Biomorphological analysis of the cenoflora structures of various crops of the Middle Volga region using a database
https://doi.org/10.69536/FKR.2026.82.47.001
Abstract
This article presents the results of the biomorphological structure study of wheat and oilseed flax cenofloras in Penza Oblast and Samara Oblast of the Middle Volga region. A comparative analysis of the weed life forms structure in the agrocenoses of these crops was conducted using the tools of the "Weed Database of Agricultural Crops of the Middle Volga Region," developed by the AllRussian Plant Quarantine Center. The data was collected from field surveys of 123 fields from 2019 to 2024. Developed input and query forms were used to store, organize, compile lists based on specified parameters, and analyze the information. The study revealed significant similarities in the biomorphological structure of the weed component in wheat and flax crops. In both cenofloras, herbaceous plants are completely dominant, with a nearly equal ratio of polycarpic and monocarpic plants. Among perennial polycarpic plants, rhizome and taproot life forms are most represented, while among monocarpic herbaceous plants, long-growing spring annuals predominate. Both crops included woody plants in the early ontogenesis stages, reflecting modern agricultural practices and the proximity of fields to areas with natural and artificial tree plantings. The authors acknowledge the effectiveness of specialized databases for reliably storing significant amounts of information on long-term research, quickly accessing it by generating queries based on various parameters, and using it for analysis.
About the Authors
E. A. Sukholozova
Penza Branch, All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (FGBU “VNIIKR”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina Sukholozova, PhD in Biology, Researcher
Penza, Penza Oblast, 394042
D. A. Komarov
All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (FGBU “VNIIKR”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry Komarov, Researcher, Research and Methodology Department of Invasive Plant Species
Bykovo, Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, 140150
V. M. Vasyukov
Samara Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ecology of the Volga Basin of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir Vasyukov, PhD in Biology, Senior Researcher
Tolyatti, Samara Region, 445003
K. N. Stelmakh
Penza Branch, All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (FGBU “VNIIKR”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ksenia Stelmakh, PhD in Agriculture, Junior Researcher
Penza, Penza Oblast, 394042
A. V. Safonov
Novorossiysk Branch, All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center (FGBU “VNIIKR”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexey Safonov, PhD in Agriculture, Director
Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, 353901
References
1. Vasyukov V.M. Flora of the southwestern part of the Volga Upland [Flora yugo-zapadnoy chasti Privolzhskoy vozvyshennosti]: diss. ... Cand. of Biological Sciences. Saransk: Mord. State University named after N.P. Ogarev; 2003. (In Russ.)
2. Kott S.A. Weeds and measures to control them [Sornyye rasteniya i mery borby s nimi]. Moscow: Selkhozgiz, 1955, 384 p. (In Russ.)
3. Maevsky P.F. Flora of the central zone of the European part of Russia [Flora sredney polosy yevropeyskoy chasti Rossii]. 11th ed. Moscow: KMK Scientific Publications Partnership, 2014, 635 p. (In Russ.)
4. Maltsev A.I. Weed vegetation of the USSR and measures to control it. Moscow-Leningrad: Selkhozgiz, 1936, 318 p. (In Russ.)
5. Nikitin V.V. Weed vegetation of Turkmenistan [Sornaya rastitelnost Turkmenii]. Ashgabat: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Turkic SSR, 1957, 581 p. (In Russ.)
6. Nikitin V.V. Weeds of the USSR flora [Sornyye rasteniya flory SSSR]. L.: Nauka, 1983, 454 p. (In Russ.)
7. Ontogenetic atlas of plants. T. 1-7. Yoshkar-Ola: Mar. state University, 1997-2013. (In Russ.)
8. Evaluation of the weed component in oilseed flax crops as a basis for phytosanitary design / D.V. Bochkarev, A.V. Stolyarov, A.N. Nikolsky, G.N. Kuznetsova, V.D. Bochkarev, A.G. Vishnyakov // Niva Povolzhye. 2023; 1 (65): 1007. https://doi.org/10.36461/NP.2023.65.1.012. (In Russ.)
9. Certificate of state registration of database No. 2025623377 Russian Federation. Database of weeds of agricultural crops of the Middle Volga region to ensure the export potential of the region: No. 2025622823: declared. 25.07.2025: published. 15.08.2025 / E. A. Sukholozova, D. A. Komarov, K. N. Stelmakh, A. V. Safonov; applicant Federal State Budgetary Institution "All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center".
10. Tretyakova A.S., Baranova O.G., Luneva N.N., Terekhina T.A., Yamalov S.M., Lebedeva M.V., Khasanova G.R., Grudanov N.Yu. Segetal flora of some regions of Russia: characteristics of the taxonomic structure. Proceedings on applied botany, genetics and breeding. 2020;181(2):123-133. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2020-2-123-133.
11. Serebryakov I.G. Ecological morphology of plants [Ekologicheskaya morfologiya rasteniy]. Life forms of angiosperms and conifers. Moscow: Vysshaya shkola, 1962, 379 p. (In Russ.)
12. Sukholozova E.A., Sukholozov E.A., Safonov A.V. Study of weeds in wheat grown in Penza Oblast to assess the export potential of the region // Plant Health and Quarantine. 2022; 2 (10):14-24. (In Russ.)
13. Sukholozova E.A., Sukholozov E.A., Safonov A.V. Methods for accounting for the species composition of weeds when monitoring wheat crops to assess the export potential of regions (the case of Penza Oblast) // Theoretical and applied aspects of organizing, conducting and using monitoring observations. Int. scientific conf. dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birth of Corresponding Member of the NAS of Belarus E.A. Sidorovich: collection of materials. Minsk: Information and Communicating Center of the Ministry of Finance, 2023. pp. 101-105. (In Russ.)
14. Fisyunov A.V. Weeds [Sornyye rasteniya]. Moscow: Kolos, 1984, 320 p. (In Russ.)
15. Flora of the USSR. T. 1-30. L.; M.: Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1934-1964. (In Russ.)
16. Digital Herbarium of Moscow State University. – URL: https://plant.depo.msu.ru/ (last accessed: 10/25/2025).
17. Yurtsev B.A., Kamelin R.V. Basic concepts and terms of floristry [Osnovnyye ponyatiya i terminy floristiki]. Perm: Perm. Univ., 1991, 80 p. (In Russ.)
18. Yanchurkina A.A. Floristic composition and distribution of weeds in the Kuibyshev region [Floristicheskiy sostav i rasprostraneniye sornykh rasteniy Kuybyshevskoy oblasti]: diss. ... Cand. of Biological Sciences. Leningrad-Pushkin: Leningrad Agricultural Institute; 1976. (In Russ.)
19. Chase M.W., M.J.M. Christenhusz, M.F. Fay, J.W. Byng, W.S. Judd, D.E. Soltis, D.J. Mabberley, A.N. Sennikov, P.S. Soltis, ... & A. Weber. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. – 2016. 181 (1). P. 1–20.
20. Govaerts R (ed.). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. – URL: http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (last accessed: 11.10.2025).
Review
For citations:
Sukholozova E.A., Komarov D.A., Vasyukov V.M., Stelmakh K.N., Safonov A.V. Biomorphological analysis of the cenoflora structures of various crops of the Middle Volga region using a database. Plant Health and Quarantine. 2026;(1):2-12. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69536/FKR.2026.82.47.001
Views:
154
JATS XML
Email this article 