The event was opened by Anna Nikolayevna Shipulya, Head of the Department of Chemistry and Plant Protection, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor. It was noted that the April meetings have become traditional. They aim to unite young researchers, to help them develop and learn new things.
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Ecology and Landscape Architecture, candidate of agricultural sciences, associate professor Yulia Aleksandrovna Bezgina in her welcome speech introduced the guests and participants of the event, and noted that the meeting was very important both for speakers and students. In addition, each teacher, being the participant of the event, where modern innovations are presented, gets a lot of new information and continues to develop.
Olga Viktorovna Kuznetsova, Deputy Head of the Stavropol Territory Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Rosselkhoztsentr" (in charge of plant protection) in her presentation "Biopreparations in the struggle for the harvest" presented the current state of the biological method and described the range of biological preparations produced by the laboratory, their effectiveness, scope and prospects of their use in the regional agriculture. Olga Viktorovna gave practical examples of the economic efficiency of biological preparations in different natural and climatic zones of the Stavropol Territory.
Ekaterina Valeryevna Kharchenko, specialist in testing and marketing of biological means of plant protection, approached the issue of application of the biological method of plant protection from the practical side. In her report "Experience in the application of biological protection of plants in the South of Russia" she cited the results of effective use of bio-agents on various crops, which was supported by a very large number of interesting photo materials. Ekaterina Valeriyevna noted that the application of biomethods is prolonged, the effectiveness of their application can be manifested during the whole vegetation period of the crop much later after treatment and application.
The event aroused keen interest among the students, who asked a lot of questions. Junior students were interested in the manifestation of pests, the effectiveness of the proposed biological protection methods and their safety for humans and the environment. The graduates who started to write their qualification works were interested in professional questions: how long the preparation stays in the protected plant, where the biological agents go after the protective action, innovative developments in the field of safe application of plant protection agents.
The speakers responded to the questions raised. They also noted that nowadays agriculture needs highly qualified specialists of a broad profile, not just agronomists, but agronomists with good knowledge of economics, financial security and digital technologies.
The event turned out to be rich, informative and interesting.
