Vol. 42, No. 3-4, 2016

Russian Agricultural Sciences

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

Diploid-Tetraploid Crosses as the Instrument for Obtaining Apomictic Maize Plants

M. I. Tsvetova, L. A. Elkonin and Yu. V. Italianskaya p. 201 abstract

Seed Germination Energy of Various Rice Varieties and Its Connection with Shoot Generation

M. A. Skazhennik, N. V. Vorob’yov, A. Kh. Sheudzhen and V. S. Kovalyov p. 205 abstract

Polymorphism of Microsatellite Loci in Sugar Beet’s Selection Lines

A. S. Hussein, N. N. Bogacheva and A. A. Nalbandyan p. 208 abstract

Use of Electrophoretic Spectra of Reserve Seed Proteins to Improve Typicalness of Sunflower Parental Lines

I. V. Aksyonov and L. Yu. Mishchenko p. 211 abstract

Genetic Shifts In Selection of Hybrid Offspring Soybeans to Economic-Valuable Signs

T. V. Minkach and O. A. Selihova p. 215 abstract

Organic and Inorganic Fertilization Influenced on Yield and Quality of Sugar Beet Genotypes

Irshad Ahmad, Bashir Ahmad, Shahzad Ali, Han Qing Fang, Tiening Liu, Muhammad Kamran, Yang Wu, Mati Ur Rahman and Shah Faisal p. 218 abstract

Growth and Fatty Acid Composition of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes as Influence by Planting Dates and Nitrogen Fertilization in Semiarid Region of Northwest, Pakistan

Shahzad Ali, Amanullah Jan, Jia Zhikuan, Amir Sohail, Cai Tie, Wei Ting, Zhang Peng, Manzoor, Irshad Ahmad, Mati Ur Rahman, Ren Xiaolong, Liu Xiaoli and Xu Yue Yue p. 224 abstract

Characteristics of Interspecific Hybrids Between Pleurotus ostreatus and P. eryngii

G. Tagavi, A. Motallebi-Azar and J. Panahandeh p. 230 abstract

Plant Protection

Evaluation of Effect of Insecticides on Beneficial Arthropods

T. V. Dolzhenko, E. G. Kozlova and O. V. Dolzhenko p. 236 abstract

Efficiency Assessment of Herbicides Aimed at Protecting Spring Rape against Gramineous Weeds in the Kaluga Oblast

T. A. Dadaeva and V. A. Filonenko p. 239 abstract

Bioenergetics

Halophytes are Promising Sources for Producing Biofuel

V. M. Kosolapov, Z. Sh. Shamsutdinov, E. Z. Shamsutdinova, A. K. Natirov, N. Z. Shamsutdinov and M. M. Shagaipov p. 242 abstract

Fodder Production

Reaction of Cultivars and Populations of Alfalfa on Heat and Drought in Volga Region

T. N. Popova, V. A. Naydovich and P. A. Kuznetsov p. 246 abstract

Agrochemistry. Soil Science

Variation in Main Morphometric Parameters of Chernozems under Anthropogenic Impact

Yu. I. Cheverdin, V. A. Bespalov and T. V. Titova p. 249 abstract

Effect of Long-Term Fertilization on the Nitrogen Status of Leached Chernozem and the Nitrogen Balance in a Grain–Beet Crop Rotation

O. A. Minakova and L. V. Tambovtseva p. 254 abstract

Evaluation of the Fertilizer Values of Stored and Fresh Human Urine in Experimental Mixed Culture of Fish and Prawn

B. B. Jana, S. Rana, S. Lahiri and S. K. Bag p. 257 abstract

Animal Husbandry

Hematological Indices of Aginskaya Semicourse Wool Sheep

T. N. Khamiruev, B. Z. Bazaron and I. V. Volkov p. 265 abstract

Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens Affected by Cadmium Toxicity

L. I. Lisunova and V. S. Tokarev p. 268 abstract

Veterinary

Cytokine Profile of Albino Rats’ Changes under the Impact of Salmonella against the Background of Subacute T-2 Toxicosis

A. G. Shakhov, L. Yu. Sashnina, Yu. N. Mas’yanov and G. A. Vostroilova p. 271 abstract

Studying the Antagonistic Activity of Lactobakterin against Rhodococcus Equi in Vivo

K. N. Slinina and E. A. Liskova p. 275 abstract

Determination of EC50 of Water Liozol of Turpentine Oil for Acid Eryhtrogram

Ya. Ya. Tynio p. 278 abstract

Modeling

Artificial Neural Network for Crop Classification Using C-band RISAT-1 Satellite Datasets

P. Kumar, R. Prasad, V. N. Mishra, D. K. Gupta and S. K. Singh p. 281 abstract

Melioration

Effect of Changes in the Caspian Sea Level on Ecological-Ameliorative Status of Lands of the Mugan–Salyan Massif

M. F. Gurbanov p. 285 abstract

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