In the village of Putsilovka, 75 hectares of elite potatoes have been planted. Vice-Governor Valentin Dubinin during a working visit to the Ussuriysk city district on the eve of June 5, examined the fields of the Far Eastern Center for Breeding and Seed Production.
The main activity of the newly created innovative enterprise is the cultivation of super-elite potato seeds. Basically, all varieties are of domestic selection, most of the Primorsky Research Institute of Agriculture.
“At this stage, 75 hectares of promising potato varieties are being produced. These are the varieties Smak, Yantar, Dachny, Kazachok, Adretta, which are in demand among the villagers, ”said Vyacheslav Vinogradov, director of the Far East Center for Breeding and Seed Production.
In the fields, in addition to potatoes, elite soy, barley and wheat varieties are grown. All of them are coastal breeding.
Vice-Governor Valentin Dubinin emphasized that the company will provide not only the Primorsky Territory, but also the Far Eastern Region with seeds of potatoes, soybeans and grain crops at affordable prices.
“Super-elite seed potatoes grown on a virus-free basis are a guarantee of a good harvest, up to 500 centners per hectare. Such varieties will fill the market with high-quality potatoes at an affordable price, ”the deputy head of the region said.
Valentin Dubinin also held a meeting with regional science at the Primorsky Research Institute of Agriculture on the issue of rice. The Vice-Governor focused on the importance of updating varieties and using the best scientific developments.
Director of the Institute Aleksey Emelyanov noted that now they are testing a new high-quality competitive rice variety - Almaz.
“This round-grain variety has all the best qualities - undersized and resistant to lodging,” he informed.
Valentin Dubinin stated that it is necessary to conclude agreements with local agricultural producers for the supply of seeds of Primorsky selection. And also to attract young specialists to the industry, to resume training courses for irrigators.
We will remind, earlier the Acting Governor of Primorye Andrey Tarasenko said that in the regional state program for the development of agriculture it is necessary to provide for the sale of products, so it is necessary to grow varieties that are in demand among the consumer.
“We need not only to help the peasants“ in the fields ”, but also most importantly - to help them sell their products at a favorable price,” the head of Primorye said.
It should be noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin posed a large-scale task for the regions - under the conditions of sanctions, to saturate the domestic market with high-quality and affordable products, and also to enter the world market.
Source: http://primorsky.ru