24 articles in this issue
Mihaiela CORNEA CIPCIGAN,Doru PAMFIL
Nowadays, the field of entirely artificial hybrids raises ethical problems in the animal world and to a lesser amount in plants. Throughout the years, yellow Cyclamen has been particularly important for both breeders and passionate growers as being a pecu... see more
Amelia TUDORAN,Ion OLTEAN,Mircea VARGA
The pine weevil, Hylobius abietis L., is a pest of economic importance causing massive damage to conifer seedlings planted on reforestation sites. The lack of effective methods to prevent establishment of H. abietis in newly-harvested sites makes it a thr... see more
Marian BOGOESCU,Madalina DOLTU,Dorin SORA,Bogdan IORDACHE
Crop rotation is rarely practiced in greenhouse production, which allows soil borne pathogens and pests to accumulate, progressively reducing crop yields and fruit quality. Grafting cultivars with high quality and productivity on rootstocks that are resis... see more
Alexandra Nadia CÎRDEI,Dumitru ONOSE
The paper analyzes the possibility to define a dynamic model associated to a bridge using the results of geodetic measurements made for displacement monitoring using modern calculation models. Combining the results obtained with two modern calculation mod... see more
Alina DONICI,Claudiu Ioan BUNEA,Anamaria CALUGAR,Eugenia HARSAN,Florin Dumitru BORA
The long-term use of copper in viticulture has caused great copper accumulation in vineyard soils, resulting in negative effects on the environment through toxicity to aquatic and soil organisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the copper content... see more
Lydia Dorothea EISENBACH,Antigolena FOLINA,Charikleia ZISI,Ioannis ROUSSIS,Ioanna TABAXI,Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU,Ioanna KAKABOUKI,Aspasia EFTHIMIADOU,Dimitrios J. BILALIS
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of biocyclic humus soil, a newly found apparently carbon stabilized form of organic matter with significantly different characteristics from common composts or other forms of organic matter (humus),... see more
Iulia Alexandra FARCA?,Nastasia POP,Anamaria CALUGAR,Florin Ovidiu BOTI?
The present study examines Vitis sp. seeds discovered during the excavations in 2017 on an archaeological site in Apulum, the current city of Alba Iulia, Romania. The archaeological context was dated as belonging to the 18th century. The grape seeds were ... see more
Mirabela GACHE (LUNGU),Neculai MUNTEANU,Vasile STOLERU,Gabriel TELIBAN,Carmen CABA (INCULET)
The purpose of the research reported in this paper was to evaluate the possibility of growing vegetable plants in pots and containers by optimizing the choice of species and cultivars and the type of pot or container based on the information available in ... see more
Luana GRECU (PACURAR),Maria APAHIDEAN,Voichita HAS,Florin RUSSU,Alexandu Ioan APAHIDEAN,Ancuta BOANTA
Lately, genetic factor involvement in climate change response is of great importance. Addressing some issues regarding the behavior of agronomic characters of production in a set of hybrids may lead to recommendations on the choice of the most suitable hy... see more
Carmen INCULET,Madalina DACHI,Ana GAFINCU,Mirabela GACHE,Gabriel Ciprian TELIBAN,Vasile STOLERU
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most cultivated crops in the world, offering many opportunities for research and marketing also. High productions, in conditions of economic sustainability and assured food safety, can only be achieved throug... see more
Zsolt JAKAB-ILYEFALVI
The planting of well feathered trees are crucial in a high density orchard, than unbranched rods. Lateral bud-brake can be effectuated by several agro-technical methods in order to overcome apical dominance. Main targets of the researches were to investig... see more
Stella KARIDOGIANNI,Ioannis ROUSSIS,Konstantinos TSIMPOUKAS,Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU,Dimitrios BILALIS
Soybean is considered to be an alternative crop and its cultivation could offer an innovative and high-quality product. A case study was implemented on an existing farm to examine the prospects of soybean production in Greece and to evaluate the economic ... see more
Mircea C. MOLDOVAN,Liviu BOCA,Tudor LUNGU,Ioan TAUT,Marcel DÎRJA
The introduction of some agricultural land which has partially or totally lost their production capacity is and will be a very important action of Romanian forestry. This extends the forest fund and improves the climatic conditions around the planting are... see more
Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU,Ilias TRAVLOS,Ioannis ROUSSIS,Dimitrios BILALIS
Teff is an annual grass originated in Ethiopia, grown for both human food and animal feed. Salinity and moisture stress are the main limiting factors of agricultural development on arid and semi-arid regions. The aim of this study was to investigate the e... see more
Florin SALA,Mihai HERBEI,Cristian CONSTANTINESCU
The study aimed to development a prediction model for soil erosion degree by image analysis techniques. The spectral information was obtained by image analysis in the RGB and HSB color system, and by calculus resulted rgb normalized values. Specific indic... see more
Adrian SMULEAC,Herbei MIHAI,George POPESCU,Tiberiu POPESCU,Cosmin Alin POPESCU,Costel BARLIBA,Laura SMULEAC
This paper aims to present the advantages of using the terrestrial laser scanning technology (TLS) as a method of creating a 3D database and 3D documentation. This state-of-the-art technology is an innovation that has the advantage of acquiring a large am... see more
Elemer Emanuel SUBA,Tudor SALAGEAN,Dumitru ONOSE,Ioana Delia POP,Florica MATEI,Mircea ORTELECAN,Iulia COROIAN,Silvia CHIOREAN
The main objective of this paper is to correlate the current cartographic database with the old one, in the systematic cadastral works. Implementing a GIS and a geodatabase containing the cartographic database is necessary for identifying the buildings in... see more
Anastasia AKOUMIANAKI IOANNIDOU,Roxani Paraskevi SPENTZA,Ioannis ROUSSIS,Dimitrios BILALIS
The floating system is a promising alternative type of hydroponic seedling production system, which has not been much studied and disseminated in the flower industry. This study aimed to produce seedlings of Zinnia elegans in a floating system and to eval... see more
Pantelis ?. BAROUCHAS,Anastasia AKOUMIANAKI IOANNIDOU,Aglaia LIOPA TSAKALIDI,Alexandra SALTA,Nicholas K. MOUSTAKAS
Nickel is an essential trace element for plants, but excessive Ni levels in the soil can result in toxicity to plants. The aim of this research was to examine the effect of Ni on shoots dry matter (SDM), roots dry matter (RDM) and on Ni concentrations in ... see more
Evangelia PANAGODIMOU,Ioannis ROUSSIS,Christos T. PAPADAS,Dimitrios BILALIS
An economic analysis of conventional and organic olive oil cultivation was examined in one of the most important olive-growing regions in Greece. Based on structured interviews and open-ended questions of 60 farmers from both organic and conventional syst... see more
Catalina PERES,Ana CAZACU,Iuliana MOTRESCU,Neculai MUNTEANU,Carmen INCULET,Vasile STOLERU
The research consisted of an experiment applying unconventional stimulators to tomato crop, as a measure against chemical stimulators, known as having negative effects on human health. In our research there have been used four unconventional stimulators (... see more
Ioannis ROUSSIS,Ilias TRAVLOS,Ioanna KAKABOUKI,Spyridoula CHAVALINA,Varvara KOUNELI,Agapi Georgia KATSOULIERI,Panayiota PAPASTYLIANOU,Dimitrios BILALIS
A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the allelopathic potential of Nigella sativa L. on seedling emergence and first growth of the serious weed rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum L.). The results revealed significant weed suppressive effects of N. sativ... see more
Alexandra SALTA,Anastasia AKOUMIANAKI-IOANNIDOU,Pantelis E. BAROUCHAS,Nicholas K. MOUSTAKAS
The aim of this research was to examine the effect of Cd on leaves dry matter (LDM), root dry matter (RDM) and on Cd concentration in leaves (Cd-leaves) and roots (Cd-roots) of purple coneflower (E. purpurea) grown in an acid and in a neutral substrate. A... see more
Dorin SORA
The tomatoes are valuable vegetables, with highest share in Romanian crops from protected spaces. The grafting is a vegetative multiplication method that induces or improves some qualities of the plants (vigor, resistance to soil diseases and pests, resis... see more