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Data on the influence of abiotic and anthropogenic factors on the formation of crop productivity are important for the productive process management system. This work examines the results of a long-term study of the influence of abiotic (weather conditions) and anthropogenic (mineral fertilizers, an integrated plant protection system) factors on the formation of potato productivity in the North-West region of the Russian Federation. Weather conditions were the most significant (23.6%) among all the factors affecting the potato yield in the North-West region of the Russian Federation. Integrated plant protection and mineral nutrition had approximately equal contribution to the yield, i.e. 16.6% and 18.6% accordingly. In 2012–2020, additional potato yield reached 56–65% on average under the influence of mineral fertilizers, depending on their dose, and 37–56% under the influence of integrated plant protection Program. The combined influence of these two factors, taking into account the effect of interaction, led to an increase of the potato yield by 114-157% as compared with the actual yield on unfertilized and unprotected control (143 centners per hectare).

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Data on the influence of abiotic and anthropogenic factors on the formation of crop yields are important for developing the system for production process managing. The studies were carried out in 2012-2019 on the basis of agroecological stationary experiment aimed at investigating the effectiveness of long-term use of mineral fertilizers (N0P0K0, N65P50K50, N100P75K75) and an integrated plant protection system. Weather conditions turned out to be the most significant among all factors affecting the yield of spring rapeseed Oredezh 4 in the North-West region of the Russian Federation. Rapeseed plants show increased sensitivity to moisture and heat supply conditions in the first half of the growing season. At the same time, during the most of the growing season of the crop and especially at the initial stages of ontogenesis the rainfall has a positive effect (r = 0.43…0.67, р ≤ 0.05), and temperature has a negative effect on rapeseed yield (r = -0.44…-0.50, р≤0.05). The integrated plant protection system was more important in the formation of the spring rapeseed crop (19.8 %) than the application of mineral fertilizers (2.2 %). According to the results of all the necessary protective measures, the averaged value of the preserved spring rapeseed yield over the years of the research was 1.04 t/ha (90 %), in the years of mass reproduction of the cabbage moth it reached 0.96 t/ha (213 %), in the years of strong development of Alternaria – 1.46 t/ha (248 %). In the absence of protective measures, the application of fertilizers, as well as the cultivation of spring rapeseed in general, becomes impractical. The combined use of mineral fertilizers and plant protection products in spring rapeseed sowings ensured the formation of a seed yield of 1.97-2.13 t/ha, which exceeded the control (N0Р0К0, without means of protection) by 1.06-1.22 t/ha (117-134 %).

For effective control of the phytosanitary state of agrocenoses, it is important to have knowledge of the influence of abiotic and anthropogenic factors on the population density of pests, weeds and the development of diseases. Among all the factors influencing the development of Alternaria leaf spot in potato planting in the North-West of Russia, the most significant was the influence of weather conditions (55.5%). The intense development of this illness occurred in the years with the high average diurnal temperatures in the second and third decades of June along with the high level of precipitation in the first decade of July. The contribution of mineral nutrition and the integrated plant protection system turned out to be unequal, which accounted for 9.6 and 0.9%. At the same time, in some years, the application of mineral fertilizers determined the development of potato Alternaria leaf spot by 11.6–87.5%, and the implementation of protective measures – by 1.2–17.6%. The strong development of Alternaria leaf spot was influenced by the increased air temperatures in the second and third decades of June, combined with abundant humidity in the first decade of July. The introduction of complete mineral fertilization led to a significant decrease in the development of Alternaria leaf spot in potato plantings, while the effectiveness of fungicidal treatments was not high enough.