Volume 3 (2002) Number 3

The new issue of JCEA covers again, – as it has become usual by now, - a very wide area of agricultural sciences. Four papers focus on various areas of crop production by Slovenian, Hungarian, and Bulgarian authors, including two papers on aspects of maize growing, one paper on the genetics of sunflowers, and another on the water balance of onion growing. One paper represents animal husbandry, discussing features of milk production of the Slovak spotted dairy cow breed. Our journal has already published several papers about topics in rural development, and we intend to increasingly encourage the research of such topics in the Central and Eastern European region. The topic deserves special attention as it is closely linked to the future directions of the economic and social development of the countries in the region. We are glad to publish two papers of such interest, one by an Italian author – indicating the importance of the research area in the European Union, - and one by a team of Hungarian authors, pointing out some crucial problems of rural communities in Hungary. Another paper, by an Indian author, discusses an exciting problem in agricultural chemistry about nitrate reductase activity. It is followed by four papers on various aspects of soil science including erosion problems in Romania, research on the soil nitrogen content by a Slovak author, a Turkish paper on the extraction of the iron content of the soil and another Romanian paper on the problem of landslides. The present issue is rich in content and boasts of having contributions from as many as six countries, including Slovenian, Bulgarian, Slovakian, Hungarian, Italian, Indian and Turkish authors. This is really a sign of the journal gaining ground and becoming a well accepted tool of scientific communication in the Central and Eastern European region. The Editors

CONTENTS: The effect of nitrogen fertilization of maize on protein and in vitro fementability of grain Učinek gnojenja koruze z dušikom na vsebnost beljakovin in in vitro fermentabilnost zrnja BABNIK D., SUŠIN J., VERBIČ J. IZVLEČEK ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: Slovenian 159 - 168 Changes of weight and in-kernel content values of maize hybrids (OCCITAN, COLOMBA, DK-471) as a result of damaging by European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubilalis HBN) KESZTHELYI S., TAKÁCS A. ÖSSZEFOGLALÁS ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 169 - 178 Use of growth analysis to evaluate genetic mechanisms affecting achene yield formation of sunflower CSIKÁSZ T., ALFÖLDI Z., JÓZSA S., TREITZ M. ÖSSZEFOGLALÁS ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 179 - 188 Evapotranspiration of long-day onion, irrigated by microsprinklers ЕВАПОТРАНСПИРАЦИЯ НА ЛУК НА ДЪЛГИЯ ДЕН, НАПОЯВАН ЧРЕЗ МИКРОДЪЖДУВАНЕ ROSSITZA M. РЕЗЮМЕ ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 189 - 194 Evaluation of milk production of dairy cows of the Slovak spotted breed according to selection for longevity and genetic variants of polymorphic proteins in milk ZITNY J. et al. SÚHRN ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: Slovakian 195 - 204 Processes of marginalization of agriculture: the role of non agricultural sectors to support economic and social growth in rural areas CANNARELLA C. ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 205 - 216 The SAPARD Program in Hungary - Problems and Perspectives KOVACS E., SZELES P., BACSI J. ÖSSZEFOGLALÁS ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 217 - 230 Regulation of nitrate reductase activity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) HEMALATHA S. ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 231 - 238 Researches regarding fighting against erosion on new founded cultivated grass lands in the North West of Romania Cercetari privind lupta antierozionala pe paşunile nou înfiinţate în nord – vestul României DÂRJA* M., BUDIU V., PĂCURAR I., POP N., TRIPON D., JURIAN M. REZUMAT ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 239 - 246 Effect of long-term green fallow on inorganic nitrogen content in the soil Vplyv dlhodobého zeleného úhoru na obsah anorganichého dusíka v pode ONDRIŠÍK P. SÚHRN ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 247 - 254 Determination of suitable chemical extraction methods for available iron content of the soils from Edirne province in Turkey ADILOGLU A. ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 255 - 262 Results of two decades of research work on stabilisation and agricultural revaluation of an appropriated landslide BUDIU V., ARDELEAN* M., CIOTLAUS A., DIRJA M., POP N., BONDA A., RÉSZEG J. REZUMAT ABSTRACT DETAILED ABSTRACT TOP OF TEXT PDF FILE Language: English 263 - 270