09:00 - 09:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė, Chancellor of Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University; Assoc. Prof. dr. Rytis Skominas, Director of Bioeconomy Research Institute, Vytautas Magnus University; Saulius Jasius, Ministry of Agriculture; Dr. Žydrė Kadžiulienė, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aida Adamavičienė, Dean of Agronomy Faculty, Vytautas Magnus University; Prof. Dr. Zita Kriaučiūnienė, Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University.

09:30 - 10:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

PLENARY SESSION

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Jerzy Weber, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aida Adamavičienė

09:30 - 10:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

How to increase soil carbon?

University of Gottingen, Germany

Prof. Dr. Yakov Kuzyakov Prof. Dr. Yakov Kuzyakov
10:00 - 10:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Past and present trends in agroecosystem sustainability: insights from the Rothamsted Long-Term Experiments

Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Andrew S. Gregory Prof. Dr. Andrew S. Gregory
10:30 - 11:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building

COFFEE BREAK, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCE PHOTO

11:00 - 12:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

PLENARY PRESENTATIONS

11:00 - 11:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Advances in the agricultural usage of phosphorus: new insights from a decade of collaborative research in Germany

Soil Science University of Rostock, Germany; Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

Prof. Dr. Peter Karl Leinweber Prof. Dr. Peter Karl Leinweber
11:30 - 12:00 VMU VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Carbon and nitrogen cycling in high-elevation hay meadows: understanding processes and management for improved agroecosystem productivity and health

University of Wyoming, United States of America

Prof. Dr. Urszula Norton Prof. Dr. Urszula Norton
12:00 - 12:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Long-term experiments on agroecosystem sustainability and soil management in Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

Prof. Dr. Zita Kriaučiūnienė Prof. Dr. Zita Kriaučiūnienė
12:30 - 13:30 VMU VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building

LUNCH, POSTER PRESENTATIONS

13:30 - 15:30 VMU VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Oral presentations in Parallel Sessions 1–3

Session 1: Soil health and carbon sequestration for sustainability; Session 2: Soil and crop management towards a chemical pesticide-free agriculture; Session 3: Biodiversity, crop and production diversification
Moderators: Dr. Livija Zarina, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rimantas Vaisvalavičius

13:30 - 13:45 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Approaches to evaluate soil health

Yakov Kuzyakov
University of Goettingen, Germany

13:45 - 14:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Regenerative agriculture and carbon farming: natural solutions for climate change mitigation

Muhammad Ayaz, Sidra Tul Muntaha, Zita Kriaučiūnienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

14:00 - 14:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Enhancing pea plant growth and microbial diversity through endophytic bacteria isolated from Artemisia species

Shervin Hadian, Skaidre Supronienė, Donald Smith
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania
McGill University Quebec, Canada

14:15 - 14:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Effectiveness of microbiological preparations in synthetic mineral nitrogen compensation

Livija Zarina
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Latvia

14:30 - 14:45 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Long-term field agricultural experiments of the Institute of Agriculture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Poland: characterization of scientific potential

Łukasz Uzarowicz, Wojciech Stępień, Tomasz Niedziński, Irena Suwara, Aneta Perzanowska, Zdzisław Wyszyński, Krzysztof Pągowski, Beata Michalska-Klimczak
Institute of Agriculture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Poland

14:45 - 15:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Influence of strip-till and conventional plowing on winter rape crop

Darija Jodaugienė, Justas Blockis, Edita Mažuolytė-Miškinė, Rita Pupalienė, Lina Marija Butkevičienė, Aida Adamavičienė, Gabrielė Antanavičienė, Ilona Vagusevičienė, Rita Čepulienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

15:00 - 15:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Correlation between water content and lenticel number in fruits of some apple cultivars

Albulena Qamili–Tahirbegolli, Kimete Lluga Rizani, Sonata Kazlauskaite, Smajl Rizani, Ismet Babaj
University of Prishtina, Kosovo;
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania;
University of Business and Technology, Kosovo

15:15 - 15:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

CAP interventions and farmers' actions to preserve and enhance biodiversity in the agrarian landscape in Lithuania

Vlada Vitunskienė, Lina Lauraitienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

15:30 - 15:45 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building

COFFEE BREAK, POSTER PRESENTATIONS

15:45 - 17:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Oral presentations in Parallel Sessions 4–5

Session 4: Precision farming and digital technologies Session 5: Food quality and safety
Moderators: Prof. Dr. Andrew S. Gregory, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurgita Kulaitienė

15:45 - 16:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Assessing the effectiveness of digital and green transformation in EU agriculture

Audronė Ispiryan, Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

16:00 - 16:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Effects of site-specific seeding technologies on winter wheat productivity, energy consumption and environment

Marius Kazlauskas, Kęstutis Romaneckas, Indrė Bručienė, Vilma Naujokienė, Sidona Buragienė, Dainius Steponavičius, Abdul M Mouazen, Egidijus Šarauskis
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania;
Ghent University, Belgium

16:15 - 16:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Plant seed germination and seedling growing in leaf extract of milk thistle

Rita Pupalienė, Ieva Pečiulytė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

16:30 - 16:45 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Effect of amino acids on sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) biological properties under drought conditions

Justina Deveikytė, Aušra Blinstrubienė, Natalija Burbulis, Aldona Baltušnikienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania;
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

16:45 - 17:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

The potential for the introduction of Kernza® perennial grain in the Nordic-Baltic region

Zita Kriaučiūnienė, Katarina Arvidsson Segerkvist, Anne-Kjersti Bakken, Rita Čepulienė, Ola Hallin, Lars T. Havstad, Uffe Jörgensen, Indrek Keres, Marjo Keskitalo, Mailiis Korge, Matas Krivickas, Jurgita Kulaitienė, Johanna Leppälä, Evelin Loit-Harro, Valentin Picasso, Thomas Prade, Nijolė Vaitkevičienė, Wendy Waalen, Ernestas Zaleckas, Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweeden
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway
Aarhus University, Denmark
Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia <>brThe Natural Resources Institute, Finland
University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America

17:00 - 17:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

Food security challenges in Azerbaijan

Kushvar Mammadova, Gunay Verdiyeva
Azerbaijan State Agricultural University, Azerbaijan

15:45 - 17:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

Oral presentations in Parallel Session 6

Session 6: Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Moderators: Prof. Dr. Peter Karl Leinweber, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė

15:45 - 16:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

Scots pine genetic studies of vegetation in southern Lithuania in the Allerød: The case of Pamerkiai

Jurata Buchovska, Darius Danusevičius, Linas Daugnora, Algirdas Girininkas
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology, University of Klaipėda, Lithuania

16:00 - 16:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

Decreased soil water content effects on the toxicity of triclosan to oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

Diana Miškelytė, Jūratė Žaltauskaitė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

16:15 - 16:30 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

Assessing agriculture’s effects on Lithuania’s ecological footprint: the NARDL approach

Algirdas Justinas Staugaitis, Daiva Makutėnienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

16:30 - 16:45 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

Factors influencing merchantable timber amount in Lithuanian forests

Edgaras Linkevičius, Almantas Kliučius
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

16:45 - 17:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

The impact of mineral nutrition on the management of fungal diseases in leafy vegetables

Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė, Darius Jermala, Neringa Rasiukevičiūtė, Kristina Bunevičienė, Alma Valiuškaitė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania

17:00 - 17:15 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

Soil quality assessment in long-term experiment using soil quality indexes

Jūratė Aleinikovienė, Vaida Steponavičienė, Justinas Blažukas, Vaclovas Bogužas, Jolita Greblikaitė, Rolandas Rakštys
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

17:15 - 17:45 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 520

CONCLUDING REMARKS AND DISCUSSIONS

Moderators: Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Romaneckas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aida Adamavičienė, Prof. Dr. Zita Kriaučiūnienė, Prof. Dr. Vaclovas Bogužas

Participants: Prof. Dr. Yakov Kuzyakov, University of Goettingen, Germany; Prof. Dr. Andrew Gregory, Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom; Prof. Dr. Peter Karl Leinweber, Soil Science University of Rostock, Germany; Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania; Prof. Dr. Urszula Norton, University of Wyoming, United States of America, Prof. Dr. Jerzy Weber, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland

19:00 - 22:00 Raudondvaris Manor Orangery, Pilies takas 1, Raudondvaris, Kaunas Reg.

CONFERENCE DINNER WITH CULTURAL PROGRAM

09:30 - 14:00 Rotušės a. 28, Kaunas, Lithuania

Field trip

- Excursion to the Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy
- Guided Excursion to the Old Town of Kaunas
Coordinators: PhD student Erika Jekienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dovilė Levickienė, Researcher Dr. Aušra Rudinskienė, Prof. Dr. Zita Kriaučiūnienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

14:00 - 17:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentu str. 11, Akademija, Kaunas Reg., Central Building 505

End of the Conference with the Cultural programme of the 100th anniversary of the VMU Agriculture Academy

09:00 - 17:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Universiteto str. 8a-211, Akademija, Kaunas Reg.

The meeting of the project: Soil management effects on soil organic matter properties and carbon sequestration (SOMPACS)

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr): Jerzy Weber, Irmina Ćwieląg-Piaseck, Magdalena Dębicka;
Warsaw University of Life Science SGGW: Edyta Hewelke, Łukasz Uzarowicz, Aneta Perzanowska;
Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IA PAN): Magdalena Frąc;
University of Wyoming: Urszula Norton;
University of Limerick (UL): Agnieszka Grabusiewicz, JJ Leahy;
Soil Science University of Rostock (UR): Peter Leinweber, Riffat Rahim;
University of Goettingen (UG): Yakov Kuzyakov;
Rothamsted Research: Andrew Gregory;
Vytautas Magnus University: Zita Kriaučiūnienė, Aušra Marcinkevičienė, Vaida Steponavičienė, Lina Skinulienė, Rimantas Vaisvalavičius, Vaclovas Bogužas.