Article

Received 17.11.2025

Revised 24.04.2026

Accepted 26.05.2026

Published 30.06.2026

Retrieved from Volume 30, No. 2, 2026

Pages 9 -19

Shebanin, V., Drobitko, А., Ruzhniak, M., Smirnova, I., & Kachanova, T. (2026). The impact of Mzuri Pro-TIL technology on winter wheat productivity under natural and artificial moisture conditions in southern Ukraine. Ukrainian Black Sea Region Agrarian Science, 30(2), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.56407/bs.agrarian/2.2026.09

The impact of Mzuri Pro-TIL technology on winter wheat productivity under natural and artificial moisture conditions in southern Ukraine

Viacheslav Shebanin Аntonina Drobitko Marek Ruzhniak Iryna Smirnova Tetiana Kachanova

The article presents the results of studies on the effect of the resource-saving strip tillage technology Mzuri Pro-TIL on the formation of productivity of winter wheat of the Duma Odeska variety under conditions of natural and artificial moisture in the south of Ukraine. The aim of the research was to assess the impact of the Mzuri Pro-TIL technology on the growth, development and productivity of winter wheat under natural and irrigated conditions in southern Ukraine compared with the conventional cultivation technology. A set of generally accepted scientific methods was employed, including analysis and synthesis for theoretical generalisation of the material, as well as laboratory and field methods to obtain reliable empirical data under controlled and natural conditions. The influence of the studied technologies on plant growth and development, stand formation, yield structure components and grain yield of winter wheat was analysed. It was established that the application of the Mzuri Pro-TIL technology creates favourable conditions for the autumn development of winter wheat, promotes increased tillering, higher stand density and greater intensity of linear plant growth during the growing season. Under irrigation, the positive effect of the technology was enhanced, as evidenced by increased plant height, a greater number of productive stems and improved formation of generative organs. The Mzuri Pro-TIL technology ensured higher values of spike length and weight, number of spikelets and grains per spike, grain weight per spike and thousand-grain weight compared with the conventional tillage system. The average grain yield under the Mzuri Pro-TIL technology amounted to 5.70 t/ha under natural moisture conditions and 6.56 t/ha under irrigation, exceeding the conventional technology by 0.83 and 0.68 t/ha, respectively. The obtained results confirm the feasibility of the integrated application of modern strip tillage technology and optimisation of the water regime as an effective approach to increasing the productivity of winter wheat in the south of Ukraine

strip tillage; plant height; thousand-grain weight; tillering coefficient; Duma Odeska; irrigation; yield
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