Sustainable Development of the Agricultural Sector of Foothill Regions

The monograph presents the results of researches conducted in the Carpathian region of Ukraine, which established the patterns of changes in the humus content of light-gray forest surface-gleyed soil under different systems of fertilizing and liming; regularities of growth and development of winter wheat and formation of its seed productivity are established; the influence of meteorological factors on the degree of damage to winter barley cultivars by the main diseases is shown; the relationship between the productivity of meadow clover and its structural elements, between the productivity of the galega and the indicators of crop formation; the influence of fertilizer on the productivity of clover-timothy grass mixture was established. The monograph highlights the dynamics of live weight and average daily gains of heifers; the effectiveness of probiotic preparation in ensiling a high-moisture mixture of annual forage grasses was investigated. The results of researches on the problem of manifestation at the regional level of determinants that specificate the impact of the spread of COVID-19 risks in Ukraine on employment and income of the rural population are presented.