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  • Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
    Vol. 7 No. 3 (2025)

    Volume 7, Issue 7.3 gathers fifteen papers of the Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine sections of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Academy's anniversary session of 29 May 2025.

    Cattle and buffalo research covers accessory corpus luteum induction in assisted reproduction, the relationship between calving period and average daily gain in Romanian buffaloes, the effect of animal gender on beef production indices in Aberdeen Angus, reproductive indices of indigenous breeds at RDSB Targu Mures, cannabis oil (CBD) in the metabolic profile of calves at weaning, the influence of calving season on milk yield and somatic cell count, and the dynamics of milk composition in buffalo cows along the lactation curve. Sheep research addresses the freezing preservation of ram semen, meat production performance in intensively fattened lambs of native breeds, performance in white and pink line Karakul of Botosani lambs, the effect of differentiated grassland fertilization on green mass and milk production in Tsigai sheep, and the evolution of genetic factors in the new biological creations at R.D.I.S.G.B. Palas Constanta. Veterinary medicine is represented by a molecular epidemiological study on Toxoplasma gondii circulation in Romanian wildlife. Two further papers examine precision livestock farming and reproductive biotechnologies, and management strategies for reducing labour dependency on dairy farms.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Horticulture
    Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

    Volume 7, Issue 7.2 gathers nineteen papers of the Horticulture section of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Academy's anniversary conference of 29 May 2025.

    Vegetable growing is represented by bacterial biopreparations in pepper cultivation at VRDS Buzau, the yield potential of eggplant cultivars and advanced homozygous lines, phenological responses of pea accessions to climatic variability, anther culture in Solanum lycopersicum, and the effect of conventional and biological phytosanitary treatments on tomato fruit quality during storage. Fruit growing contributions cover spent mushroom substrate in orchard management, hail damage to plum cultivars in the Bistrita area, regeneration through organogenesis in plum and cherry, biotechnologies for propagating fruit rootstocks at RIFG Pitesti, the genetic heritage of RSFG Baneasa, and the suitability of blueberry and currant varieties for processed products. Viticulture and oenology are addressed through the immobilization of malolactic bacteria on alginate and natural polymer carriers, the impact of agrotechnical practices on vineyard biodiversity and beneficial entomofauna, and the distribution of grapevine Pinot gris virus and grapevine fleck virus across vegetation phenophases.

    A further group of papers deals with the valorisation of horticultural by-products — biocomposites from red grape residues for soil fertilization and the use of red beetroot by-products — together with experimental research on multi-functional quick-freezing equipment, an analytical study of medicinal plant seedling production, and a survey of consumer opinions on agricultural biotechnologies.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Field Crops
    Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025)

    Volume 7, Issue 7.1 gathers sixteen papers of the Field Crops section of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Academy's anniversary session of 29 May 2025.

    Cereals and industrial crops account for most of the issue: the timing of fungicide treatments across wheat phenological stages, the impact of yellow rust on triticale grain quality, a comparative morphological analysis of the Trivale and Bezostaia wheat varieties under conventional and organic systems, multi-year testing of Romanian winter wheat varieties across the country's growing areas, protein and oil content in maize hybrids, the use of old maize populations in breeding extra-early hybrids, maize yield under early sowing in central Transylvania, and sunflower production in relation to morphological parameters and plant density. A further group deals with climate change effects on sunflower, maize and sorghum in the South Dobrogea Plateau and with water stress in Phaseolus vulgaris L. Other contributions cover technological sequences in organic Dracocephalum moldavica, the agrotechnical features and palatability of Cichorium intybus as cattle feed, chlorophyll estimation in potato leaves from SPAD measurements, and in vitro development of potato plantlets preserved under slow growth at the Suceava genebank. Two socio-economic studies examine consumer and farmer perspectives on agricultural biotechnologies and their bearing on national food security.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
    Vol. 6 No. 3 (2024)

    Volume 6, Issue 6.3 gathers twenty-four papers of the Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine sections of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Academy's anniversary session of 30 May 2024.

    Sheep and goat research forms the largest group: wool productivity in crossbreeds of local and imported specialised breeds, growth performance of Tsigai rusty variety lambs against three-way crossbreds, intra-population structure and colour shade transmission in Karakul of Botosani flocks, the influence of the alpha-S1 casein genotype on goat milk cheese yield, feeding technologies for different sheep categories, growth intensity in the Rovasi breed, and the creation by crossing of a new meat breed at Palas. Cattle and buffalo papers address the metabolic profile and ovarian response in buffaloes with prolonged anestrus, the metabolic profile of dairy cows with mastitis, back-crossing schemes for beef synthetic breeds, CSN2 A1/A2 allelic variants in relation to milk quality, and the use of Cichorium intybus to improve feed palatability. Four papers cover aquaculture at the Nucet fish culture station: selective breeding and epigenetic programming, population density in Sander lucioperca rearing, the introduction of new fish species, and feeding strategies with alternative feed additives.

    Veterinary medicine contributions include coconut water-based extenders for ram epididymal sperm, the proliferative potential of sheep endometrial mesenchymal stem cells, control of Balantidium coli in swine with wormwood and Tagetes extracts, circulating immune complexes in contagious agalactia of sheep, and staphylococcal mastitis in sheep. A review covers infectious mycotic diseases of Bombyx mori L. silkworms.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Horticulture
    Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024)

    Volume 6, Issue 6.2 gathers twenty-four papers of the Horticulture section of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Academy's anniversary conference of 30 May 2024. The issue is organised in three parts: Vegetable Growing, Fruit Growing, and Viticulture and Oenology.

    The vegetable papers cover certified organic seed production at VRDS Bacau, control of damaging agents in tomato, melon and cucumber crops under high plastic tunnels, salicylic acid as a means of raising tomato tolerance to abiotic stress in vitro, entomopathogenic fungal strains against horticultural pests, the effect of climate change on common bean pest populations, the influence of cucurbit species on substrate chemistry, pepper cultivation trends in Romania and the European Union, and a study of Majorana hortensis at VRDS Buzau. The fruit growing part presents the breeding programmes of the Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, the response of plum cultivars to Stigmina carpophila under Bistrita conditions, and the detection of apricot latent virus in peach in the Constanta area.

    Viticulture and oenology form the largest part: downy mildew attack in plantations, wine quality improvement from autochthonous varieties, the behaviour of the Columna and Mamaia varieties in north-eastern Romania, ampelographic description of new grape cultivars, two historical accounts of viticultural research at Valea Calugareasca, the climatic characterisation of the 2023 viticultural year at Blaj, green pruning as a tool against fungal diseases, grape composition in white and semi-aromatic varieties, the effect of increased vineyard biodiversity on plant health, experimental design methods in vine schools, and the influence of climate change on grapevine phenology in the Iasi vineyard.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Field Crops
    Vol. 6 No. 1.1 (2024)

    Volume 6, Issue 6.1.1 gathers twenty papers of the Field Crops section of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Fourth Symposium of Agronomic Research in Romania. The papers are ordered alphabetically by first author.

    Climate change runs through the issue as a common thread: the manifestation of yellow rust in triticale and the 2023 stripe rust wave in winter cereals, shifts in forage crop areas and types, the performance of maize under long-term amendment and fertilization experiments at Livada, and the variation of wheat protein content with climatic conditions and fertilization at Simnic. Wheat is covered by cultivar performance trials from N.A.R.D.I. Fundulea tested in the ADER programme, a comparison of Romanian varieties under organic and conventional systems at Valu lui Traian, and current principles of weed control. Further contributions address green manure on acidic soils, the quality of maize hybrids in western Romania, weed structure under unconventional tillage, bio-fertilizer trials across crops and regions, cowpea genotypes under southern Oltenia conditions, sunflower hybrid behaviour at Simnic, the effect of herbicides on soil mesofauna in broad bean, a new Dactylis glomerata L. cultivar, maize cob morphology, and current problems in Romanian soil science. Two papers deal with potato: acclimatization of microplants and minituber production under protected space, and in vitro microtuberization of local varieties from the Suceava gene bank.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
    Vol. 5 No. 3 (2023)

    Volume 5, Issue 5.3 brings together the papers of the Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine sections of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti", presented at the Academy's anniversary session of 25 May 2023.

    Animal breeding and production are covered across species: genetic variability in the indigenous Bazna and Red Mangalitsa pig breeds, reproductive performance and milk production in dairy buffaloes of central Romania, lactation curves in Montbeliarde cows, the suitability of the Transylvanian Pinzgau breed for meat production, weaning stress and calf behaviour in Romanian Spotted cattle, artificial insemination with fresh and frozen semen in ewes, the fattening aptitudes of Tsigai crossbreds with French meat rams, and progress towards a new high performance meat sheep breed at Palas. Veterinary medicine contributions address the prevalence of digestive parasites in smallholder pigs in the Hartibaciu Valley, the efficacy of a propolis-based product against rabbit coccidiosis, the influence of plant extracts on the immunological profile of broiler chickens, and systemic immunological changes in cattle tested for tuberculosis. Two papers on sericulture cover the nutritive value of mulberry leaf for Bombyx mori L. and the role of laboratory diagnosis in controlling silkworm diseases, and a further study applies a risk-based One Health approach to the management of dairy farms.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Horticulture
    Vol. 5 No. 2 (2023)

    Volume 5, Issue 5.2 brings together twelve papers presented at the anniversary session of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești" on 25 May 2023, edited by the Academy's Horticulture section.

    Viticulture and oenology account for most of the issue. Contributions cover biotechnologies for regenerating virus-free planting material, the behaviour of the Mamaia and Columna varieties in the Murfatlar vineyard ecosystem, the frost-resistant Golia variety released at Iași, carbohydrate reserves in cultivars grown at Blaj, the Bican roz 6 Mf table grape clone approved in 2022, disease-resistant hybrid elites obtained at Odobești, phenological shifts in Pinot noir and Chardonnay under a warming climate in the Miniș vineyard, and three decades of precipitation and soil moisture records from vineyards in north-eastern Romania. Fruit growing is represented by apricot and peach breeding at Constanța, rootstock-scion combinations in a high density apple orchard in northern Transylvania, and the genetic resources underpinning Romanian breeding programmes for fruit trees, berries and strawberry. A final paper analyses ecological indicators of insect species in a vineyard plantation at Călinești, Argeș.

    The papers come from nine research institutes and stations across Romania. Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Field Crops, Natural Resources and Mechanization
    Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023)

    Volume 5, Issue 5.1 brings together fourteen papers presented at the anniversary session of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Șișești" on 25 May 2023, edited by the Academy's Field Crops section.

    The issue reports breeding results and cultivation performance in the major field crops — wheat, maize, sorghum, soybean and triticale — drawing on multi-year variety and hybrid trials at the agricultural research and development stations of Turda, Secuieni, Teleorman and Pitești. A second group of papers concerns grassland and forage production: fodder quality on improved subalpine pastures grazed with dairy cows in the Bucegi Mountains, technological solutions for grassland improvement in the Făgăraș area, and the influence of applied management on a Dichanthium ischaemum meadow. Further contributions address weed control in wheat and grain sorghum, the impact of xenobiotic substances on the ecophysiology of broad bean, agricultural land use under degradation through gullies and landslides together with anti-erosion solutions, and a stress and safety analysis of steel frames for equipment fitted with curved profile digging spades.

    Papers are published in English, with abstracts in English and Romanian.

  • Field Crops
    Vol. 4 No. 4 (2022)

    Full issue published in Romanian, in the "Field Crops" series of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti". Individual articles are not indexed separately; the complete issue is available as a single PDF.

  • Field Crops
    Vol. 3 No. 3 (2021)

    Full issue published in Romanian, in the "Field Crops" series of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti". Individual articles are not indexed separately; the complete issue is available as a single PDF.

  • Field Crops
    Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020)

    Full issue published in Romanian, in the "Field Crops" series of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti". Individual articles are not indexed separately; the complete issue is available as a single PDF.

  • Field Crops
    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019)

    Full issue published in Romanian, in the "Field Crops" series of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti". Individual articles are not indexed separately; the complete issue is available as a single PDF.