• • • PhD Course of Belowground Functional Ecology The course will be focused on the theoretical background and practical assessment of plant functional traits which can be found on belowground plant organs in temperate herbs. This concerns description and analysis of clonal, bud bank and plant life–history traits using…
• • • Triticale for fodder production improvement Triticale green mass yield reaches 60–90 t ha-1 depending on genotype, preceding crop and cultivation technology. Triticale resistance makes fungicide treatment against leaf diseases unnecessary. Optimal seeding dates and rates also help to avoid herbicide application. Triticale regrows fast and produces up…
• • • 26 business organizations support a Commission study on “novel genomic techniques” On 9 January, 26 European business organisations jointly signed a letter calling upon the European Commission and Member States to re-emphasize that products obtained by novel genomic techniques should not be subject to Directive 2001/18 requirements…
• • • Grain and green mass productivity of new spring triticale variety “Timiryazevskaya” as affected by different rates of nitrogen fertilizers in the Central Non-Chernozem region The paper deals with the influence of various rates of nitrogen fertilizers on grain and green mass productivity of new spring triticale variety…
• • • Ways to avoid low falling numbers in grains. How accurate is the falling number test? The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) published feedback it received from a 60-day consultation process with industry stakeholders about whether falling numbers and DON should be included as official grading factors. The CGC…
• • • €8 million requested to fund science promotion events across Europe under the Marie Skłodowska Curie NIGHT action The Research Executive Agency has received 100 project proposals by the call deadline for the MSCA-NIGHT 2020 call for proposals. In total, €8 million are available to fund public events…
• • • Longevity and productivity of lawn gramineous in fodder production Investigations took place in 2003–2015 to test resistances of lawn gramineous. Monoculture of red fescue had the best longevity, while creeping bentgrass — the worst, it dropped out of the mixtures completely after 8 years. Perennial ryegrass survived…
• • • The European seed sector: at the heart of the agri-food chain The brochure outlines the importance of the European Seed Sector, the aspirations to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as explains the seed value chain and why plant breeding is so needed. A…
• • • Basic parameters of cow milk productivity when feeding with the “Fibraza” additive Investigations took place at SPA(K) “Kuzminskiy” of the Moscow region in 2017–2018. Pursuing high level of milk productivity makes it more difficult to find a balance between animal health and fodder. The higher cow productivity…
• • • Grazed standing corn will need supplements Putting beef cows out to tramp through the snow to graze standing corn has become more popular in the last few years. It’s relatively low-cost forage which can make up a sizeable portion of a pregnant cow’s overwinter diet because whole…
