Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by George POPESCU, Cosmin-Alin POPESCU, Mihai-Valentin HERBEI, Adina HORABLAGA, Adrian SMULEAC

The use of geomatics technologies in the mining engineering field, presents a modern approach for the conservation and greening of the areas affected by open or underground pits. The purpose of this research is to accomplish a threedimensional model of the active waste dump of the Uricani Mine. Based on the three-dimensional model, the volumes of deposited waste ore could be determined and it could be created an overview map of the area that will be subjected to greening: landscaping and revegetation. The greening works involve the landscaping, geometry, weeding and afforestation of the landfill area that has an area of 3.68 ha. In this context, the use of modern photogrammetric (UAV) and satellite (GNSS) measurement technologies, have been the fundamental basis for data acquisition from the field with a high precision, in order to achieve the three-dimensional model of the studied area. The combination of the satellite methods with the photogrammetric ones has led to the creation of an accurate 3D model that will be fundamental in the process of greening the waste dump.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Andreea Cristina PALTIN, Mariana IONIŢĂ, Adrian BOTA, Elena Cătălina IONESCU, Ioan Liviu MITREA

Parasite infections are one of the major constraints for profitable animal industry worldwide. Despite of the importance of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in the overall economy of many countries, little is known about the occurrence and prevalence of parasitic species and its potential impact on the animal health and productivity. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the endo-parasitophauna in a water buffalo farm in Romania. For this, during of April 2018, a coprological study was conducted, in which a total number of 105 buffaloes, allocated in four age category (< 6 months, n = 21; 6 months-2 years, n = 20; heifers, n = 30; milking, > 3 years, n = 34) were included. Fecal samples, collected from individual animals, were subjected for analysis by standard qualitative copro-parasitological methods to detect parasitic stages (protozoan oocysts, helminth eggs and larvae). Overall, 55.2% of samples were positive for parasite infection, of which, 36.2% as single parasite species and 18.9% with mixed infections of two (13.8%) and three (5.2%), respectively, parasite species. The endoparasite community included protozoa (Eimeria spp., Giardia intestinalis), trematodes (Fasciola hepatica, Paramphistomum spp., Dicrocoelium dendriticum), tapeworms (Moniezia spp.), and nematodes (lung-worms and digestive strongyles), with different prevalence value, according to the age category. These findings represent an important step for further epidemiological studies in order to develop sustainable control programs for Romanian water buffalo farms.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Mala-Maria STAVRESCU-BEDIVAN, Gina VASILE SCĂEŢEANU

In February 2020, the nematode Philometroides sanguineus was detected in Carassius gibelio collected from Razim Lake and sold for human consumption at a fish market in Bucharest. Along with a parasitological examination, biometric information for the sample of Prussian carp was recorded. The features of philometrid adult females on their host were compared with similar studies. The size, body color, location site of attachment and seasonality of parasite occurrence were in agreement with previous reports of this nematode species. Also, a review of scientific and grey databases concerning species of Philometra Costa, 1845 and Philometroides Yamaguti, 1935 genera parasitising ichthyofauna of Romania was made. To our knowledge, after the source provided by Cojocaru (2010) this paper highlights for the second time in Romanian parasitological literature the use of scientific name Philometroides sanguineus. However, the adopted synonyms and the site of infection recorded by other authors suggest an earlier presence of this helminth species in gibel (Prussian) and crucian carps from various freshwater resources of Romania.

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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EFFECTIVENESS OF UNIVERSITY-BASED RURAL DEVELOPMENT OUTREACHES IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

Written by Kolawole Adelekan ADELOYE, Banji Olalere ADISA
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ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DRAINAGE NETWORK ON THE ARABLE LAND OF THE ROTOPĂNEŞTI-RĂDĂŞENI-FÎNTÎNA MARE SYSTEM IN SUCEAVA COUNTY

Written by Minodora AILENEI (RADU), Oprea RADU, Daniel CUREA, Daniel BUCUR
Pages 19 to 25

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NUTRITIVE AND PROXIMATE ANALYSIS ON FIVE WEEDY GRASSES FOR THEIR POTENTIAL USE AS FODDER

Written by Raja ASHAEL RHAETIA, Kathirvelu REVATHY, Maran MADHU PRIYA, Sadagopan RAVI SHANKAR
Pages 26 to 34

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ON-FARM EVALUATION THE EFFECTIVE MICROBES AND UREA TREATED RICE STRAW ON PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL DAIRY COWS AND FARMERS PERCEPTION IN ETHIOPIA

Written by Bimrew ASMARE, Fentie BISHAW, Teshome GEZIE
Pages 35 to 44

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MEDICINAL PLANTS POPULARLY USED IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF BEN SROUR (SOUTHEAST OF M’SILA, ALGERIA)

Written by Hamdi BENDIF, Nabila SOUILAH, Mohamed Djamel MIARA, Nassera DAOUD, Yamina BEN MIRI, Mohamed LAZALI, Hanane KHALFA, Fayçal BAHLOULI
Pages 45 to 55

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BACTERIAL ENDOPHYTES IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH

Written by Oana-Alina BOIU-SICUIA, Călina Petruța CORNEA
Pages 56 to 70

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ONTOGENETIC STRUCTURE OF CEREAL POPULATIONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GRAZING AND MOWING ON FLOODPLAIN MEADOWS IN FOREST-STEPPE ZONE OF UKRAINE

Written by Liudmyla BONDARIEVA, Halyna ZHATOVA
Pages 71 to 76

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BIOACCUMULATION OF CHROMIUM AND NICKEL APPLIED TO SINGLE AND BINARY FOR A SHORT TIME IN Ceratophyllum demersum, A ROOTLESS AQUATIC MACROPHYTE

Written by Gülcan CINAR, Muhittin DOĞAN, Mustafa SEVINDIK
Pages 77 to 81

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SPRING-AUTUMN ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA COLONIZATION DYNAMIC IN Iris germanica L. FROM URBAN MICROCLIMATE

Written by Ioana CRIȘAN, Roxana VIDICAN, Andrei STOIE, Ștefania Alexandra SIMEA
Pages 82 to 90

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Metcalfa pruinosa SAY 1830 (HOMOPTERA: FLATIDAE), AN ESTABLISHED ALIEN SPECIES IN CONTINUOUS EXPANSION IN ROMANIA

Written by Ionela DOBRIN, Valentin Marius CIONTU, Marga GRĂDILĂ, Andreea COŞOVEANU
Pages 91 to 94

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GRAINS WEIGHT ESTIMATING MODEL ON MAIZE MATURE EARS BASED ON SOME STEMS BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS

Written by Robert DRIENOVSKY, Florin SALA
Pages 95 to 102

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PROSPECTS OF INULIN FROM Helianthus tuberosus L. AS RAW MATERIAL FOR BIOPROCESSES - REVIEW

Written by Manuel DRUGULESCU, Alina ORȚAN, Georgeta TEMOCICO, Ionuț MORARU, Ovidiu POPA
Pages 103 to 111

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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OUTCOME OF A DOG WITH MENINGOENCEPHALITIS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN USING A COMBINATION OF PREDNISOLONE AND CYTOSINE ARABINOSIDE: A CASE STUDY

Written by Cristina FERNOAGĂ, Raluca Mihaela TURBATU, Alexandru Gabriel NEAGU, Niculae TUDOR, Constantin VLĂGIOIU
Pages 112 to 117

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EVALUATING SCIENTIFIC NAMES, DISTRIBUTION, AND RECORD TYPES OF ETHIOPIAN PEA BASED ON GLOBAL DATASETS USING CLASSIFICATION REGRESSION TREE ANALYSES

Written by Berhane Gebreslassie GEBREEGZIABHER, Berhanu Abraha TSEGAY
Pages 118 to 130

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THE BEHAVIOUR OF GRAPEVINE UNDER VIRUS INFECTION AND DROUGHT STRESS COMBINATION

Written by Ionela-Cătălina GUȚĂ, Elena-Cocuța BUCIUMEANU
Pages 131 to 138

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR IN VITRO Agrobacterium-MEDIATED GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF WINTER RAPE Brassica napus L.

Written by Iryna HNATIUK, Oksana VARCHENKO, Maria BANNIKOVA, Mykola KUCHUK, Myroslav PARII, Yuriy SYMONENKO
Pages 139 to 145

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EVALUATION OF AUTOLOGUS BLOOD PLEURODESIS FOR TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT PNEUMOTHORAX IN 23 DOGS AND 2 HORSES

Written by Cornel IGNA, Cristian ZAHA, Larisa SCHUSZLER, Bogdan SICOE, Roxana DASCĂLU
Pages 146 to 151

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SOFTSHIELD® COLLAGEN CONTACT LENSES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FELINE CORNEAL SEQUESTRUM

Written by Iuliana IONAȘCU, Adina ARGĂSEALĂ, Seralp UZUN, Gina GIRDAN
Pages 152 to 158

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PRELIMINARY DATA ON OCCURRENCE OF Strongylus vulgaris IN HORSES, ROMANIA: LARVAL CULTURES AND REAL-TIME PCR

Written by Mariana IONIȚĂ, Marius Cătălin BUZATU, Kurt PFISTER, Ioan Liviu MITREA
Pages 159 to 164

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APPLICATION EFFECTS OF CHLORPYRIFOS-ETHYL AND MALATHION ON THE LICHEN Xanthoria parietina AND THE MOSS Funaria hygrometrica

Written by Mazari AIT KACI, Amel BERREBBAH ALIOUA, Fatma BELHOUCINE, Nadia BOUREDJA, Youcef ABISMAIL, Nawel KOUADRIA
Pages 165 to 174

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FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF RICE FLOUR MILLET AND CHICKPEAS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GLUTEN FREE BREAD

Written by Iliana LAZOVA-BORISOVA, Lyubomir ANGELOV
Pages 175 to 178

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THE ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF SOME NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ON THE BITTER ROT APPLE

Written by Cristina MIHĂESCU, Loredana Beatrice NEAGU FRĂSIN
Pages 179 to 184

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DIFFERENT VEGETATION PERIODS HARVESTED SAINFOIN NUTRIENT INGREDIENT AND CONDENSED TANNIN CONTENTS

Written by Abdullah ÖZBILGIN, Behiç COŞKUN
Pages 185 to 193

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GENETIC DIVERSITY OF Iris pontica Zapal., IN MOVILA LUI BURCEL PROTECTED AREA: IMPLICATION FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION

Written by Ioana Cătălina PAICA, Irina IRIMIA, Cristian BANCIU, Mihnea VLADIMIRESCU, Gabriel Mihai MARIA, Anca MANOLE
Pages 194 to 199

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A COPROLOGICAL STUDY ON GASTRO-INTESTINAL PARASITE COMMUNITY IN WATER BUFFALOES FROM A ROMANIAN FARM

Written by Andreea Cristina PALTIN, Mariana IONIŢĂ, Adrian BOTA, Elena Cătălina IONESCU, Ioan Liviu MITREA
Pages 200 to 205

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CONCRETIONARY PEDOFEATURES OF PROFILE-DIFFERENTIATED SOILS OF THE BESKYDY PRE-CARPATHIAN REGION (UKRAINE)

Written by Zinoviy PANKIV, Olena KALYNYCH, Taras YAMELYNETS
Pages 206 to 211

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VARIATIONS IN GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION MEASUREMENTS OF Trachurus mediterraneus FROM THE ROMANIAN BLACK SEA COAST

Written by Cătălin PĂUN, Daniela BĂNARU, Liviu Daniel GALAȚCHI, Monica Paula MARIN, Livia VIDU, Carmen Georgeta NICOLAE
Pages 212 to 218

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GENOTYPE, SEED RATE AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS INFLUENCE ON WINTER BARLEY AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCES

Written by Eugen PETCU, Liliana VASILESCU, Viorel ION
Pages 219 to 225

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THE USE OF OZONE THERAPY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Written by Alexandra PETEOACĂ, Andreea ISTRATE, Ana Maria GOANȚĂ, Iuliana IONAȘCU, Andrei TĂNASE
Pages 226 to 239

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3D MODELING OF WASTE DUMPS IN ORDER TO ECOLOGY OF MINING AREAS

Written by George POPESCU, Cosmin-Alin POPESCU, Mihai-Valentin HERBEI, Adina HORABLAGA, Adrian SMULEAC
Pages 240 to 249

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SUBTROPICAL CONIFEROUS DENDRORARITY ACCLIMATIZATION TRENDS EX SITU IN UKRAINE

Written by Serhii POPOVYCH, Kamila POKOTYLOVA
Pages 250 to 262

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BEHAVIOUR OF THE PASTURE DRAINAGE NETWORK IN THE ROTOPĂNEŞTI-RĂDĂŞENI-FÎNTÎNA MARE SYSTEM IN SUCEAVA COUNTY

Written by Oprea RADU, Minodora AILENEI (RADU)
Pages 263 to 268

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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FRUIT TREES AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES OF ADVERSE EFFECTS

Written by Peter A. ROUSSOS
Pages 269 to 276

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VARIATION MODEL OF SOME FRUITS BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS IN RELATION TO APPLE TREES PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICES

Written by Florin SALA
Pages 277 to 284

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MYCOTOXINS IN FEED: AN OVERVIEW ON BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND DECONTAMINATION METHODS

Written by Vanessa-Izabela SÎRBU, Aglaia POPA (BURLACU), Florentina ISRAEL-ROMING
Pages 285 to 296

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STUDY OF THE GROUNDWATER POLLUTION WITH SULPHATES AND LEAD IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF ORADEA MUNICIPALITY, ROMANIA

Written by Laura ȘMULEAC, Sorin GULER, Nicu Cornel SABĂU, Aurelia ONEȚ, Mircea CURILĂ, Cristian ONEȚ, Emilia PANTEA, Eugenia ȘERBAN, Florin IMBREA
Pages 297 to 304

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FLAVONOID/PHENOLIC PROFILE AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF RAW MONOFLORAL BEE POLLEN FROM SOUTH ROMANIA

Written by Roxana SPULBER, Vlad POPA, Narcisa BĂBEANU
Pages 305 to 312

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A NOTE ON THE PRESENCE OF PHILOMETRID FISH PARASITES IN ROMANIA, WITH EMPHASIS ON Philometroides sanguineus (Rudolphi, 1819)

Written by Mala-Maria STAVRESCU-BEDIVAN, Gina VASILE SCĂEŢEANU
Pages 313 to 318

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AHP ANALYSIS FOR MICROZONING OF VINEYARDS BY GIS

Written by Vera STEFANOVA, Zhulieta ARNAUDOVA
Pages 319 to 331

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SOYBEAN AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN RESPONSE TO MINERAL FERTILIZATION

Written by Vasilena SUCIU, Teodor RUSU, Camelia URDĂ, Raluca REZI, Adrian NEGREA, Nicolae TRITEAN
Pages 332 to 338

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STUDY OF BUCKWHEAT COLLECTION SUITABLE FOR SUMMER SOWING

Written by Volodymyr TROTSENKO, Melaniya NESMACHNA, Halyna ZHATOVA, Victor KABANETS, Andryi MELNYK
Pages 339 to 346

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EFFECT OF USING FLAX MEAL IN BROILER DIETS ON MEAT FATTY ACIDS CONTENT

Written by Raluca Paula TURCU, Tatiana Dumitra PANAITE, Cristina ȘOICA, Margareta OLTEANU, Petru Alexandru VLAICU
Pages 347 to 352

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EVALUATION OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN ALFALFA (Medicago sativa) GENOTYPES IN THE CONDITIONS OF OSMOTIC STRESS

Written by Olena TYSHCHENKO, Andrii TYSHCHENKO, Olena PILIARSKA, Halyna KUTS, Pavlo LYKHOVYD
Pages 353 to 358

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GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY OF Bromus inermis DEPENDING ON THE ELEMENTS OF GROWING TECHNOLOGY IN NON-IRRADIATED CONDITIONS

Written by Nataliia VASYLENKO, Oleksandr AVERCHEV, Sergiy LAVRENKO, Nataliia AVERCHEVА, Nataliia LAVRENKO
Pages 359 to 368

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WILL HALOPHYTES IN MEDITERRANEAN SALT MARSHES BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

Written by Oscar VICENTE, Monica BOSCAIU
Pages 369 to 376

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DEVELOPMENT OF IN VITRO MULTIPLICATION METHOD FOR Bidens pilosa L.

Written by Lydie VUGUZIGA, Oana LIVADARIU, Narcisa BĂBEANU, Paola ANGELINI, Florentina MATEI
Pages 377 to 384

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Vera STEFANOVA, Zhulieta ARNAUDOVA

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a widespread mathematical technique for multi-criteria decision-making analyses, deals with the structured hierarchical database models, gathered from interdisciplinary criteria for future perspective analyses in the specific sector. Viticulture microzoning and terrain selection for potential vineyards are becoming important knowledge for vine farming systems. In this study the AHP method is used to gather, structure and resolve the data of variety sorts of vine, evaluate the physical natural resources (climate, soil and relief), socioeconomic and infrastructures conditions to dissolve different environmental problems of vineyards management. GIS (Geographical Information Systems) tools allow making multi-criteria analysis and combined various data of vineyards for digital complex environmental assessment. The site selecting for a new vineyard for wine-grape or wine production is a fundamental and crucial decision as several factors have influenced on it.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Minodora AILENEI (RADU), Oprea RADU, Daniel CUREA, Daniel BUCUR

Any changes to the technical components of the drainage network and the efficient removal of excess water are highly dependent on both the manner in which the prepared surfaces are used, either in bulk or in individual plots, and their use class. This paper tackles the operational behaviour of the drainage network after 40 years of use on arable land. Our research has revealed that the banks of the higher rank ditches have eroded and their bottom has clogged, which has reduced their flow section by 15% on the average. This diminution does not hinder the capture, flow and discharge of collected waters. The absence of any maintenance works has allowed woody and hygrophilous vegetation to grow, which reduces the water flow rate, increases alluvial sediments and clogs the discharges holes of the drains. In the lower rank ditches on the drained surfaces, the 0.40-0.70 m thick alluvial sediments have led to the complete plugging of the discharge holes of the plastic drains. The use of land as individual plots has accelerated the decommissioning of lower rank ditches, which served only for draining the land and which were then released for agricultural use.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Mazari AIT KACI, Amel BERREBBAH ALIOUA, Fatma BELHOUCINE, Nadia BOUREDJA, Youcef ABISMAIL, Nawel KOUADRIA

Insecticides used in agriculture are important for pest’s management. However, due to their known environmental damage, the study of their effect on non-target organisms is crucial. The literature on this topic deals with the effect of insecticide on plants, animals, fungus, algae, and cyanobacteria. So far, no ecotoxicological studies could be found about their effect on lichen or mosses. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of Chlorpyrifos-ethyl and Malathion on Xanthoria parietina and Funaria hygrometrica respectively a lichen and moss widely used in biomonitoring. Laboratory biotests were conducted applying insecticides by pulverization in controlled conditions. The results have shown no significant effect of the two pesticides in the two species within three days as F. hygrometrica treated with malathion within seven days. After seven days CPE is adversely affecting the lichen and the mosses resulting in a decrease of the photosynthetic pigment, in addition to, an increase in the concentrations of the products of oxidations. From this study, it was observed that that X. parietina and F. hygrometrica may be proposed to be used in biomonitoring of some insecticides risk.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Oana-Alina BOIU-SICUIA, Călina Petruța CORNEA

Plants are spontaneously colonized by various microorganisms with rhizospheric, endophytic or epiphytic development. Moreover, plants microbiota can also be enriched, for various purposes, with microbial inoculants. Among microorganisms, bacteria are more abundant, compared to other microbial categories. The most studied, well-known and applied beneficial bacteria are the one colonizing the rhizosphere. However, bacterial endophytes provide similar advantages. Since an intimate bound with their plant host is established, not only the plant is benefiting from the biological traits of the endophytic bacteria, but also the microorganisms are in some way protected by various environmental factors once inside the plant tissue. Plant-endophyte associations are diverse and complex, triggering a high interest, mostly due to their beneficial traits in improving crop performance and plant protection against biotic and abiotic stress. Bacterial endophytes can increase nutrient uptake in the host plants, elicit plant defense reaction and stress tolerance, or prime a faster and stronger plant protection mechanism. Beside the agricultural benefits that can be achieved through endophyte colonization, there are also environmental protection aspects. Some endophytes are indirectly involved in the phytoremediation process, or improve the plant’s capacity to colonize new harsher environmental areas. By understanding the mechanisms and functions of endophyte’s relationship with their hosts in specific environmental circumstances we can improve the microbial balance for a better use of agricultural inoculants and microbial land-improvers.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Oprea RADU, Minodora AILENEI (RADU)

The behaviour of the surface and subsurface drainage systems and the efficient removal of excess water are highly dependent on both the manner in which the prepared surfaces are used, and their use class. This paper tackles the behaviour of the drainage network after 28 years of use on pastures. Our research has revealed more significant bank erosion and ditch clogging than in the ditches found on arable land. Sheep grazing caused double bank erosion and alluvial sediments layers, whereas cattle grazing was three to four times more detrimental to the ditches than works carried out on arable land. When grazing sheep, bank erosion and bottom clogging generally range between 0.60 and 1.00 m. On surfaces where cattle graze, bank erosion is as high as 1.20-2.00 m and alluvial sediment layer thickness is 1.20-1.40 m. The preservation of the design parameters of the ditches may be achieved by rational grazing and special crossing facilities for the animals crossing the ditches.

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Published in AgroLife Scientific Journal, Volume 9, Number 2
Written by Gülcan CINAR, Muhittin DOĞAN, Mustafa SEVINDIK

This study was undertaken to investigate bioconcentrations of Cr and Ni in single and binary tratments by C. demersum. The macrophyte was treated with 0.1, 1 and 10 mg L^-1 Cr and Ni concentrations their combinations (0+0, 0.1+0.1, 1+1 and 10+10 mg L^-1 Cr plus Ni). Chromium and nickel accumulation capacities of the macrophyte were found to be different. Compared to Ni, more Cr was accumulated in the macrophyte tissues. Binary applications of Cr and Ni have generally reduced metal uptake compared to single applications. There was a decrease in bioconcentration factors with increased external the metal concentrations. It was concluded that the macrophyte can bioaccumulate in its tissues by uptake more metal from the environment at low concentrations.

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