CROP RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP MAPS TWO LENTIL GENOMES A partnership between University of Saskatchewan (U of S) crop scientists and genomic big data company NRGene of Israel has successfully sequenced two wild lentil genomes—the largest legume genomes ever assembled. In a Nov. 8 news release, the U of S said the…
BREEDING POTENTIAL OF COMMON VETCH HYBRIDS (Vicia sativa) AS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT METHODS FOR PARENTAL SELECTION Experiments that took place in 1978-2003 showed effectiveness of parental lines’ selection of Vicia sativa based on the following principles: ecological and geographical distance, difference in adaptation to contrast environments and resistance to abiotic…
BIOTECH WORLD 2018: FORUM, EXHIBITION, CONTESTS. 19-21 FEBRUARY, 2018. MOSCOW, RUSSIA. The key goals of the forum are to create and expand into the Regions a network of nodes of innovation; form clusters of biotech facilities; set up technology scaling centers, pilot and experimental production facilities for mass production of…
STRATEGY AND NATIONAL PLAN FOR PASTURES UNTIL THE YEAR 2033 This sectoral document aims to intervene, at national level, on the deterioration of pastoral lands, recovering those already deteriorated, through an action of sustainable development and management of the Ministry of Agriculture of Saudi Arabia. The Strategy uses an integrated…
ALKALOID-FREE LUPINE “DEGA” IN COW FEEDING The paper presents the lupine chemical composition and feed-stuff effect on cow milk productivity and blood biochemistry; feed-stuffs having the same energy and protein content. The diets included grains of white lupine “Dega” (18, 24, 30%) instead of other protein feeds. The number of…
GET YOUR INVITATION. IT ENABLES YOU FOR A FREE… The International Specialized Exhibition of Agricultural Machinery AGROSALON 2018 will take place in Moscow on October 9-12, 2018 in the International Exhibition Center «Crocus Expo». The area of approximately 60 000 square meters hosts more than 200 companies presenting their machinery…
PERENNIAL GRASSES – A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR SOIL FERTILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY Maintaining soil fertility requires spreading perennial grasses across the entire system of crop rotation so their concentration in grass-field crop rotation should be excluded. Сultivation of perennial grasses (smooth brome and sainfoin) with green-manured fallow exceeded the reference variant…
EXPERIMENT WITH OIL OF Camelina sativa IN THE DIET OF BROILERS FINISHED This year the agroholding Agrosila for the first-time produced oil from the gingerbread at its rapeseed plant, which is part of the Naberezhnye Chelny elevator complex. The products were delivered to the “Chelny-Broiler” poultry farm where they developed…
NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS GAME-CHANGING POTENTIAL FOR GRAIN STORAGE MONITORING The BeanIoT system deploys thumb-sized “smart” sensors to monitor whatever the user requires. In a grain storage shed or bin that might be temperature, humidity, or insect movements. The sensors provide detailed, layered data that give a complete picture of what’s…
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES’ EFFECT ON MAZE GREEN MASS PRODUCTIVI The field experiment took place on the All-Russian Research Institute of Maze in 2005-2015. Intermediate maze variety “Mashuk 355 MV” bred in the Institute performed as the object of study. The experiment tested influence of cultivation technology on green mass productivity. As…
