Contents

Russian Agricultural Sciences


Vol. 44, No. 5, 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.


Crop Production

Blending Value of Winter Rye with Various Viscosity of an Aqueous Extract of Grain Meal

A. A. Goncharenko, S. A. Ermakov, T. V. Semenova, V. N. Tochilin, N. V. Tsygankova, A. V. Makarov, M. A. Kuzmich, O. A. Krahmaleva, N. A. Jashina and Z. N. Shcherbakova p. 393  abstract

High-Carotinoid Triticale: Breeding and Use

A. I. Grabovets, A. V. Krokhmal and S. V. Zverev p. 401  abstract

Fatty Acid Composition of Lipids in Naked Oat Grain of Domestic Varieties

V. N. Krasilnikov, G. A. Batalova, V. S. Popov and S. S. Sergeyeva p. 406  abstract

Change in Quality Parameters of Hulled Oats Grain at Fractionation

E. N. Pasynkova, A. A. Zavalin, A. V. Pasynkov and N. V. Kotel’nikova p. 409  abstract

Effect of Polyketides from the Marine Fungus Penicillium thomii Maire KMM 4675 on Productivity and Growth of Spring Barley Sprouts

M. M. Anisimov, E. L. Chaikina, M. P. Sobolyevskaya, N. S. Parskaya, Sh. Sh. Afiyatullov, D. L. Aminin and A. G. Klykov p. 414  abstract

The Role of Microbiological Fertilizers and Green Manures in Increasing the Productivity and Quality of Potatoes

S. V. Zhevora, L. S. Fedotova, N. A. Timoshina and E. V. Knyazeva p. 418  abstract

Traditional and Innovative Approaches in the Breeding of Garden Chrysanthemum in the South of the Russian Far East

A. I. Nedoluzhko p. 422  abstract

Effects of Root-Zone Temperature on Growth, Chlorophyll Fluorescence Characteristics and Chlorophyll Content of Greenhouse Pepper Plants Grown under Cold Stress in Southern China

M. O. Odhiambo, X. C. Wang, P. I. J. de Antonio, Y. Y. Shi and B. Zhao p. 426  abstract

Implications of Gene Actions for Different Qualitative and Quantitative Traits in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Anu Rastogi and Sudhir Shukla p. 434  abstract


Plant Protection

Phytosanitary Means of Pest Control in Grain Crops

M. N. Shorokhov and V. I. Dolzhenko p. 445  abstract

Identification of Habrobracon hebetor Populations Using RAPD Markers

V. I. Kil, A. T. Balaban, E. N. Besedina, I. S. Agasieva and V. Ya. Ismailov p. 449  abstract


Agrochemistry. Soil Science

Dynamics of the Typical Chernozems’ Properties in the Streletskaya Steppe National Park under the Influence of Long-Term Agrogenic Impact

L. D. Stakhurlova and I. D. Svistova p. 454  abstract

Trends of Soil Processes in Natural Landscapes of Mountain and Piedmont Provinces of Dagestan

M-R. A. Kaziev, M. M. Alishaev and M. G. Sultanova p. 457  abstract


Animal Husbandry

Association of Leptin Gene (LEP) Polymorphism with Growth Rates and Milk Production in Holstein First-Calf Heifers

N. A. Balakirev, N. Yu. Saphina, Yu. R. Yulmeteva, Sh. K. Shakirov and F. F. Zinnatova p. 460  abstract

Molecular and Biochemical Aspects of the Ontogenesis of Eukaryotes Under Global Warming

M. I. Gil, I. A. Galushko, L. I. Denisyuk and I. Yu. Gorbatenko p. 465  abstract


Veterinary

Biological Properties and Molecular-Genetic Characteristics of African Swine Fever Virus Isolated in Various Regions of Russia in 2016–2017

V. M. Balyshev, M. E. Vlasov, A. R. Imatdinov, I. A. Titov, S. Yu. Morgunov and A. S. Malogolovkin p. 469  abstract

Effects of Hirudotherapy on Parameters of Plasma Hemostasis in Cows with Clinical Mastitis

E. N. Soboleva p. 474  abstract

Avian Leukosis in Brahma Chicken Raised in Al-Qurnah Town, Southern Iraq

Qayssar Ali Kraidi, Waleed Majeed Seger and Mukhallad Abdul Kareem Ramadhan p. 477  abstract


Storage and Processing of Agricultural Products

Perfection of the Technology for Production of Canned Apple Compotes Using Secondary Resources and Intensive Sterilization Regimes

A. F. Demirova, M. E. Akhmedov, M. M. Alibekova, T. N. Daudova, M. M. Omarov and Z. A. Abdulkhalikov p. 485  abstract


Mechanization

High-Frequency Electric Shearing Unit for Sheep

S. A. Solovyov, M. S. Turgenbaev and A. N. Rusakov p. 490  abstract