For ten years, together with the Ural scientists, the enterprise has been creating its own seed fund, which will completely replace the imported one. This was reported in the press service of the company.
In total, there are 40 varieties of potatoes in the collection of the enterprise, 24 are in production. Among them there are varieties bred by the breeders of the agricultural company - Amur, Terra, Legend, Lux, Mada, Alaska.
"KRIMM" is engaged in full-scale production of potatoes - from test-tube material to the elite. Every year, the enterprise, together with the Ural Federal Agrarian Research Center, tests 15 samples. Not all varieties pass the test, experts say. Only two or three remain, which are tested for three or four years with parallel registration at the State Selection Commission.