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.
PLENARY SESSION
Moderators: Prof. Dr. Jerzy Weber, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aida Adamavičienė
How to increase soil carbon?
University of Gottingen, Germany
Past and present trends in agroecosystem sustainability: insights from the Rothamsted Long-Term Experiments
Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCE PHOTO
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
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
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
Long-term experiments on agroecosystem sustainability and soil management in Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
LUNCH, POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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
Approaches to evaluate soil health
Yakov Kuzyakov
University of Goettingen, Germany
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
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
Effectiveness of microbiological preparations in synthetic mineral nitrogen compensation
Livija Zarina
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Latvia
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
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
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
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
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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
Assessing the effectiveness of digital and green transformation in EU agriculture
Audronė Ispiryan, Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
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
Plant seed germination and seedling growing in leaf extract of milk thistle
Rita Pupalienė, Ieva Pečiulytė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
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
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
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America
Food security challenges in Azerbaijan
Kushvar Mammadova, Gunay Verdiyeva
Azerbaijan State Agricultural University, Azerbaijan
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
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
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
Assessing agriculture’s effects on Lithuania’s ecological footprint: the NARDL approach
Algirdas Justinas Staugaitis, Daiva Makutėnienė
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
Factors influencing merchantable timber amount in Lithuanian forests
Edgaras Linkevičius, Almantas Kliučius
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania
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
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
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
CONFERENCE DINNER WITH CULTURAL PROGRAM
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
End of the Conference with the Cultural programme of the 100th anniversary of the VMU Agriculture Academy
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.