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Buckwheat: An Underutilized Himalayan Crop with Multifaceted Nutraceutical Benefits.

The human population is growing and alternate food options are needed to provide food and nutritional security to mankind. Reduced agricultural output as a result of climate change and increased demand for grains because of continuous population growth have created a gap between demand and supply of food. Buckwheat is a pseudocereal crop plant with high nutritional value that can be included as an alternate food in our diet. It is a traditional crop plant grown in the high mountains of the Himalayas for food as well as fodder. It completes its life cycle in 3-4 months, so is mostly grown as a second crop in between main crops like maize and barley. It also acts as a green manure by improving the phosphorus content of the soil. Buck-wheat has high nutritional value as it is rich in essential amino acids, vitamin B, trace elements, and other nutrients. The main bioactive compounds identified in buckwheat are rutin, quercetin, isoquercetin, d-chiroinositol, resveratol, and vitexin, which are responsible for its pharmacolog-ical properties. Research focused on value addition by exploring its nutritional, pharmaceutical, and other alternative uses of commercial importance, is needed for reviving buckwheat cultiva-tion practices and its conservation. Considering the multifarious applications of buckwheat, this review summarizes the currently available knowledge on the agronomic and nutraceutical sig-nificance of buckwheat to project its value as a future crop in the avenue of agriculture and functional food.

Economic Importance of Kenaf Seed as Alternative Feed Resource in Micro Livestock Production: A Review

Feed supply has remained a major constraint in animal production due to an ever-increasing cost of conventional feedstuff occasioned by the competition between man and animals for cereal grains. There is need to harness the potential of the numerous agro-industrial by-products and the so-called wastes as part of replacing them for expensive feedstuffs. This necessitated for the utilization of kenaf grains and leaf in the diet of micro–livestock. The cost of conventional feedstuffs coupled with high demand for grains for human consumption has stimulated interest in the use of non-conventional, readily available, and cheaper source of feedstuffs. Use of kenaf by-product in other livestock with an impressive result has been recorded without any deleterious effect on the experimental animals. Kenaf is an annual or biennial herbaceous short-lived plant belongs to family malvaceae and is usually considered as a fiber crop, primarily used for rope, twine, coarse cloth and paper. Hence, kenaf grains and leaf could be used as alternative feed resource for micro-livestock.

Gaps between Rice Actual and Potential Yields Based on the VPM and GAEZ Models in Heilongjiang Province, China

Heilongjiang Province is a significant region for grain production and serves as a crucial commodity grain production base in China. In recent years, due to the threat of declining cropland quality and quantity, coupled with the increasingly prominent demand for grain, there is an urgent need to enhance rice yields in Heilongjiang Province. It is imperative to accurately identify the gaps between actual and potential grain yields and effectively implement yield-enhancing measures in regions with significant yield gaps. This study aimed to determine the rice reproductive periods of Heilongjiang Province for 2000, 2010, and 2020, estimate the rice actual yields using the Vegetation Photosynthesis Model (VPM), simulate the rice potential yields based on the Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ) Model, and then identify the rice yield gaps at the pixel level by calculating the rice absolute yield gap (AYG) and relative yield gap (RYG). Additionally, yield-enhancing measures were proposed for regions with significant yield gaps. The results were as follows. (1) The rice reproductive periods of Heilongjiang Province for 2000, 2010, and 2020 were determined as days 153~249, days 145~249, and days 137~249. (2) The mean rice actual yield and potential yields decreased by 1222 and 5941 kg ha−1 during the 2000–2020 period, respectively, and the total actual and potential production increased by 3.75 and 1.70 million tons in Heilongjiang Province, respectively. (3) The rice AYG and RYG in the Sanjiang Plain region, such as Jixi City, Hegang City, and Jiamusi City were relatively large compared to other regions for the three years, and the rice yield gaps continued to decrease during the 2000–2020 period. (4) With regard to the Sanjiang Plain region with a large rice yield gap, this study proposes measures to narrow the rice yield gap by establishing ecological protection forests on cropland, transforming low- and middle-yielding fields, increasing agricultural science and technology inputs, selecting better rice cultivars, etc., which are important for ensuring food security.

Decomposition of phenotypic variation of white oats by meteorological and geographic covariables

AbstractWhite oat (Avena sativa L.) is a cold season grass, with a very important role, both in animal and human food, due to the chemical composition of its grains, which have, among other beneficial components, fiber soluble food products, beta‐glucans. Therefore, the demand for grains of the crop is maximized, and it is important to increase grain production. This can be achieved through the adequate positioning of the genotypes in the growing environments to maximize the agronomic performance of the crop. Thus, the objective of this work was to decompose meteorological and geographic variables in the positioning of white oat genotypes. The study took place considering 39 genotypes of white oats in 21 environments (in 13 years), in six municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, two locations in the state of Santa Catarina, 10 in Paraná, and three municipalities in the state of São Paulo. The average grain yield (GY) (kg ha−1) of the genotypes in each environment was used to determine the adaptability and stability of the genotypes through the application of the genotype and genotype by environment interaction (GGE biplot) biometric method and the reaction norm. The reaction norm pointed out that the genotypes UPFPS Farroupilha, UPFA Gaudéria, and URS Guará demonstrated general adaptability to all environments, whereas FAEM 006 and URS Charrua expressed stability, high GY, and higher than average genetic value. The GGE biplot graphically demonstrated that the genotypes URS Monarca and IPR Artemis demonstrated the highest GY and high stability in the environments Eldorado do Sul—RS (E7) and Pelotas—RS. Identifying genotypes with superior agronomic performance in specific environments minimizes the effects of genotype × environment interaction. These white oat genotypes can be used as sources of alleles for the development of new genotypes.

Analysis of Dynamic Changes and Main Obstacle Factors of Grain Supply and Demand Balance in Northwest China

It is of great significance to systematically analyze the characteristics of the regional grain supply and demand balance, reveal the influence mechanism of crop sustainable development, and put forward effective countermeasures to achieve the goal of food security. This paper aims at addressing the unique geographical characteristics of Northwest China and the current lack of research on its food security. This paper systematically analyzes the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of the regional grain production, consumption and food security level. The main factors affecting regional food security are examined, and we put forward effective suggestions to promote regional sustainable production. The results show that the average annual growth rate of grain production in Northwest China from 2000 to 2021 was 3.4%, and the years of increased grain production accounted for 77.3%. The main reason for the increase in grain production was the increase in yield per unit area (average annual growth of 2.8%), of which the rice yield was the largest, up to 7.3 t/ha. Maize and wheat accounted for 60.7% and 23.4% of the total grain production in the region, respectively. From the perspective of the regional structure, Inner Mongolia contributed the most to the grain production in the region, accounting for 33.5% of the total output. Xinjiang, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai contributed 17.1%, 15.4%, 15.2%, 13.0%, 4.5% and 1.3%, respectively, to grain production. From the perspective of the dietary structure, the grain consumption pattern in Northwest China has gradually changed from raw grains to animal products, which has undoubtedly increased the regional demand for grain. At present, since the increase in output is greater than the demand for food, the food self-sufficiency rate in the region has increased from 0.81 to 1.28. Since the grain yield per unit area in Xinjiang and Ningxia has a relative advantage over other provinces, to achieve regional food security for a long time, moderately increasing the grain planting area in these two provinces will help to promote regional food security. In addition, as the grains produced in the region are mainly wheat and corn, the yield level of wheat and corn in Xinjiang and Qinghai has a comparative advantage within Northwest China. Therefore, moderately increasing the planting area of wheat and corn in Xinjiang and Qinghai is of great significance in ensuring regional food security. The research results can provide theoretical support for the realization of regional food security and provide a reference for other regions in the world, to better serve global food security.

Increase in grain production potential of China under climate change.

The rapid growth of China's demand for grains is expected to continue in the coming decades, largely as a result of the increasing feed demand to produce protein-rich food. This leads to a great concern on future supply potentials of Chinese agriculture under climate change and the extent of China's dependence on world food markets. While the existing literature in both agronomy and climate economics indicates a dominance of the adverse impacts of climate change on rice, wheat, and maize yields, there is a lack of study to assess changes in multi-cropping opportunities induced by climate change. Multi-cropping benefits crop production by harvesting more than once per year from a given plot. To address this important gap, we established a procedure within the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) modeling framework to assess future spatial shifts of multi-cropping conditions. The assessment was based on an ensemble of five general circulation models under four representative concentration pathway scenarios in the phase five of coupled model inter-comparison project and accounted for the water scarcity constraints. The results show significant northward extensions of single-, double-, and triple-cropping zones in the future which would provide good opportunities for crop-rotation-based adaptation. The increasing multi-cropping opportunities would be able to boost the annual grain production potential by an average scale of 89(±49) Mt at the current irrigation efficiency and 143(±46) Mt at the modernized irrigation efficiency with improvement between the baseline (1981-2010) and the mid-21st century (2041-2070).

Digital monitoring of crops in grain ecosystems

In the conditions of rapid global population growth, resource depletion, and increasing demand for grains, an efficient agricultural management system becomes a crucial element for ensuring food security in Russia and worldwide. The foundation of such management is an intelligent grain production monitoring system, where diagnosing grain crop diseases serves as a critically significant subsystem. This article presents an approach based on the utilization of neural networks, specifically the U-Net architecture for semantic segmentation, adapted for the analysis and detection of helminthosporium through images of maize leaves. Quality evaluation of segmentation employs metrics like Intersection over Union (IoU) and Dice coefficient, computed from a held-out dataset, ensuring an objective assessment of results. The research demonstrates high accuracy and similarity between the model's predictions and expert annotations, while also showcasing the convergence of loss function during neural network training. A notable advantage of the proposed approach lies in the lightweight nature of the suggested architecture and the ability to utilize trained models as cores for decision support systems, including on local devices without network connectivity.

Развитие зернового комплекса России: стратегический аспект

In recent years, Russia has increased grain production and exports in an unprecedented manner, especially in the 2022/2023 agricultural year. Despite the huge potential demand for grain, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the profitability of grain production due to Western sanctions decreased in 2022 compared to 2021 almost twice. In order to increase the economic efficiency of grain production and processing, the article examines the dynamics of the implementation of the «Long-term strategy for the development of the grain complex of the Russian Federation until 2035» (hereinafter Strategy-2035), its external environment, the main indicators of the world grain market and the leading grain-producing regions of the country, the global systemic crisis. A set of measures to improve efficiency and competitiveness is proposed based on the consistent implementation of the Strategy-2035, which provides for the creation of grain clusters: the formation of a system of grain clusters will solve a complex of problems of the development of grain farming (from production to export of grain and its processed products). Creating clusters by trial and error, without having a target model of an effective cluster, is very expensive. It is necessary to design clusters based on their adaptive model with predefined efficiency properties, the presence of a set of positive feedbacks.

THEORETICAL BASICS OF THE FORMATION OF THE GRAIN SEED MARKET

Introduction. For our country, grain is a strategic market product and is a serious source of income. According to scientific studies, the actual volumes of grain production can be much higher, provided that land use is stabilized and intensive technologies are introduced. Our country, given its natural potential, can and should produce much more grain. One of the factors of increasing the gross production of grain is the provision of high-yield seeds to commodity producers. Methods. The following methods were used in the research process: comparative analysis – to compare data, determine changes in market indicators in time and space; abstract and logical – for the purpose of forming assumptions, hypotheses, as well as conclusions and generalizations; analysis and synthesis – when assessing the state of the research object and substantiating proposals for its improvement and ensuring full-fledged development in the future. The results. The market is a system of social relations based on the comparison of supply and demand and cannot be completely free. As in other areas of the economy, market relations are subject to science-based management through such levers as price, tax, finance, credit, etc. Thus, demand and supply are two specific categories that illustrate the interaction of production and consumption in a market economy. The price of seeds is the most accurate and universal indicator of the economic condition of the cereal seed market. The pricing system for grain crop seeds and the demand for them are directly dependent on the prices for commercial grain of these crops and the demand for grain. Discussion. In the conditions of the post-war revival of the agrarian economy of Ukraine, there will be an increase in the demand for the seeds of grain crops. In this case, the levers of state protection of producers of domestic seed products should be used. Keywords: market, demand, supply, seed production, grain crops.

Organic Farming and Sustainable Development

With the increasing pressure of population on the resources has increased the demand of grains to fulfil the food requirement. Production of food grains in agriculture was very less in the first half of the 20th century. After Independence first five year plan was dedicated to agriculture. Green revolution also introduce in the country to reduce the scarcity of grains. Consequently India became self-depend on the production of grains and fulfil the demand of its huge population but with introduction of chemicals fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides it’s also increases the problem of soil pollution, reducing the soil fertility and have bad impact on the health of human as well as on the animals. Today India is practicing organic farming for sustainable development in the field of agriculture. This paper is an attempt to study the benefits of organic farming and its issues and challenges in India. Organic farming which is a holistic production management system that promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity is hence important. Many studies have shown that organic farming methods can produce even higher yields than conventional methods. Here in this paper we tried to focus the organic farming it issues and challenges moving towards sustainable development with it.

Suitability of wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties for dual purpose under varying seed rate and fertilizer levels

To meet the demand of grain and fodder, dual purpose crops can be a good alternative that can also reduce burden on the land. A field study was carried out during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2017–18 and 2018–19 on research farm of Agronomy, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, to evaluate the performance of dual purpose wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. It comprised two varieties (C 306 and WH 1105) along with cut management in main plots, and two seed rates (100 kg/ha and 125 kg/ha) with three levels of fertilizer, viz. RDF, 115% of RDF and 130% of RDF in sub-plots. The findings revealed that significantly higher crop growth rate (CGR) up to 60 DAS was observed in C 306 over WH 1105, whereas, after 60 DAS, higher CGR was observed in WH 1105 over C 306. Maximum tillers/m2, dry matter accumulation, effective tillers, grain and biological yield, crude protein were obtained in WH 1105 without cut, closely followed by C 306 without cut. Among, seed and fertilizer rate combinations, significantly higher CGR, protein and crude protein content other growth parameters were observed in 125 kg/ha seed rate +130% RDF and 100 kg/ha seed rate + 130% RDF. It was concluded that C 306 may be a good choice for dual purpose wheat which can provide fodder in lean period without affecting its yield if supplied with slightly higher dose of fertilizers

The grain sub-complex of the region: trends and development prospects when growing competition

The agro-industrial complex of Russia is developing in difficult socio-economic, political conditions; however, the grain sub-complex demonstrates the sustainable nature of its development, confirming this with an increase in production volumes. The key role in this has been played by the introduced organizational, economic, managerial, and structural changes that adapt the industry to work in new economic conditions and risks. As a result, Russia is a leading player in the global food market. In the agricultural sector of the economy, there are intensive and extensive factors of present and future development. The reorientation of production towards the priority of intensive factors is possible, based on such key areas as technical and technological renewal, modernization, digital transformation of the industry, which will provide it with significant competitive advantages in the face of high global risks. The current trends in the world market, aimed at increasing demand for grain, also cause a change in the structure of production in regions. Changes in the structure of production entail changes in production volumes. Extensive factors of growth in the scale of grain production can be used to a very limited extent, without prejudice to the economy and the regional market for agricultural products. The priority direction for further development of grain production in the region should include intensive production methods. In this case, the structure of agricultural land and sown areas does not undergo significant transformation and global structural changes, and the increase in production volumes is achieved due to the complex of applied intensive methods of agricultural production.

How to Balance Green and Grain in Marginal Mountainous Areas?

AbstractChina has implemented the world's largest‐ever vegetation restoration program in marginal mountainous areas to sustain life on land. However, land competition between the demand for grain and the need for green has threatened sustainable vegetation restoration. Here, focusing on China's marginal mountainous areas with the highest density of slope cropland, we explore the optimal solution in the trade‐offs between green and grain. We find that current vegetation restoration strategies are not sufficiently optimized, which may threaten the survival and development of local farmers and in turn destroy existing vegetation restoration achievements. Through adjusting vegetation restoration objectives carefully tailored to local conditions, the population experiencing grain shortages can be greatly reduced by 51–66% (from 18.26 million to 6.29–8.90 million) compared with the current scheme. The optimal design will alleviate the conflict between grain and green, thereby promoting sustainable ecological restoration in China. Our research provides an important reference for the world's mountainous areas to achieve a win‐win situation between green and grain.

Combination of Azospirillum and Bradyrhizobium on Inoculant Formulation Improve Nitrogen Biological Fixation in Soybean

Co-inoculation in soybean with Azospirillum brasilense and Bradyrhizobium spp. is a consolidated practice to ensure nitrogen supply and maximize productivity and sustainability. This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic efficiency of the co-inoculation in soybean, via seed or in-furrow, of doses of the mixed inoculant containing Bradyrhizobium spp. and A. brasilense in the same formulation. The experiments were conducted under field conditions in four different edaphoclimatic regions to compare seven treatments: Control without nitrogen (N) and inoculant (T1), 200 kg ha-1 of mineral N fertilizer (T2), 100 mL of standard liquid inoculant of Bradyrhizobium spp. (T3) in 50 kg-1 seeds, 100 mL (T4) or 200 mL (T5) of the mixed liquid inoculant in 50 kg-1 seeds, 200 mL (T6) or 300 mL (T7) ha-1 of the mixed inoculant applied in-furrow. Nodulation characteristics (number and mass of nodules) and carbon and N metabolism (dry mass, N content, and N accumulation in the aerial part) were evaluated at the phenological stage R2 (full flowering—there is an open flower at one of the two uppermost nodes). At maturity (R8—full maturity—95% of the pods have reached their full mature color), yield, the mass of 1,000 grains, N content in the grains, and grain N export were measured. The data were submitted to analysis of variance using the F test and comparison of means was performed using the Duncan test (5%). Under field conditions, the mixed inoculant at doses of 200 mL 50 kg-1 seed or 300 mL ha-1 applied in-furrow were equivalent or superior to the standard inoculant for the total number of nodules, N content in the grains, grain N export, productivity, and mass of 1,000 grains. The use of the mixed inoculant containing Bradyrhizobium spp. and A. brasilense in the same formulation meets the demand of grain N export and resulted in increases of 28%, 18% and 7.4% in soybean productivity compared with control without nitrogen, mineral N fertilizer and standard liquid inoculant of Bradyrhizobium spp. respectively.

Merchant networks in big cities

In the 18th century, every second merchant ship sailing from Britain to the Baltic did not carry any exports. This was caused by trade imbalances that were driven by high demand for grains and other raw materials in Britain. Trip level data show that merchant ships based in larger British cities were more likely to make non-empty trips and carried more varieties. This paper argues that wider and denser networks of merchants in large cities, which facilitated information flows and improved the efficiency of matching, allowed them to outperform merchants from smaller British ports. Furthermore, ships that were based in smaller ports did not improve their performance when they departed from larger cities. This finding and additional tests provide evidence against competing explanations.

Стратегия развития зернового комплекса России: новые возможности

Russia has become the world leader in grain exports for the sixth year in a row. The country has a huge potential for the development of the grain industry, which is due not only to the presence of significant areas of fertile land, etc., but also to the increase in global turbulence, which generates powerful external incentives for the development of the grain complex of Russia – a high potential demand for grain. The “Long-term strategy for the development of the grain complex of Russia until 2035”, approved on August 10, 2019, promotes the use of new opportunities emerging in the global situation, provides for the formation of grain clusters. In the article, from the standpoint of system-synergetic, cluster, economic and global approaches, it is proposed to create a system of mutually complementary agro-industrial clusters of grain orientation. In the format of clusters, their functional structures, a system of biotechnologies, etc. they will solve a complex of development problems covering the entire value chain. This is, in particular, the problem of reducing soil fertility, moisture deficiency, especially in the South of Russia, the negative impact of global climate change and unfavorable market conditions, the need to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of grain farming. The elimination of grain losses only from grain diseases (fusariosis), as well as during harvesting and storage, will ensure an increase in the annual revenue of farmers and grain exporters by about 10.4 billion and 16.6 billion US dollars, respectively. The full implementation of the Strategy and its capabilities will increase the profitability of all participants in the grain complex, fulfill the Strategy’s target indicators, and mitigate the negative impact of global climate change.

ПРОДУКТИВНОСТЬ ЗЕРНОВОГО ПРОИЗВОДСТВА В РОССИИ: ТЕНДЕНЦИИ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ

The purpose of this study is to assess and predict the factors of productivity of Russian grain production in the context of the ongoing territorial and sectoral structural changes. The research methodology includes a retrospective assessment of the production of major grain crops in the key grain-producing zones of the country. The identification of tendencies and trends was carried out using the methods of nonlinear dynamics. The time period of the study covers 1990-2020. Calculations show that, in Russia as a whole, by 2030 there will be a stable growth in the values of the yields of grain and leguminous crops. The maximum growth rate will be demonstrated by rye (1.9 times more than the average), buckwheat (1.5) and corn (1.3). Wheat and barley yields will grow at the average level. A significant part of the structure of grain production with growth trends will be wheat (winter and spring), as well as barley and corn for grain. The following federal districts will be the leading regions of Russia in grain production: Southern, Central, Povolzhsky, Siberian, North Caucasian. Russia has a enough margin of stability in the productivity of grain production. The growth trends of the main indicators of the productivity of grain production in Russia will continue: the gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops due to the factors of intensification of production has a reserve of 10.4 - 25.7 million tons in excess of the officially planned indicators by 2030. The extensive option of grain production (expansion of the sown area while maintaining the global growth rates of yield) is additionally estimated at 24.5 - 42.6 million tons of the planned values of strategic documents. An increase in demand for grain in the world market will lead to the strengthening of wheat in the structure of grain production in Russia, a sharp increase in specialized zones for the production of corn for grain

Is potential cultivated land expanding or shrinking in the dryland of China? Spatiotemporal evaluation based on remote sensing and SVM

Chinese population growth has led to an increase in the demand for grain. Thus, it is of great importance to carry out spatiotemporal assessments of the dynamic of potential cultivated land in China, especially in dryland sensitive to climate change. Considering that previous assessments conducted at large scales were often dependent on abundant indicators, which are not easy to obtain or map at high spatiotemporal resolutions, this study combined remote-sensing images and support vector machine (SVM) model to identify the dynamics of potential cultivated land and non-cultivated land in the dryland of China. First, among several vegetation indicators during the growing season, the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) in August was the most highly correlated with the yield (R2 =0.72). Second, the potential cultivated land that has not been cultivated was mainly distributed in the northwest and the northeast of the dryland of China, while the potential non-cultivated land that has been cultivated was mainly distributed in the Loess Plateau. According to different models, the area of potential non-cultivated land was 2.78 – 15.68 times that of potential cultivated land. Last, benefitting from the wetting trend, the potential cultivated land in the dryland of China expanded from 2001 to 2015. The area of potential cultivated in 2011–2015 was 34.39% more than that in 2001–2005. These findings provide both new methodological support for the simplified assessment of the potential cultivated land and quantitative evidence indicating the maximum potential capacity for cultivation in China's dryland.

Keywords: engine, cooling, heat exchanger, modular system, condition, forecasting, control. Актуальные аспекты эффективного развития зернопродуктового подкомплекса

The structure of the grain product sub-complex is presented. The main provisions of the concept of development of the sub-complex at the regional level are determined. The sources of regional demand for grain, as well as the reasons for its growth or decline, have been identified. The criteria of the efficiency of the grain product sub-complex with the allocation of types of indicators, as well as additional coefficients are discussed.

SPECIFIC COMPOSITION OF CHICKPEA PESTS IN THE FOREST-STEPPE OF UKRAINE

The research aim is to improve the system of chickpea protection from pests, based on clarification of their specific composition and harmfulness under conditions of Forest-Steppe of Ukraine.
 In modern field crop rotations leguminous crops cultivation favors optimization of the phytosanitary condition of agrocoenosis, and new agrarian production is provided by the effective demand for grain at not only internal, but also external markets. At that climate changes with global warming and long droughty vegetation periods of leguminous crops testify to the importance of searching for new adapted crops, resistant sorts and improved technological cultivation methods of crops, especially, chickpea, essentially influencing grain economy in whole both in Ukraine and EU.
 Thus, it has been established, that ordinary chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an economically, phytomedically and ecologically expedient crop from both aspects of soil fertility increase and control of the harmful organisms complex that, in its turn, it worth special attention, so sowing areas, occupied by it, are completely important. Soil-climatic conditions of Ukraine are optimal for cultivating native highly productive chickpea sorts, not inferior to foreign ones with the potential yielding capacity as 2.5–3.0 t/ha.
 The authors elucidate one of main control peculiarities of the insects-phytophagans under new agriculture systems. It is typical, that chickpea is a comparatively new crop in the Forest-steppe of Ukraine and doesn’t favor the development, propagation and number increase of specialized pests’ species. It is noted, that due to fluffing and extraction of organic acids by leaves, chickpea manifests protective properties as to pests of leaves and generative organs. But chickpea is damaged by polyphagans with harvest losses in several variants up to 50% that testifies to the elaboration topicality of modern system of crops protection from phytophagans at resource-saving cultivation technologies