Summary
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of microbial agents in decomposing organic residues under different tillage practices in southern Ukraine from 2016 to 2020. Conducted at the Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, the research focused on dark-chestnut soil in a rainfed crop rotation involving winter wheat, grain sorghum, spring barley, sunflower, and a fallow field. Two factors were examined: microbial preparations and tillage (ploughing vs. ploughless). The Ecostern preparation, containing various bacterial strains and Trichoderma fungi, significantly accelerated winter wheat straw decomposition, achieving 45.9%-63.6% degradation within 90 days, a 31.4% increase over the control. The preparation Organic Balance, comprising Bacillus subtilis and other bacterial strains, maxi
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