2 research outputs found
Organic agriculture of Romania as compared with other countries of European Union
The paper presents a case study aiming to highlight the present state of the organic agriculture in Romania as compared
with other European countries with the goal to warn about its level, much under other countries taken in study. Several
indicators have been considered: certified organic crop areas, certified organic crop productions and yields from fully
converted areas, certified organic livestock, certified production of organic animal products, number of certified
registered operators processing and importing products issued from organic farming. The results of study showed that
for all studied indicators Romania reported data with lower values as compared with the other analyzed European states,
and for most of items our country has no data to report. This study distinguishes on the one hand the low representation
of organic agriculture in Romania as component of sustainable agriculture, and on the other hand demonstrates the lack
or the inefficacy of instruments of the specialized institution of the Romanian state to collect and centralize data
referring to several items which characterize the level of organic agriculture in Romania
Research of physical-mechanical properties of soil related to earthworms abundance in agricultural and background agroecosystems at Didactic and Experimental Station "Chetrosu", Republic of Moldova
Within agroecological monitoring, an essential role is played by the biological monitoring, because surveillance of
living organisms provides precious information regarding the vitality of agroecosystems and quality of environmental
factors, essential for the quality of agricultural products and natural resources. The goal of earthworms’ complex
research is establishment of the high efficient agrocoenoses, ecologically balanced, stable, based on the rational usage
of the nutritive substances of soil, vegetable rests, water, and finally the application of environment-friendly
technologies. From this point of view, earthworms can be used within the agroecological monitoring, because they can
be easily extracted from their environment without affecting the population assembly. Essential for earthworms’ habitat
is soil texture and soil humidity, physical-mechanical properties, organic debris, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
The soil of the researched ecosystems was represented by calcic (carbonated) silt loamy chernozem. The limits of
plasticity, resistance to penetration, and adherence of soil are influenced by humus content, fertilization type, and
diversity of agrocoenoses. The forest strip and fallow farmland can contribute by providing with information the
Database of background and agroecological (impact) monitoring. During the droughty seasons, earthworms were not
found in soil, but a maximal number has been identified in forest strip (76 worms/m2
) at 0-30 cm depth, which
represents a hiding habitat during the arid periods