On August 17, in Vladikavkaz, an international scientific and practical seminar "Original Potato Seed Production in the High Mountain Zone" was held. Representatives of the Stavropol region spoke about the cultivation of root crops in our region.
The participants of the event visited laboratories, nurseries, potato storages and warehouses of the North Caucasus Regional Center, and in the plenary part a discussion of potato quality control, organization of testing of promising varieties, exchange of experience and much more took place.
Representatives of the Stavropol Territory spoke about the plant in the Piedmont region, which is located on 684 hectares, of which 140 hectares are produced using the in vitro method. In 2016, it provided more than 12% of the regional demand, producing 1100 tons of seed potatoes.
Let us recall that most of the vegetables in the Stavropol Territory are produced in personal subsidiary farms.
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