The project is devoted to the evaluation of the soil-plant system important agrobiological criteria, characterizing the productivity of the pastures with different degrees of grazing, and creation mathematical models expressing the available link bet...
Bioenergy and Feed Resources
Study of natural hayfields of Artsakh Republic
Principal feed resource used at stall-feeding period in traditional cattle-breeding farms of Artsakh Republic is hay of natural hayfields. So, milk and meat production at this period depends on volume and quality of this fodder type. The project is d...
Study of quality indices of principal feed resources of NKR
Project is devoted to the problem of high-quality feedstuff production in NKR. Artsakh has extensive agricultural lands and favorable climatic conditions making possible producing feedstuff that could meet demands of local farms and implement partial...
Assessment and Rational Usage of Fodder Resources of Animal Husbandry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
The project is devoted to: estimation of ecological state, productivity and botanical composition of natural pastures and hayfields; determination of energy and nutritive values of forages and the contents of N, P, Ca, Cu, Mo, Pb in forages and...
Improvement of fertility of mountain meadow soil for a purpose of improving productivity of pastures and hayfields
The project goal was optimizing degraded pastures through regulation of nutrient balance and recovery of soil fertility. The project tasks covered identification of pasture degradation factors and causes, application of soil nutrients and fertilizers...
Mapping and assessing the community grasslands and developing a grazing scheme (CARMAC CS-11/103)
The goal of the Program was providing services in assessment and mapping of community hayfields and development of grazing schemes. Works were implemented in more than 60 rural communities of six administrative regions (marzes) of the RA and covered...
Investigations of ecotypes of Lithospermum arvense available in Armenia
Objectives: identify and collect germplasm of the Lithospermum ecotypes distributed in Armenia’s grasslands and transfer seeds to NIAB; characterize the geographical peculiarities of locations and register the time and stage of plant growth; de...
Re-Invention of Sainfoin: an Example of a Novel Resource for Sustainable Agriculture (HealthyHay, MRTN-CT-2006-035805)
Project focused on the development of the scientific and technical basis for an animal feeding system based on lower nitrogen input by re-popularising traditional fodder legumes for more efficient and environmentally friendly farming systems. 16 loca...
Quality assessment of non-traditional forage resources in Armenia
Investigations were carried out on nutritive values of some non-traditional feedstuff of Armenia (Poplar, Hornbeam, Grape, Paliurus Spina-Christi, Astragalus etc.). The preliminary estimation showed that these forage resources may be used in winter s...
Field and laboratory investigations of Armenia’s grassland productivity and forage quality
90 forage samples were collected from the sub-alpine and alpine zones of the Geghama ridge to assess the grasslands productivity and determine the energy and nutritive values using modern in-vitro technics.