Hanhur, V. V.Гангур, Володимир ВасильовичHrechka, M. O.2026-02-242026-02-242026-02-24https://dspace.pdau.edu.ua/handle/123456789/20682Hanhur V. V., Hrechka M. O. The effect of basic soil cultivation methods and seed inoculation on soybean crop weed infestation. Актуальні напрями та проблематика у технологіях вирощування продукції рослинництва: матеріали V міжнародної науково-практичної інтернет-конференції (м. Полтава, 25 листопада 2025 р.). Полтава: ПДАУ, 2025. С. 15-17. ISBN 978-617-8466-56-5Controlling weeds within the economic threshold of harmfulness remains to be one of the main problems in modern farming. Its complexity is due to the biological characteristics of weeds, in particular their extremely high seed fertility, the ability of seeds to remain viable for a long time, and the unevenness of their germination. Studies indicate that, on average, only about a quarter of the seed stock in the arable soil layer remains viable, and its total amount significantly exceeds the volume of seeds of cultivated plants that are sown. In addition, weed plants have well-developed above-ground mass and a powerful root system, which results in intensive use of soil moisture and available mineral nutrients. It should be noted that weeds require tens of times more water than agricultural crops, and their transpiration coefficient is 3–4 times higher. Under such conditions, at the current stage of agricultural production development, the primary importance is given to the timely application of a complex of agrotechnical measures to limit the expansion of weeds, in particular, a rational system of soil cultivation. The high potential for weed infestation of arable land requires the introduction of improved technological methods capable of reducing the potential reserves of weed seeds in the arable layer and creating less favorable conditions for their germination. The studies of numerous research institutions and production practice show that it is the system of primary soil cultivation that largely determines the level of weed infestation and the structure of biological species. The character of the work of shelf and non-shelf cultivation tools determines the different impact on the distribution of weed seeds in the soil profile, which directly affects their survival and germination intensity. According to Yu.P. Manko, systematic deep plowing ensures a quite homogeneous distribution of weed seeds throughout the entire depth of the arable layer, which prevents their simultaneous germination. In contrast, prolonged loosening of the soil with non-plow-type tools contributes to the maximum concentration of most seeds in the top layer of 0–10 cm, which subsequently causes active weed growth.enCrop productioncultivation technologiescrop yieldproduct qualityagricultural cropsfertilizerssoil tillage systemsplant protectionagroecologyseed productionwinter wheatsoybeancornArticle