Through micropropagation, scientists will produce high quality seed material.
The volume of this seed will be sufficient for varietal renewal in potato farms region. It is important that the creation of the laboratory is only a part of large-scale measures to update the technical base of the Omsk ANC (SibNIISKhoz). Within the framework of the Comprehensive Program of Exploratory Scientific Research of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia. First of all, the institution acquired a new tractor from the Minsk Tractor Plant MTZ-82. As well as a four-row high-precision potato planter AVR CR450M from Kolnag. Over the past three years, over six million rubles have been allocated from the federal budget for the technical re-equipment of the center. In addition, more than one million - own funds as co-financing.
Of course, the acquisition of equipment:
- for soil preparation;
- landing;
- inter-row processing;
- mechanized harvesting of seed potatoes will continue.
Modern greenhouses will make it possible to propagate healthy plants in conditions of complete isolation from the vectors of infection. To then transfer the source material to field seed nurseries.
"Scientists Omsk ANC apply high-precision analytical methods to control the quality of seed microclonal material, master innovative technological methods for the production of original, elite and reproductive seed potatoes. In the nearest plans of our institution - to increase the area of potato cultivation up to 100 hectares with a production volume of seed material of the elite category of 2-2,5 thousand tons, - comments the director of the Omsk Agrarian Scientific Center, candidate of technical sciences Maxim Chekusov. - As already reported, the main disadvantage of domestic potato growing is the dependence on imports of seed and the widespread distribution of foreign varieties. According to the Russian Agricultural Center in 2020, the share of foreign varieties of seed potatoes is 87,4%. Overcoming this dependence is a strategic task set by the state for domestic breeders. The Omsk Agrarian Research Center is actively working in the planned direction. "