Archive Volume 28

Number 1

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Attractiveness of the agricultural sector to achieving generational renewal

Monika Kabadzhova

Received: February 26, 2021; Accepted: October 25, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Microeconomic appraisal of pork market indicators including correlation matrices and developmental trend models in the EU

Milan Palát and Šárka Palátová

Received: March 26, 2021; Accepted: June 30, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Improving greenhouse vegetable competitiveness through grants program from government in Kosovo

Lindita Ibishi and Arben Musliu

Received: March, 12, 2021; Accepted: June, 28, 2021; Published: February, 2022


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Relationship between rent prices and agricultural land prices

Mihaela Mihailova

Received: September 24, 2020; Accepted: November 11, 2020; Published: February, 2022


Farms specialization, economic size and technical efficiency in Italian farms using a non-parametric approach

Nicola Galluzzo

Received: November, 4, 2021; Accepted: December, 7, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Evaluation of the price transmission in the commodity chain of milk and butter in the Czech Republic

Jana Lekešová and Ivana Blažková

Received: April 13, 2021; Accepted: June 28, 2021; Published: February, 2022


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

Methodology of ecological-and-economical assessment of manure disposal systems

Yuri Anatolievich Ivanov, Pavel Ivanovich Gridnev and Tatyana Trofimovna Gridneva

Received: January 27, 2021; Accepted: June 30, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Energy efficiency in pea organic production

Natalia Georgieva, Ivelina Nikolova, Dimitar Pavlov and Tsenka Zhelyazkova

Received: February, 28, 2020; Accepted: March, 13, 2020; Published: February, 2022


Effectiveness of concentration of rice husk silica extract on growth and yield of sweet corn (Zea mays saccharata Strut)

Budy Frasetya Taufik Qurrohman, Ahmad Taofik, Rifki Ramadhani and Abraham Suriadikusumah

Received: January, 26, 2021; Accepted: May, 8, 2021; Published: February, 2022


PLANT SCIENCE

Adaptive and productive characteristics of perennial meadow grasses in the conditions of the Central Balkan Mountain

Tatyana Bozhanska

Received: November 3, 2020; Accepted: February 1, 2021; Published: February, 2021


Assessment of yield performance and related attributes of selected soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) genotypes in southwest coastal region of Bangladesh

Bornali Saha and Md. Matiul Islam

Received: May 29, 2021; Accepted: December 14, 2021; Published: February, 2022


The impact of varieties, inter-row spacing and doses of fertilizers on fruit productivity and effectiveness of pumpkin production in the South of Ukraine

Gennadiy Karashchuk, Vadym Ilchuk and Sergiy Lavrenko

Received: May 6, 2021; Accepted: August 31, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Effects of some products for foliar application on the productivity and essential oil content in lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.)

Nedyalka Yordanova, Tsveta Moskova, Mladen Almaliev, Vanya Delibaltova, Violeta Valcheva and Miroslav Tityanov

Received: June 24, 2020; Accepted: September 16, 2021; Published: February, 2022


The role of nutrients in the formation of yield and grain quality of winter wheat

Volodymyr Lykhochvor, Petro Gnativ, Oleg Andrushko, Viktor Ivanyuk and Yuriy Olifir

Received: December 1, 2020; Accepted: June 7, 2021; Published: February, 2022


PLANT GENETICS

Response of sunflower genotypes to mid-stalk rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Daniela Valkova, Keranka Jecheva and Ivan Kiryakov

Received: June 19, 2020; Accepted: September 18, 2020; Published: February, 2022


Variability, correlation and path analysis in Lupinus albus L. genotypes under South Bulgarian conditions

Sofia Petrova

Received: October 19, 2021; Accepted: November 1, 2021; Published: February, 2022


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Characterization of virulence and diversity of Puccinia triticina on wheat in Bulgaria during 2017/2018 growing season

Vanya Ivanova

Received: Januray 17, 2021; Accepted: February 11, 2021; Published: February, 2022


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Assessment of heavy metal concentrations in soils of Western Balkan Mountains

Ludmila Malinova, Kameliya Petrova and Pavel Pavlov

Received: December 29, 2020; Accepted: March 26, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Influence of herbicides and foliar fertilizers on yield, the structural elements of yield and technological qualities of the grain in maize

Sonya Goranovska, Shteliyana Kalinova and Mariyan Yanev

Received: October, 26, 2020; Accepted: February, 1, 2021; Published: February, 2022


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Comparative study of egg quality traits between Potchefstroom Koekoek and Hy-line silver brown layers

Thobela Louis Tyasi, Legoabe Lebogang and Victoria Rankotsane Hlokoe

Received: January 27, 2021; Accepted: May 8, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Effects of partial substitution of soybean meal with high protein sunflower meal in broiler diets

Vasko Gerzilov and Petar B. Petrov

Received: November 25, 2020; Accepted: June 15, 2021; Published: February, 2022


FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

The dominance of invasive algae Raphidiopsis raciborskii in lowland reservoirs in Bulgaria

Kostadin Dochin

Received: August12, 2020; Accepted: October12, 2020; Published: February, 2022


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Innovative solution – elevator technology for lifting the chambers where fruits and vegetables are cultivated and stored, implemented in a project – Toronto

Yanko Aleksandrov

Received: October 19, 2020; Accepted: February 1, 2021; Published: February, 2022


Investigation of the influence of humidity during granulation of organomineral fertilizer based on poultry manure

Yuriy Ivanovich Enakiev, Ivan Enchev Mortev and Blagoj Pero Elenov

Received: October, 19, 2020; Accepted: December, 8, 2020; Published: February, 2022


Number 2

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Competitiveness in international orange trade

Attila Jambor and Dorottya Czirkl

Received: May 11, 2021; Accepted: October 7, 2021; Published: April, 2022


The financial impact of mad cow disease to public budgets in Czech Republic from 2001–2019

Richard Pospisil

Received: February 5, 2021; Accepted: October 15, 2021; Published: April, 2022


AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Price transmission between GMO-free organic and conventional milk in Austria

Soo-Eun Kim and Jun Ho Seok

Received: June 16, 2021; Accepted: December 7, 2021; Published: April, 2022


ECOLOGICAL FARMING

The effectiveness of the use of biological preparations in the production of potatoes

Irina Gazdanova, Fatima Gerieva and Timur Morgoev

Received: March 16, 2021; Accepted: December 15, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Potential of endophytic phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria to improve soil fertility, P uptake, and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) cultivated in alluvial soil in dikes in Vietnam

Nguyen Quoc Khuong, Le Thanh Quang, Le Vinh Thuc, Tran Ngoc Huu, Le Thi My Thu, Tran Thi Bich Van, Do Thi Xuan, Nguyen Hong Hue, Nguyen Thi Thai Le, Pham Duy Tien, Tran Chi Nhan, Ly Ngoc Thanh Xuan and Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan

Received: May 5, 2021; Accepted: October 20, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Effect of Azotobacter sp. inoculation on sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) yield in lead-contaminated soil

Vera Oktavia Subardja, Reginawanti Hindersah, Rija Sudirja and Pujawati Suryatmana

Received: July 1, 2021; Accepted: October 8, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Evaluation of mechanism of plant protective attributes of root colonizing bacteria against phytopathogenic fungi

Chandni Upadhyaya and Ishita Patel

Received: October 20, 2021; Accepted: Februray 9, 2022; Published: April, 2022


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Effect of the probiotic BAYKAL EM-1 on some hematological and biochemical parameters and faecal score of suckling pigs

Sonya Ivanova, Tanya Nikolova and Albena Dimitrova

Received: March 10, 2021; Accepted: November 24, 2021; Published: April, 2022


An analytical study of investment in the use of treated wastewater project in the Egyptian agricultural sector

Yehia Abd El-Rahman Yehia and M. M. Soliman Doaa Mamdouh

Received: October 14, 2021; Accepted: Februray 8, 2022; Published: April, 2022


Fungi and their potential for biofuels production (review)

Jeny Miteva-Staleva, Rumyana Eneva and Venelin Hubenov

Received: December 5, 2021; Accepted: December10, 2021; Published: April, 2022


PLANT SCIENCE

Study of yield and stability by common winter wheat varieties by changing climatic conditions in Sadovo region

Evgeniy Dimitrov, Zlatina Uhr and Radoslav Chipilski

Received: December 31, 2021; Accepted: January 7, 2022; Published: April, 2022


Influence of agricultural cultivation methods on the physicochemical and colour parameters of Florina variety apples immediately after harvest

Galya Dobrevska, Petya Ivanova and Manol Dallev

Received: November 16, 2021; Accepted: December 15, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Morphological and yield-related traits of semi-dwarf and mid-tall cultivars of spring barley under Southeast Bulgarian conditions

Nikolay Dyulgerov and Boryana Dyulgerova

Received: March 10, 2021; Accepted: November 24, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Chemical composition, in vitro gas production and relative feed value of rose flower wastes (Rosa damascena Mill.) from conventional and organic production

Mariya Gerdzhikova, Mima Todorova, Neli Grozeva, Ana Dobreva and Nadezhda Petkova

Received: December 27, 2021; Accepted: January 28, 2022; Published: April, 2022


Moldovan soybean varieties testing in the condition of North Bulgaria

Galina Naydenova Mariana Radkova and Anelia Iantcheva

Received: October 18, 2021; Accepted: February 12, 2022; Published: April 2022


PLANT GENETICS

Karyological and morphological variability of Suaeda salsa (L.) Pall. in Bulgaria

Neli Grozeva and Stefka Atanassova

Received: January 4, 2022; Accepted: February 11, 2022; Published: April, 2022


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Determination of the soil equivalent in leached smolnitsa and alluvial-meadow soils by pot experiment

Zdravka Petkova, Tsetska Simeonova, Maya Benkova, Lyuba Nenova, Iliana Gerasimova, Vanya Lozanova, Ani Katsarova, Martin Nenov, Irena Atanasova and Margarita Nikolova

Received: February25, 2021; Accepted: June 2, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Diagnostic of soil forming processes of Zheltozem podzolic (pseudopodzolic) soils from Strandzha Mountain

Toma Shishkov and Emil Dimitrov

Received: December 21, 2020; Accepted: April 2, 2021; Published: April, 2022


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Blood biochemical profile as an objective measure of welfare in Lacaune sheep

Ivelina Nedeva, Todor Slavov, Veselin Radev, Dimitar Panayotov and Ivan Varlyakov

Received: January 4, 2022; Accepted: February 11, 2022; Published: April, 2022


Body weight, morphometric measurements and number of teats of Boer goat does, reared in Bulgaria

Dimitar Panayotov

Received: January 4, 2022; Accepted: February 11, 2022; Published: April, 2022


Effect of different levels of high-protein sunflower meal in compound feeds on broiler’s carcass characteristics and meat quality

Ivan G. Penchev, Sashka Chobanova, Nikolay Karkelanov

Received: January 4, 2022; Accepted: February 11, 2022; Published: April, 2022


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHOLOGIES

Physicochemical characteristics of Bulgarian bee honey: Part 1

Svilen Lazarov, Petya Veleva and Ivanka Zhelyazkova

Received: January 4, 2022; Accepted: February 11, 2022; Published: April, 2022


Challenge test studies on Listeria monocytogenes grown in ready-to-eat dry cured pork product stored at home-simulated conditions

Mihail Milanov and Todor Stoyanchev

Received: December 8, 2020; Accepted: March 16, 2022; Published: April, 2022


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Mathematical model of the separation process of sunflower seeds in innovative air-sieve grain-cleaning machine

Igor Evgenievich Priporov

Received: July 11, 2021; Accepted: October 22, 2021; Published: April, 2022


Number 3

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Economic impact for the adoption of the recommended improved varieties on wheat production in Egypt

Hammad H. A. Elsayed, Rasha M. A. Farag and Amal K. E. Ramadan

Received: December, 14, 2021; Accepted: March 23, 2022; Published: July, 2022


AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

Business model for cooperation between agricultural holdings and scientific institutes – methodological aspects

Nina Koteva, Mihaela Mihailova and Plamena Yovchevska

Received: 14, March, 2022, Accepted: 15, March, 2022, Published: June, 2022


PLANT SCIENCE

Current state and usage limitations of vegetation indices in precision agriculture

Bojin Bojinov, Bozhidar Ivanov and Silviya Vasileva

Received: September 3, 2021; Accepted: February 24, 2022; Published: June, 2022


The effect of rootstock on vegetative development and flower production in modern garden roses (Rosa canina L.)

Nexhat Balaj, Hyzer Rizani, Naser Kamberi and Llazar Haxhinasto

Received: March, 25, 2021, Accepted: April ,7, 2021, Published: June, 2022


Dependencies between quantitative traits, determining the seed productivity in white lupine accessions

Valentin Kosev and Natalia Georgieva

Received: July, 20, 2020; Accepted: April, 18, 2020; Published: June, 2022


Evaluation of the effect of different herbicides and herbicidal combinations on mixed weed flora and Vicia ervilia L. yield

Sofiya Petrova, Stanislav Stamatov and Blagoy Andonov

Received: September, 1, 2021, Accepted: November, 1, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Influence of some rootstocks and interstocks on the growth and fruiting of cherry cultivar Summit

Dimitar Sotirov and Stanislava Dimitrova

Received: October, 18, 2021, Accepted: November, 26, 2021, Published: June, 2022


Identification and characterization of drought tolerant local populations of Cucurbitaceae

Elisaveta S. Vasileva and Radoslav R. Chipilski

Received: February, 17, 2021, Accepted: March, 15, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Cyanogenic glycosides in broomcorn (Sorghum vulgare var. technicum (Körn.)) according growth stages

Irena Golubinova and Plamen Marinov – Serafimov

Received: February, 15, 2022, Accepted: May, 18, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Variations in proline accumulation and relative water content under water stress characterize bean mutant lines (P. vulgaris L.)

Veselina Masheva, Velichka Spasova-Apostolova, Sibel Aziz and Nasya Tomlekova

Received: November, 9, 2021, Accepted: January, 10, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Efficiency of different doses of insectofungicidal biopreparation (Gaupsin) against phytophthora of tomato in Adjara, Georgia

Otar Shainidze, Shota Lamparadze, Nodar Beridze Guram Chkubadze and Giorgi Macharadze

Received : January, 10, 2022, Accepted: May, 16, 2022. Published: June 2022


PLANT GENETICS

Characterization of modern durum wheat genotypes (Triticum durum Desf.) for some morphological, physiological and biochemical parameters under the effect of water treatment (rainfall and irrigation) in semi-arid environments

Bourahla, A. and H. Chennafi

Received: February, 21, 2021, Accepted: May, 21, 2021, Published: June 2022.


Evaluation of genetic diversity and structuration across altitude of walnut (Juglans regia L.) accessions from Morocco using SSR markers

Ghizlane Kabiri, Said Bouda and Abdelmajid Haddioui

Received: February, 9, 2021, Accepted: May, 9, 2021, Published: June, 2022


Estimation of heritability and genetic advance for grain yield and its components in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under genotype by environmental interaction

Nikolay Tsenov, Todor Gubatov, Ivan Yanchev, Atanas Sevov

Received: March, 04, 2021, Accepted: April, 12, 2021, Published: June, 2022


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

The impact of soil compaction with different harvest technologies caused by agricultural machinery

Kamil Roman, Anita Konieczna, Michał Roman, Andrzej Oleksy and Arkadiusz Niedziółka

Received: November, 21, Accepted: March, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Agronomic performance of maize crop in response to the application of metabasalt powder rates

Alan M. Zuffo, Karen A. D.d. Morais, Jorge González Aguilera, Rafael Felippe Ratke and Fábio Steiner

Received: September, 2, 2021, Accepted: December, 5, 2021, Published: June, 2022


Disclosure of stress driver’s traits related to reliability in normal, drought and heat prone settings in bread wheat advanced lines

Muhammad Zulkiffal, Javed Ahmed, Muhammad Owais, Nadeem Ahmed, Aneela Ahsan, Aziz ur Rehman, Javed Anwar, Muhammad Riaz, Yasir Ramzan, Mohammad Musa and Majid Nadeem

Received: December, 19, 2021, Accepted: May, 21 2021, Published: June, 2022

 


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Lithothamnium calcareum in the diet of Japanese quails improves the external quality of eggs

Rafael d.S. Badeca, Jean K. Valentim, Rodrigo G. Garcia, Bruna d. S. Eberhart, Felipe C. Serpa, Isabelli D. B. Pereira, Gisele A. Felix, Maria F.d. C.Burbarelli, Claudia M. K. E.B. Correa and Alexandre R. M. Fernandes

Received: July, 22, 2021, Accepted: October, 22, 2021, Published: June, 2022


Opportunities for sheep welfare improvement by silymarin additive – a review article

Nadya Bozakova and Veselin Ivanov

Received: April, 20, 2022, Accepted: May, 3, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Influence of different inclusion levels of wheat dried distiller’s grains with soluble (DDGS) in the diet of growing pigs on the digestibility of nutrients

Gancho Ganchev, Atanas Ilchev and Krum Nedelkov

Received: April 19, 2021, Accepted: May 10, 2022, Published: June, 2022.


Determination of suitable cutting height for green fodder Trichanthera gigantea grown for animal feed

Tran Thi Hoan, Tu Trung Kien and Tu Quang Hien

Received: December, 23, 2021, Accepted: April,4, 2022, Published: June, 2022.


Infestation with protostrongylids of the Balkan chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica, Bolkey 1925) in Rila National Park, Bulgaria: preliminary data

Y. Yankov, D. Georgiev, P. Iliev, A. Tonev, S. Arangelov, K. Valchev, D. Panayotov and S. Peeva

Received: April, 21, 2022, Accepted: May, 21, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Alpha S1-casein genetic variations in Bulgarian sheep breeds and significance on milk casein fractions

Deyana Gencheva, Darina Pamukova, Nikolina Naydenova, Petya Veleva, and Milena Tzanova

Received: April, 21, 2022, Accepted: May, 21, 2022, Published: June, 2022


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHOLOGIES

Influence of agricultural cultivation methods on the physicochemical and colour parameters of Florina apples during storage in conventional refrigerated rooms

Galya Dobrevska, Petya Ivanova and Manol Dallev

Received: November 16, 2021; Accepted: December 15, 2021; Published: June, 2022


General linear models based on physicochemical parameters of monofloral and multifloral bee honey: Part 2

P. Veleva, S. Lazarov and I. Zhelyazkova

Received: January, 04, 2021, Accepted: March, 3, 2021, Published: June, 2022


AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Temperature-humidity working conditions in a milking parlor for cows

Dimo Dimov, Toncho Penev and Ivaylo Marinov

Received: April, 21, 2022, Accepted: May, 5, 2022, Published: June, 2022


Number 4

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT

The good governance impact on the agricultural products exports of the EU

O. Kiforenko

Received: March, 17, 2022; Accepted: March, 21,2022; Published: August, 2022


AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Historical review of the development of Bulgarian livestock production

D. Yarkov, K. Stankov and I. Stankov

Received: April, 31, 2022; Accepted: May, 31, 2022; Published: August, 2022


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Production Optimization for Sustainable Agriculture and Efficient Contract Farming in the Republic of Maldives

N. Abdulla, N. Vasylieva and I. Volovyk

Received: June, 15, 2022, Accepted: June, 28, 2022, Published: August, 2022


PLANT SCIENCE

Quality of tomato production depending on the applied irrigation rate and fertigation

E. Dimitrov and I. Miteva

Received: December, 19, 2021; Accepted: April, 15, 2022; Published: August ,2022


The weed and weedy rice impact on direct seeded rice production in North Macedonia

T. Dimitrovski, D. Andov, D. Andreevska, M. G. Kovachevikj and K. Atanasovska

Received: April, 21, 2020; Accepted: May, 27, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Phylogeny of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus cherry isolates based on RNA 3 coding region

I. Kamenova, A. Borisova and S. Krumov

Received: May, 10, 2021; Accepted:August, 12, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Stimulation of laboratory germination of cotton seeds stored for one and two years by electromagnetic fields

M. Koleva and K. Sirakov

Received: November, 2, 2021; Accepted: December, 02, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Antagonistic potential of Trichoderma spp. evaluated under in vitro and in vivo conditions against Alternaria spp. responsible for early blight of tomato in Algeria

A. Mohammedi, S. Trachi, D. Ayad, S. Messgo-Moumene, H. Boureghda and Z. Bouznad

Received: October, 1, 2021; Accepted: March, 13, 2022; Published: August, 2022


Winter wheat flag leave morphometric traits under drought

V. Morgun, G. Priadkina and N. Makharynska

Received:April, 23, 2022; Accepted: May, 17, 2022; Published: August, 2022


Yield potential and land-use efficiency of onion (Allium cepa L.) intercropped with peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under organic soil fertility management in South-Kivu, Eastern DR Congo

S. S. Ndjadi, P. V. Vissoh, R. K. Vumilia, J. M. Mondo, Y. Mugumaarhahama, G. M. Nachigera, A. Saidou and L. E. Ahoton

Received: April, 15, 2021; Accepted: May, 22, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Correlation, path-coefficient and principal component analysis of yield and some traits related to the productivity of winter barley accessions with Bulgarian origin

N. Neykov, M. Doneva, P. Chavdarov and I. Alexiev

Received:April, 05, 2022; Accepted: May, 15, 2022; Published: August, 2022


Comparative study of the influence of the rootstock on the degree of drought resistance in the grapevine cultivar Kaylashki rubin

I. Simeonov, A. Iliev and S. Krumov

Received: April, 26, 2021; Accepted: August, 12, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Assessment of drought tolerance of eight varieties of common winter wheat – a comparative study

Z. Uhr, A. Dobrikova, P. Borisova, E. Yotsova, E. Dimitrov, R. Chipilsky and A. V. Popova

Received: April, 1, 2021; Accepted: September, 27, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Species composition of the bacterial population colonizing tomato flowers

K. Vasileva, D. Ganeva and N. Bogatzevska

Received: January, 25, 2022; Accepted: May, 25, 2022; Published: August, 2022


PLANT GENETICS

Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for important quantitative traits of durum wheat: Part I

R. Dragov, Z. Uhr and E. Dimitrov

Received: January, 02, 2021; Accepted: May, 25, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for important quantitative traits related to the productivity and quality in F2 generation of durum wheat: Part II

R. Dragov, Z. Uhr and E. Dimitrov

Received: March, 02, 2021; Accepted: May, 23, 2021; Published: August, 2022


Assessing polymorphism within common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) mutant lines originated from variety “Mastilen 11b” using Inter Simple Sequence Repeats markers

S. Aziz, V. Spasova-Apostolova, V. Masheva and N. Tomlekova

Received: November, 24, 2021; Accepted: February, 10, 2022; Published: August, 2022


PLANT PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Trichoderma in the phytopathogenic biocontrol

R. S. de Oliveira, L. F. B. Chagas, A. L. Lima Martins, M. C. Souza, L. L. Luz, F. L. Gomes and A. F. Chagas Junior

Received: June, 22, 2021; Accepted: September, 22, 2021; Published: August, 2022


AGROCHEMISTRY, SOIL SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Hydraulic properties of different soil types and its implication on koupendri catchment hydrology

C. V. Azuka, C. P. Umeugokwe and G. M. Ajoagu

Received: March, 6, 2022, Accepted: April, 7, 2022, Published: August, 2022


Effect of management practices on soil fauna in organic orchard in Plovdiv region

T. Bileva, E.Valcheva, R. Popova, G. Dobrevska, M. Dallev and S. Petrova

Received: February, 28, 2022; Accepted: June, 27, 2022; Published: August, 2022


ANIMAL SCIENCE

Using root and leaf meal of cassava to partially replace maize in broiler diet

T. T. Hoan and T. Q. Hien

Received:April, 25, 2022; Accepted: May, 3,2022; Published: August, 2022


Insect meal as alternative protein ingredient in broiler feed

M. Lalev, P. Hristakieva, N. Mincheva, M. Oblakova and I. Ivanova

Received: January, 10,2022; Accepted: May,11, 2022; Published: August, 2022


Influence of some dry herbs as a dietary supplement on productivity, natural humoral immunity and oxidative status in broiler turkeys

M. Oblakova, G. Nikolova, P. Hristakieva, N. Mincheva, I. Ivanova, Y. Karamalakova and V. Gadjeva

Received: December, 11, 2020; Accepted: May, 18, 2021; Published: August, 2022


FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

Preliminary study of antioxidant activity of polyfloral and sunflower honey from Bulgaria

R. Balkanska and R. Shumkova

Received: December, 09, 2020; Accepted: May, 28, 2021; Published: August, 2022

Number 5

Agroecology

Carbon dioxide levels in the working area of a cow milking parlor

Dimo Dimov, Toncho Penev and Ivaylo Marinov

Received: July, 13, 2022; Approved: August, 13, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Agrochemisty and Soil Science

Results of ecological research in the area of the National Astronomical Observatory “Rozhen”

Diana Malinova, Ludmila Malinova

Received: January, 15, 2022; Accepted: March, 8, 2022; Published: October, 2022


The role of moisture conditions in the formation of yield and responsiveness of Lens culinaris (L.) to phosphate fertilizers

Zhanzakov Bakhtiyar, Chernenok Valentina, Persikova Tamara, Nurmanov Yerbol, Kuzdanova Rosa and Serikpaeva Zhanna

Received: May, 30, 2022; Approved: June,03, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Plant Science

Cumulative improvement of base inbred maize line DK744 (Zea Maize L.) related to iodent germplasm

Borys Dziubetskyi, Natalia Bodenko and Vladyslav Cherchel

Received: March, 25, 2022; Approved: June, 13, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Method and technical means for picking oil-bearing roses

Snezhan Bozhkov

Received: March,25 2021; Accepted: June, 25, 2021; Published: October, 2022


Heterosis and combining ability of melon genotypes (Cucumis melo L.) for yield characters in full diallel crosses

Diah Rusita Handayani, Sumeru Ashari, Afifuddin Latif Adiredjo, Noer Rahmi Ardiarini and Mochammad Roviq

Received: March, 30, 2022; Approved: June, 02,2022; Published: October, 2022


Degree of the impact of fertilizing and drying process on the colour indicators of plum cultivar ‘Elena’

Denitsa Hristova, Petya Ivanova, Diyan Georgiev and Maria Georgieva

Received: March, 30, 2022; Approved: June, 30,2022; Published: October, 2022


Analysis of trends and driving factors for plantation crop production

J. S. Nurfadila, S. Baja, R. Neswati and D. Rukmana

Received: June, 02, 2021; Approved: June, 22,2022; Published: October, 2022


Application rates of Azospirillum brasilense in cucumber seeds

Diego Muniz da Silva Santos, Fábio Steiner, Alan Mario Zuffo, Augusto Matias de Oliveira and Jorge González Aguilera

Received: May, 25, 2021; Approved: September, 25,2021; Published: October, 2022


Lead-induced Hormesis in Corchorus olitorius: Growth, Antioxidants and Micronutrients Accumulation

Kholoud Shaker

Received: December, 23, 2021; Approved:July, 28, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Yield of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) under the influence of weed competition and determination of the critical period of their control

Ivko Stamatov and Stanislav Stamatov

Received: February, 15, 2021; Approved: May, 26,2021; Published: October, 2022


Study of photosynthesis, leaf water exchange and yield of field grown common winter wheat varieties under dry prone conditions

Radoslav Chipilski, Evgeniy Dimitrov and Zlatina Uhr

Received: February, 24, 2022; Approved: June, 01, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Bacteria as biocontrol agents of infectious diseases on horticultural crops

Elena T. Iakimova and Piotr Sobiczewski

Received: September, 12, 2022; Approved: September, 19, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Parasitism potential of biological control agents of fruit fly under natural enemy field reservoirs (NEFR) technology

Fazlullah, Muzammil Farooq and Naeem Zada

Received: March, 04, 2022; Approved:May, 25, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Plant Genetics

Salinity effect on seed germination in doubled haploid and parental barley genotypes (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Samira Hentour, Rabouan Oubaidou, Younes El Goumi and Malika Fakiri

Received: December, 14, 2021; Approved: May, 05, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Estimation of genetic parameters, interrelation and path coefficient analysis for seed yield and its component traits in soybean

Nazmul Alam Khan, Md. Shohel Rana, Arpita Sen, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Rayhan Sikder, Md. Abdul Malek and Mohammad Saiful Islam

Received: March, 21, 2022; Approved: July, 4,2022; Published: October, 2022


Inventory of the conserved plant gene fund with a view to utilization of its biological potential in favor of the healthy nutrition

Nikolaya Velcheva, Tsvetelina Stoilova, Katya Uzundzhalieva, Petar Chavdarov, Elisaveta Vasileva and Sofia Petrova

Received: June, 2, 2022; Approved: July, 16, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Plant Protection

The chemical composition of the n-butanol fraction of the extract of Datura stramonium and its insecticidal activity against pests of the genus Aphididae

S. M. Turaeva, M. M. Makhmudova, E. R. Kurbanova, I. D. Babaev, R. P. Zakirova, A. O. Berestetskiy, A. A. Dalinova, I. V. Sendersky and D. T. Juraev

Received: April, 16, 2022; Approved: May,27, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Animal Science

Effectiveness of various feed supplement on villi characteristics, feed digestibility, and liver-kidney function of broiler chickens

Elly Tugiyanti, Emmy Susanti and Soegeng Heriyanto

Received: September, 28, 2021; Approved: May, 18, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Characteristic of newly created F1 tetrahybrids of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. by basic biological traits reared with artificial diet

Radostina Guncheva, Panomir Tsenov and Yolanda Vasileva

Received: July, 15, 2022; Approved: September, 16, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Veterinary Medicine

Anesthetic effect of white camphor essential oil (Cinnamomum camphora L. 1753) and its use for transport of bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis R. 1845) stocking material

V. Krasteva, M. Yankova and A. Ivanova

Received: January, 15, 2022 ; Accepted: March, 15, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Agricultural Technologies

Applicability and efficiency of remote sensing of agricultural areas

Asparuh Atanasov, Gallina Mihova and Radko Mihaylov

Received: May, 26, 2022; Accepted: September, 7, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Monitoring of the input-output operations in cows milking parlors Parallel type with a capacity of 2x24

D. Georgiev, D. Karastoyanov, K. Peychev, V. Dimova and G. Dineva

Received:March, 31, 2022; Accepted: August, 27, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Food Science and Technologies

Antimicrobial potential of eleven Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strains isolated from mountain anthills

Toncho Dinev, Nikolina Rusenova, Katya Velichkova and Georgi Beev

Received: July, 15, 2022; Approved: August, 18, 2022; Published: October, 2022


Number 6

Agricultural Economics and Management

Model for revitalizing the rural areas – micro and small farms

Mihaela Mihailova, Daniela Tsvyatkova, Monika Kabadzhova, Silviya Atanasova, Encho Ivanov

Received: November, 10, 2022; Accepted: November, 14, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Agroecology

Assessment of the Future Thermal Conditions over Europe based on CMIP5 Ensemble of Agro-meteorological Indices

Hristo Chervenkov and Kiril Slavov

Received: December,18,2020; Accepted: June, 26, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Agrochemisty and Soil Science

Technosols and organic carbon in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources – WRB

Plamen Ivanov and Martin Banov

Received: August, 14, 2022; Accepted: August, 26, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Physical and chemical properties in reclaimed soils in a stand of Robinia pseudoacacia from Mini Maritsa Iztok basin in Southern Bulgaria

Toma Shishkov, Emil Dimitrov, Irena Atanasova

Received: July, 26, 2021; Accepted:October, 13, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Plant Science

Correlation dependences between vegetative and reproductive characteristics of ‘Meeker’ cultivar

Stanislava Atanasova, Maria Georgieva, Diyan Georgiev

Received: December, 19, 2021; Accepted: February, 9, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Assessment of drought impact on phenological development of selected sunflower hybrids based on vegetation indices and orthogonalization of multispectral satellite data

Daniela Avetisyan, Galya Cvetanova

Received: April, 30, 2022; Accepted: August, 31, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Chemical composition of bird’s foot trefoil cultivars grown in mountain conditions

Boryana Churkova, Katerina Churkova

Received: May,27,2021; Accepted: September, 3, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Chemical composition of sugar beet, fodder beet and table beet depending on the harvest period

Stanimir Enchev and Tatyana Bozhanska

Received: May,07,2020; Accepted: August, 31, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Effect of olive mill wastewater (OMW) on growth of tomato and germination of certain vegetable seeds

Muhannad I. Massadeh, Mohammad Abu Deyieh, Kawthar Abu-Tahoon, and Abdul Latief A. Al-Ghzawi

Received: March, 28, 2022; Accepted: May, 12, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Productivity of crop rotations with perennial grasses and leguminous crops in the dry-steppe zone of the Lower Volga region

Elena Seminchenko

Received: July, 07, 2021; Accepted:October,06, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Basic physico-chemical parameters of the fruits of some late sweet cherry cultivars, with sustainable cultivation technology

Boryana Stefanova, Petko Minkov

Received: June,01, 2021; Accepted: September,14, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Productivity and fiber quality of Bulgarian and foreign cotton varieties

Neli Valkova, Plamen Sabev, Minka Koleva


Long-lasting low temperature pretreatment of soybean seeds enhance plant field performance and content of free metabolites

Galina Naуdenova, Ivayla Dincheva, Ilian Badjakov, Mariana Radkova, Miglena Revalska and Anelia Iantcheva

Received: May,05, 2022; Accepted: May,16, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Mineral content of two Mentha species (Mentha spicata L. and Mentha arvensis L.) growing in Kosovo

Fatmir Faiku, Albert Maxhuni, Bleron Faiku, Aurel Nuro, Premtim Rashiti, Arben Haziri

Received: July, 22, 2022; Accepted: October, 13, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Allelopathic Effects of Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz Leaf Extracts

Ei Han Kyaw, Hisashi Kato-Noguchi

Received: July, 28, 2022; Accepted: November, 01, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Auxin from Red Algae (Eucheuma spinosum) and Its Application in Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) Plants

Rini Permata Sari, Iman Permana Maksum, Reginawati Hindersah, Safri Ishmayana and Ukun M.S. Soedjanaatmadja

Received: April,19, 2021; Accepted: September,03, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Interaction between vegetative and reproductive manifestations in candidate cultivar ‘Magdalena’

Stanislava Atanasova, Maria Georgieva, Diyan Georgiev

Received: November, 09, 2021; Accepted: November, 11, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Animal Science

Effect of sex on live weight and growth intensity of Thracian merino lambs

Stanimira Slavova, Georgi Kalaydzhiev, Petia Slavova

Received: April, 23, 2021; Accepted: September,03, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Geographic distribution of the Bulgarian Screw-Horn Longhair Goat – potential threats to the population diversity

Zhivko Duchev, Atila Sedefchev and Atanas Vuchkov

Received: November,07,2022; Accepted: November, 17, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Influence of some medicinal plants on the humoral immunity of broiler chickens

Magdalena Oblakova, Lilyan Sotirov, Tsvetoslav Koynarski, Pavlina Hristakieva, Nadya Mincheva, Mitko Lalev and Ivelina Ivanova

Received: September, 08, 2021; Accepted: October, 05, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Impact of heat stress on the dairy cattle milk quality in two bioclimatic stages in Algeria

Karina Bachtarzi, Assia Allaoui, Lilia Belkacem and Mouni Saadoudi

Received: October, 11, 2022; Accepted: October, 21, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Impact of castration and sex hormones on some hormonal and biochemical parameters of male rabbits

Sami Ahmed and Saeb Abdul-Rahman

Received: August, 04, 2022; Accepted: November, 07, 2022; Published: December, 2022


Food Science and Technologies

Influence of altitude, lactation period and ripening on Sharri cheese composition

Xhavit Ramadani, Alltane Kryeziu and Muhamet Kamberi

Received: February, 28, 2022; Accepted:May, 30, 2021; Published: December, 2022


Oat Flour Enriched with Nectarine Powder of Bulgarian Origin – Antioxidant Activity, Microbiological and Moisture Sorption characteristics

Adelina Vasileva, Albena Durakova, Milena Dimitrova-Dicheva, Zhivka Goranova, Hristo Kalaydzhiev and Kliment Georgiev

Received: June,20, 2022; Accepted: July, 04, 2022; Published: December, 2022