Contents

Russian Agricultural Sciences


Vol. 44, No. 2, 2018

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Russian Agricultural Sciences ISSN 1068-3674.


Plant Growing

Forming the Productivity of Spring and Winter Wheat in the Conditions of the Middle Priamurye Region

T. A. Aseeva, G. S. Karacheva, I. V. Lomakina and Z. S. Ruban p. 113  abstract

Application of a System for Targeting Fe-Dependent Superoxide Dismutase and Choline Oxidase Enzymes to Chloroplast as a Strategy for Effective Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stresses

A. A. Gulevich, L. V. Kurenina and E. N. Baranova p. 118  abstract

Effects of Salinity on Growth Physiology, Accumulation of Osmo-Protectant and Autophagy-Dependent Cell Death of Two Maize Variety

Yachana Jha p. 124  abstract

The Relationship between Drought Tolerance of Laurus nobilis L. and Environmental Factors in Conditions of the Southern Coast of Crimea

A. V. Pashtetsky, Yu. V. Plugatar, O. A. Ilnitsky and S. P. Korsakova p. 131  abstract


Plant Protection

Features of Wheat and Barley Grain Contamination with Fusariotoxins

G. P. Kononenko, A. A. Burkin, E. V. Zotova, M. I. Ustyuzhanina and A. M. Smirnov p. 137  abstract

Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus (Virgaviridae, Hordeivirus) As Etiological Agent of Maize Chlorotic Stripe Disease

A. V. Gapeka, A. A. Zelikova, S. K. Zhmurkina, V. A. Ledneva, Yu. G. Volkov, N. N. Kakareka and M. Yu. Shchelkanov p. 142  abstract


Biotechnology

Genetic Diversity of E. coli O157:H7 Isolated from Some Leafy Greens, Irrigated by Aleppo River, Using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Marker

M. Darkazanli, I. Kiseleva and K. Darkazanli p. 146  abstract


Agrochemistry. Soil Science

Fertilizer Nitrogen Use by Spring Triticale and Spring Wheat on Dark-Chestnut Soil of the Dry Steppe Zone of Kazakhstan

A. A. Zavalin, A. K. Kurishbayev, R. Kh. Ramazanova, A. E. Tursinbaeva and A. Kassipkhan p. 153  abstract

Productivity Models of Grain Crop Rotation on Gray Forest Soils of the Upper Volga Region

V. V. Okorkov p. 157  abstract

Agroecological Efficiency of Organic and Mineral Fertilizers under Frozen Soil Conditions

A. I. Stepanov and G. E. Merzlaya p. 162  abstract


Melioration

Analysis of the Hierarchical Structure of Factors Shaping Landscape-Specific Ameliorative Systems in Agriculture

D. A. Ivanov and O. N. Antsiferova p. 166  abstract


Ecology

Toxicity to Neonicotinoid Pesticide Imidacloprid and Impediment of Ecosystem Services

Manjula Menon and R. Mohanraj p. 171  abstract

Assessment of Agroecological Indicators of Oil-Contaminated Chernozem in Rostov Oblast after Remediation with Urea and Potassium Humate

T. V. Minnikova, T. V. Denisova, S. I. Kolesnikov and Yu. V. Akimenko p. 177  abstract


Animal Husbandry

New Approaches to Evaluation of Digestive Function in Chickens

V. I. Fisinin, V. G. Vertiprakhov and A. A. Grozina p. 181  abstract

Determination of Animals’ Individual Resistance to High Solar Activity

V. T. Golovan, D. A. Yurin and A. V. Kucheryavenko p. 185  abstract


Veterinary Science

The Algorithm for the Quantitative Assessment of the Newcastle Disease Vaccine Stability Using the StatPlus Software Package

A. Ya. Samuilenko, S. A. Grin, T. A. Skotnikova, L. A. Neminushchaya, A. A. Nezhuta, Yu. D. Frolov, N. K. Eremets, I. V. Kovalski and M. V. Chubarov p. 188  abstract

Control and Ways of Improving the Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Status of Cattle on Breeding Farms and in Breeding Enterprises

K. P. Yurov and M. I. Gulyukin p. 191  abstract


Mechanization

Formation of Hardening Coatings for Working Elements of Agricultural Machines When Combining the High-Frequency Heating and High-Temperature Synthesis of the Materials

S. L. Silyakov, V. F. Aulov and V. I. Yukhvid p. 195  abstract

Activation of Motor Fuel and Reduction in Its Consumption in Automotive Internal Combustion Engines

Yu. V. Vorobyov and A. V. Dunaev p. 201  abstract