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
Received: November, 19, 2019; Accepted: December, 2, 2019; Published: February, 28, 2021
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Environmental sustainability of Bulgarian agriculture
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Received: December 22, 2020; Accepted: March 29, 2021; Published: October, 2021
Bulgarian agriculture in the focus of representative statistical surveys
Received: March, 9, 2021; Accepted: May, 7, 2021; Published: October, 2021
Does Covid-19 have effects on the Indonesian horticultural subsector?
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Received: May, 27, 2021; Accepted: November, 15, 2021; Published: December, 2021