Main results of the research process carried out at the Research and Development Station for Meadows Vaslui, Romania

Abstract

The research conducted during the 1981-2023 period at the Meadows Research and Development Station, Vaslui (RDSM Vaslui) (46°40'-36°10' north latitude and 27°44'-20°40' east longitude) followed the breeding program of three species of perennial grasses and legumes of meadows: Bromus inermis Leyss., Agropyron pectiniforme Roem., & Schult., and Onobrychis viciifolia Scop., species with an important role in combating erosion and increasing the fertility of degraded soils.

The Research-Development Station for Meadows Vaslui was established in 1981 in order to answer the problems of pratology in the hilly area of North-Eastern

Romania. It is organized as a public institution with legal personality and is subordinated to the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences „Gheorghe Ionescu – Sisesti” – Bucharest.

Species of grasses and perennial legumes for meadows are considered among the most important species in the vegetation of permanent grasslands and in the structure of agricultural crops sown in arable land, with a multifunctional role in the sustainable development of agriculture. In order to keep up with climate change, it is necessary to create new varieties of plants, activity depending on the geographical area, depending on the species and its field of use.