26 articles in this issue
Introduction and Editorial Board
Roxana Larisa CADAR,Cristina Bianca POCOL
The complexity of medicinal and aromatic plants products makes difficult to asses their safety and efficacy. A qualitative research method, called hybrid forum has been used in order to better understand the risks and benefits of those products, from the ... see more
Antigolena FOLINA,Ioanna KAKABOUKI,Efpraxia KONTONASAKI,Stella KARYDOGIANNI,Dimitrios VOSKOPOULOS,Dimitrios F. BESLEMES,Dimitrios BILALIS
Response of tritordeum, ‘Bulel’ variety, on organic and inorganic fertilization was observed through a field experiment in Greece. So as to evaluate, a field experiment was set up in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) where blocks were four fertiliza... see more
Francisco FUENTES,Atul BHARGAVA,Claudia ROJAS BERTINI
Quinoa has been cultivated since centuries in the Andean region as a seed crop by indigenous communities. The crop has gained renewed interest because of its highly nutritious grain with high-quality protein rich in essential amino acids, and several bioa... see more
Ioanna KAKABOUKI,Dimitrios TSIROGIANNIS,Stella KARYDOGIANNI,Antigolena FOLINA,Charikleia ZISI,Emmanouil PLATANOPOULOS,Giorgos PAPADOPOULOS,Gerasimos GRAMMENOS,Dimitrios BILALIS
Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous plant, known worldwide for thousands of years. The propose of this study was to evaluate the effect co-inoculation of Trichoderma harzianum and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on growth of root system and yield i... see more
Agapi KATSOULIERI,Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU,Ilias TRAVLOS,Dimitrios VLACHOSTERGIOS,Evangelia TIGKA,Anastasia KARGIOTIDOU,Christos DORDAS,Emmanouil PRATSINAKIS,Eleni TANI,Demosthenis CHACHALIS,Dimitrios BILALIS
Faba bean is an important grain legume, grown for human consumption and animal feed and can be used as an alternative to soybean protein. Drought and heat strongly influence faba bean growth and production, especially in flowering and pod development stag... see more
Sola Emmanuel KOMOLAFE,Adeseye Olusikemi AWOYEMI,Gbolagade Benjamin ADESIJI,Funmilayo Seun OLUSEGUN
This study assessed the sources of information on preservation of fresh vegetables among farmers in Ilorin, Kwara State. A total of 120 respondents were randomly selected. A questionnaire was developed to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive ... see more
Angeliki KOUSTA,Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU,Nikolina C???????,Ilias TRAVLOS,Ioanna KAKABOUKI,Dimitrios BILALIS
Hemp is known to have a competitive advantage over weeds. Despite its suppressive ability, weed infestation remains an important issue during the early growth of the crop. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of fertilization and weed managem... see more
Ana Covilca MUNTEAN,Ioana GROZEA
Following the periodic evaluations carried out in the parks of Timisoara (Timis, Romania) which had as main activity the monitoring of harmful insect species, we noticed an interesting species with the ability to jump, which attracted our attention. It ha... see more
Liliana PIRCALABU,Elena BRINDUSE,Marian ION
Botrytis cinerea causes grey mould, a major disease occurring in vineyards worldwide, resulting in loss of grape production and wine quality. Predictive models of favorability of Botrytis cinerea were used. Therefore, a series of meteorological data from ... see more
Sergiu SAVU,Liliana Lucia TOMOIAGA,Veronica Sanda CHEDEA
Phomopsis viticola (Sacc.) Sacc. (syn. Cryptosporella viticola Shear, Diaporthe viticola Nitschke, Diplodia viticola Desm, Fusicoccum viticolum Reddick, Phoma flaccida Viala & Ravaz, Phoma viticola Sacc.), is the causal agent of the grapevine disease name... see more
Emre SEVINDIK,Kemalcan OKAN,Fadime EFE
In this study, we performed a genetic diversity using RAPD (Random amplified polymorphic DNA) and ISSR (Inter-simple sequence repeats) markers for some Eriobotrya japonica populations grown in the Aegean region of Turkey. PCR was performed with all DNA sa... see more
Dalal Y. Khudhur SINJARE,Jaladet M. S. JUBRAEL
In this work, 15 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars collected throughout Duhok Province in Kurdistan-Iraq were characterized using ten AFLP primer combinations. A high degree of genetic diversity was found among tested cultivars. The total scored ... see more
Raluca STAN,Ion MITREA
Buxus sempervirens Linné is one of the most cultivated ornamental species, but in recent years it has faced a dangerous pest, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) native to the Asian Continent (China, Japan, Korea). In 2019 we conducted... see more
Mariana Simona STANCU,Rodi MITREA
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is responsible for the ?bacterial canker of tomato’. The study aimed to identify and characterize biochemically some strains of the bacteria. Five strains were used for biochemical identification and characte... see more
Andrei Florin TABACU,Ana Cornelia BUTCARU,Andreea STAN,Cosmin Alexandru MIHAI,Florin STANICA
Pawpaw or Northern banana (Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal) is the only representative of the Annonaceae family that can be cultivated in temperate areas. The increasing demands from the consumers for this nearly unknown fruit with high nutraceutical potential... see more
Ovidia Loredana AGAPIE,Florin STANICA,Costel VÎNATORU,Bianca TANASE,Elena BARCANU,Geanina NEGO?ANU,Ion GHERASE
The Genetic, Breeding and Biodiversity Laboratory from Vegetable Research and Development Station Buzau (VRDS Buzau) has a valuable germplasm collection of hot pepper consisting of 200 genotypes structured by their genetic stability. In this study, seven ... see more
Elena BARCANU,Konstantinos PASCHALIDIS,Costel VÎNATORU,Ovidia DOBRE-AGAPIE,Ion GHERASE,Bianca TANASE,Geanina NEGO?ANU,Elena DRAGHICI
Seed-priming is a physiological technique of seed hydration and drying to enhance the germination. Seed priming treatments can be used to achieve even and earlier sprouts. A popular seed-priming practice which helps the seeds germinate faster is hydro-pri... see more
Florin Dumitru BORA,Anamaria CALUGAR,Claudiu Ioan BUNEA,Ionut RACZ
The presence of trace, heavy metals in foodstuffs is of intense public interest. The aim of this study was to determine the metal contents in most known commercial fruit juices present on the Romanian market. The multielement analysis was made using the I... see more
Ion GHERASE,Elena BARCANU,Costel VÎNATORU,Ovidia AGAPIE-DOBRE,Bianca TANASE,Geanina NEGO?ANU
Currently, in Romania there are just a few autochthonous white kidney bean varieties and this is the main reason why Vegetable Research Development Station (VRDS) Buzau has chosen a breeding program for this species. The aim of this study was to assess th... see more
Ioanna KAKABOUKI,Eleni KARAGIANNI,Antigolena FOLINA,Charikleia ZISI,Stavros ARACHOVITIS,Stella KARYDOGIANNI,Konstantia BALLA,Maria CHEINOPOROU,Dimitrios BILALIS
Soybean (Glycine max) is one of the most important species of the Fabaceae family worldwide, with many and varied uses, such as food, feed and industry sector. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of urea fertilizers in comparison with the new... see more
Claudiu MOLDOVAN,Ioan ZAGRAI,Lumini?a ZAGRAI,Aurel MAXIM,Georgeta GUZU
The experiment aimed to evaluate some of organic products within a treatment scheme against Eurytoma schreineri Schreiner., on two different plum varieties: Stanley and Reine Claude d’Althan. An experimental scheme of organic treatments by using seven org... see more
Silvana NICOLA,Antonio FERRANTE,Giacomo COCETTA,Roberta BULGARI,Carlo NICOLETTO,Paolo SAMBO,Andrea ERTANI
The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of the agrifood system. The urgent need to supply fresh food has arisen everywhere. Lockdown slowed down the fresh vegetables supply in the long distance distribution chains. In addition, t... see more
Bianca Elena TANASE,Costel VÎNATORU,Ovidia AGAPIE,Elena BARCANU,Geanina NEGO?ANU,Ion GHERASE
Basella alba is an underutilized plant with great food and medicinal potential, newly acclimatized in Romania at Vegetable Research and Development Station (VRDS) Buzau. For over 10 years, the Genetic, Breeding and Biodiversity Laboratory has studied a nu... see more
Costel VÎNATORU,Elena BARCANU,Ovidia Loredana DOBRE-AGAPIE,Ion GHERASE,Bianca TANASE,Geanina NEGO?ANU
Satureja Montana L. is an underrated, but very valuable species with multiple uses appreciated especially for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties. At VRDS Buzau was obtained a new genotype of winter savory with high... see more
Ioan ZAGRAI,Lumini?a ZAGRAI,Georgeta GUZU
Four young plum orchards from Iasi county, two of these established by using propagated material in Romania, and the other two with material from Austria, Czech Republic and Netherlands, were surveyed by visual observation of viral symptoms. Then, trees w... see more