Álvarez and Angelina Muhova

Received: May, 12, 2020; Accepted: June, 11, 2020; Published: August, 2021


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Assessment of soil water repellency in reclaimed soils under different land use

Plamen Ivanov, Irena Atanassova, Toma Shishkov, Emil Dimitrov, Martin Banov and Ivaylo Kirilov

Received: August 11, 2020; Accepted: September 10, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Microbiome status and determinants in soils from the region of Maritsa-Iztok coal mine (Bulgaria)
I. Natural soils – Smolnitsas (Pellic Vertisols)

Venera Tsolova, Kostadinka Nedyalkova, Victor Kolchakov and Plamen Tomov

Received: September, 10, 2020; Accepted: October, 27, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Microbiome status and determinants in soils from the region of Maritsa-Iztok coal mine (Bulgaria).
II. Spolic Technosols

Venera Tsolova, Kostadinka Nedyalkovа, Plamen Tomov and Victor Kolchakov

Received: September, 10, 2020; Accepted: October, 27, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Evaluation of the effect of N-fertilization levels on teff (Eragrostis tef) yields expressed with nitrogen indices

Ioanna Kakabouki, Antigolena Folina, Stella Karydogianni, Charikleia Zisi and Panagiota Papastylianou

Received: August 13, 2020; Accepted: August 31, 2020; Published: August, 2021


The yield of spring bird rape (Brassica campestris L.) varieties according to the level of mineral nutrition

Viliana Vasileva, Ekaterina Lupova and Dmitry Vinogradov

Received: October, 21, 2020; Accepted: December, 21, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Effects of different doses of plant mega minerals applied to different forage crops mixtures on dry grass crops and some quality criteria

Ayse Calik

Received: April 22, 2020; Accepted: July 1, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Leaching of chemical elements under some anthropogenic impacts on Fluvisols

Tsetska Simeonova, Maya Benkova, Lyuba Nenova and Irena Atanassova

Received: February 17, 2020; Accepted: May 19, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Content of natural and technogenic radionuclides in Bulgarian soils

Radoslava Lazarova

Received: February 29, 2020; Accepted: August 6, 2020; Published: August, 2021


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Replacement of soybean meal by Moringa oleifera leaf meal in broiler diet

Tu Quang Hien, Hoang Thi Hong Nhung, Tu Quang Trung and Mai Anh Khoa

Received: February 14, 2020; Accepted: May 13, 2021; Published: August, 2021


Hematologic responses to shearing stress in pregnant Ile de France ewes with low and high basal hematocrit levels

Penka Moneva, Marina Tsaneva, Nikola Metodiev, Ivan Yanchev and Dimitar Gudev

Received: May 2, 2020; Accepted: June 7, 2020; Published: August, 2021


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

On the subcritical extraction of Rosa damascena Mill.

Ana Dobreva, Ivayla Dincheva and Nenko Nenov

Received: August 13, 2020; Accepted: September 18, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Alternative technology for beef meat shelf life

Pepa Nacaridou, Daniela Miteva and Silviya Ivanova

Received: August 13, 2020; Accepted: August 31, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Physicochemical grain properties of the weedy rice complex in North Macedonia

Trajche Dimitrovski, Natasha Gjorgovska, Vesna Levkov, Danica Andreevskаand Dobre Andov

Received: April 21, 2020; Accepted: May 27, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Preliminary studies on fatty acid composition of buffalo milk

Yordanka Ilieva Pencho Penchev, Silviya Ivanova, Daniela Miteva

Received: January 27, 2020; Accepted: May 19, 2020; Published: August, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Method for measuring the energy consumption for dynamic tearing off the peanut gynophores

Stoyan Ishpekov, Nayden Naydenov and Rangel Zaykov

Received: December, 17, 2019; Accepted: January, 21, 2020; Published: August, 2021


Number 5

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Economic performance of agricultural enterprises in Bulgaria

Todor Yalamov, Albena Vutsova and Martina Arabadjieva

Received: May, 11, 2020; Accepted: May, 19, 2020; Published: October, 2021


The improvement of dryland farming sustainable management in food-insecure areas in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Erlyna Wida Riptanti, Masyhuri Masyhuri, Irham Irham and Any Suryantini

Received: October, 16, 2020; Accepted: February, 2, 2021; Published: October, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Study on some economic indicators, characterizing the production efficiency of raising Ile de France sheep.
I. Comparative analysis of economic results in different production units

Stanimira Slavova and Evgeniya Achkakanova

Received: November, 26, 2020; Accepted: August, 12, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Production, employment and productivity of agricultural sector in the European Union

Silvia Megyesiova

Received: December 22, 2020; Accepted: March 29, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Bulgarian agriculture in the focus of representative statistical surveys

Plamena Yovchevska

Received: March, 9, 2021; Accepted: May, 7, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Does Covid-19 have effects on the Indonesian horticultural subsector?

Agus Dwi Nugroho

Received: November 10, 2020; Accepted: July 26, 2021; Published: October, 2021


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Unmanned drone multispectral imaging for assessment of wheat and oilseed rape habitus

Marina Stoyanova, Alexander Kandilarov, Vesselin Koutev, Olga Nitcheva and Polya Dobreva

Received: May, 19, 2020; Accepted: June, 11, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Environmental responsibility in sustainable agriculture

Eva Pechociakova Svitacova

Received: May, 26, 2021; Accepted: August, 24, 2021; Published: October, 2021


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

Effect of blue green algae extract on three different curly parsley varieties under Sinai conditions

Wafaa Hamed Abd El-Aleem, Emad Saleh Hamed and Wael Ismail Mohamed Toaima

Received: December 1, 2020; Accepted: June 7, 2020; Published: October, 2021


Influence of IMMUNOSTART HERB feeding on the bee colonies development

Rositsa Shumkova and Ralitsa Balkanska

Received: March, 25, 2020; Accepted: August, 31, 2020; Published: October, 2021


PLANT SCIENCE

Modern notions about the pollen sterility in the vine and methods for overcoming it

Stefan Topale and Venelin Roychev

Received: March, 15, 2021; Accepted: June, 1, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Reaction of Bulgarian varieties of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) to glyphosate

Plamen A. Marinov-Serafimov, Irena A. Golubinova and Aneliya I. Katova

Received: March, 30, 2020; Accepted: March, 31, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Productivity of Kabuli chickpeas depending on the weather conditions of the year, varieties and methods of sowing in Ukraine

Tetiana Kachanova, Tetiana Manushkina, Mykola Samoilenko, Olena Petrova and Nadiia Koloyanidi

Received: November, 26, 2020; Accepted: August, 12, 2021; Published: October, 2021


PLANT GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Yield evaluation of guar genotypes (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub.) selected for high-density planting and mechanical harvesting

Carlos M. G. Reis, Celestino M. Almeida, Luis F. V. Peças and José P. F. Almeida

Received: February 17, 2021; Accepted: June 18, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Selection of tropical wheat lines based on classical and modern parameters of adaptability and stability

Caique Machado e Silva, Henrique Caletti Mezzomo, Cleiton Renato Casagrande, Gabriel Wolter Lima, Tiago Olivoto and Maicon Nardino

Received: September, 3, 2020; Accepted: January, 29, 2021; Published: October, 2021


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Wild annual Helianthus species as sources for resistance to some foliar pathogens on sunflower

Daniela Valkova and Valentina Encheva

Received: June, 17, 2020; Accepted: August, 25, 2021; Published: October, 2021


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Effect of different fertilizer rates on some quantitative parameters of maize in pot exper­iment with alluvial-meadow soil

Zdravka Petkova, Lyuba Nenova, Tsetska Simeonova, Maya Benkova, Martin Nenov, Ilianа Gerassimova, Ani Katsarova, Irena Atanassova and Milena Harizanova

Received: Februrary, 25, 2021; Accepted: March, 30, 2021; Published: October, 2021


The relationship between the content of heavy metals Pb and Zn in some components of the environment, fishes as food and human health

Elica Valkova, Vasil Atanasov, Tatyana Vlaykova, Tanya Tacheva, Yanitsa Zhelyazkova, Dimo Dimov and Kristian Yakimov

Received: September, 16, 2020; Accepted: June, 9, 2021; Published: October, 2021


The relationship between the content of heavy metals Cd and Cu in some components of the environment, fish as food and human health

Elica Valkova, Vasil Atanasov, Tatyana Vlaykova, Tanya Tacheva, Yanitsa Zhelyazkova, Dimo Dimov and Kristian Yakimov

Received: September, 16, 2020; Accepted: June, 9, 2021; Published: October, 2021


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Turkey’s animal selection and animal importation within the scopes of health and technical criteria

A. Ahmet Yücer and Ömer Altıntaş

Received: January 3, 2021; Accepted: April 14, 2021; Published: October 2021


In­sect-based diets effects on turkey meat quality

Mitko Lalev, Nadia Mincheva, Magdalena Oblakova, Pavlina Hristakieva, Ivelina Ivanova, Atanas Atanassov and Adelina Petrova

Received: September, 24, 2020; Accepted: August, 10, 2021; Published: October, 2021


Endocrine responses to shearing stress in pregnant Ile de France ewes with low and high basal hematocrit levels

Penka Moneva, Marina Tsaneva, Ivan Yanchev, Nikola Metodiev and Dimitar Gudev

Received: May 2, 2020; Accepted: June 7, 2020; Published: October, 2021


Synchronization of the ovulation (OvSynch) in the beef cattle

Tania Todorova, Tsvetelina Todorova and Iancho Todorov

Received: April 27, 2020; Accepted: October 21, 2020; Published: October, 2021


Phenotypic and genetic characteristics of fecundity in sheep. A review

Tanya Ivanova, Radostina Stoikova-Grigorova, Milena Bozhilova-Sakova, Maya Ignatova, Ivona Dimitrova and Veselin Koutev

Received: May 8, 2020; Accepted: June 15, 2020; Published: October, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Effect of mixing speed and time on the homogeneity of multi-particle size sugarcane leaves product in horizontal paddle mixer for pelletized

Peeranat Ansuree, Somposh Sudajan, Chaiyan Junsiri and Kittipong Laloon

Received: January, 21, 2021; Accepted: June, 15, 2021; Published: October, 2021


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AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Agro-ecosystem services management of Bulgarian farms

Hrabrin Bachev

Received: October, 30, 2020; Accepted: April, 20, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Organic olive oil in Italy: a missed opportunity?

Fabio Maria Santucci, Roberta Callieris and Delizia del Bello

Received: December, 2, 2020; Accepted: January, 29, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Regional market integration, covid-19, and agricultural trade performance in Southeast Asia

Jamhari Jamhari, Gilang Wirakusuma, Agus Dwi Nugroho and Zoltan Lakner

Received: March, 25, 2021; Accepted: September, 13, 2021; Published: December, 2021


SWOT analysis for supporting development of the grazing livestock meat production sector in Bulgaria through the GREENANIMO project activities

Milena Panayotova, Jivko Krastanov, Ivan Varlyakov, Todor Stoyanchev and Ivajlo Marinov

Received: May, 27, 2021; Accepted: November, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

The comparative analysis of Lithuanian farms economic performance in the context of selected EU countries

Vida Dabkienė

Received: February, 3, 2021; Accepted: June, 2, 2021; Published: December, 2021


The global competitiveness of West African cashew exporters

Baseedy Bojang and Alieu Gibba

Received: June, 15, 2020; Accepted: April, 2, 2021; Published: December, 2021


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Growth inhibition of six test plants by Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers leaf extracts is an indication of allelopathic activity

Mst. Rokeya Khatun and Hisashi Kato-Noguchi

Received: May, 17, 2021; Accepted: September, 24, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Optimization of bacteriocin production by Pediococcus pentosaceus 2397 in Inhibiting Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum

Usman Pato, Yusmarini Yusuf, Shanti Fitriani, Tartila, Fani Fadilah, Latifa Husnaini, Rahma Yeni, Indra Fuadi and Rachmiwaty Yusuf

Received: March, 4, 2021; Accepted: September, 17, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Activity of ethanolic extracts of spices grown in Tanzania against important fungal pathogens and early blight of tomato

Geraldin M. W. Lengai, Ernest R. Mbega and James W. Muthomi

Received: January, 1, 2021; Accepted: June, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

Biochar as substrate conditioner in the development of melon seedlings

Laysa Gabryella de Souza Laurentino, Lúcia Helena Garófalo Chaves, Antônio Ramos Cavalcante, Jean Pereira Guimarães, Felipe Guedes de Souza, Washington Benevenuto de Lima, Hugo Orlando Carvallo Guerra

Received: November, 19, 2020; Accepted: March, 23, 2021; Published: December, 2021


PLANT SCIENCE

Evaluation of best quality okra parental lines based on morpho-physiological and nutritional attributes

Md. Amirul Alam, Anith Awatif Binti Hafizuddin, Januarius Gobilik, Salumiah Binti Mijin and Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker

Received: October, 30, 2020; Accepted: April, 20, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Comparative assessment of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions regarding some main traits and parameters

Valentin Kosev and Natalia Georgieva

Received: July, 20, 2020; Accepted: October, 1, 2020; Published: December, 2021


Analysis of two-row barley accessions by commercial traits for selection purposes

Toshka Popova and Darina Valcheva

Received: May, 15, 2020; Accepted: July, 2, 2020; Published: December, 2021


Comparative analysis and complex technological evaluation of Burley tobaccos imported and produced in South Bulgaria tobacco region

Nikolay Nikolov, Violeta Nikolova, Venelina Popova and Dimitar Drachev

Received: August, 31, 2020; Accepted: October, 19, 2020; Published: December, 2021


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Ground beetles in Bulgarian oilseed rape fields and adjacent actively grazed pastures (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Teodora Marius Teofilova

Received: December, 2, 2020; Accepted: February, 26, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Germination biology of Field Bindweed seeds collected from different provinces

Yucel Karaman and Nihat Tursun

Received: May, 27, 2020; Accepted: March, 19, 2021; Published: December, 2021


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effect of new livestock feeds’ phytonutrients on productivity, carcass composition and meat quality in pigs

Sonya Ivanova, Jivko Nakev, Tanya Nikolova, Desislava Vlahova-Vangelova, Dessislav Balev, Stefan Dragoev, David Gerrard, Lilia Grozlekova and Desislava Tashkova

Received: September, 14, 2020; Accepted: February, 11, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Effect of three extenders on the motility and morphological characteristics of spermatozoa in diluted Muscovy semen stored at 4°C up to 120 hours

Vasko Gerzilov and Madlena Andreeva

Received: December, 30, 2020; Accepted: June, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Effectiveness of stinging nettle using in the ration of the rabbits

Olga Burmistrova, Evgeny Burmistrov, Natalya Naumova, julia betz, Irina Rodionova and Nina Kolobkova

Received: November, 19, 2020; Accepted: February, 19, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Dynamics of leukocytes and cytokines after shearing in pregnant ewes with low and high hematocrit levels

Penka Moneva, Marina Tsaneva, Ivan Yanchev, Nikola Metodiev and Dimitar Gudev

Received: May, 2, 2020; Accepted: June, 7, 2020; Published: December, 2021


Study on carcass characteristics in Boer goat kids

Dimitar Panayotov

Received: May, 27, 2021; Accepted: November, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Productivity of newly created F1 tetrahybrids of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. reared with artificial diet low in mulberry powder

Radostina Guncheva, Panomir Tsenov and Yolanda Vasileva

Received: May, 27, 2021; Accepted: November, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Comparing the anesthetic effect of clove and peppermint oil in juvenile European catfish, Silurus glanis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vasilka Krasteva, Maria Yankova and Tania Hubenova

Received: May, 7, 2020; Accepted: July, 3, 2020; Published: December, 2021


ANIMAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS

First detection of the DMRT3 „Gait Keeper” mutation in horse breeds in Bulgaria

Nadejda Lukanova, Radostina Stoykova-Grigorova and Katerina Stefanova

Received: June, 9, 2020; Accepted: January, 12, 2021; Published: December, 2021


Application of DNA markers for the assessment and characterization of genetic resources in sheep breeding

Atanaska Teneva and Ivona Dimitrova

Received: August, 29, 2019; Accepted: May, 13, 2020; Published: December, 2021


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

Study on chemical composition, fatty acid composition and technological quality of meat in Boer goat kids

Dimitar Panayotov

Received: May, 27, 2021; Accepted: November, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021