For 2019 tons, the press service of the regional ministry of agriculture said in a statement.
Currently, there are 18 companies from the Novosibirsk Region that produce seeds of agricultural crops of the highest quality in the register of seed-growing farms of the Russian Federation. They own 175 thousand hectares. areas.
Scientists from the RAS contribute to the development of seed production and selection in the region. As a result of their work, a large number of hybrids and varieties arise, which are included in the State Register of the Russian Federation on the use of selection achievements in the agricultural production of the region.
Plant seeds are very tenacious - archaeologists often find them in ancient vessels during excavations, and some of them sprout. The oldest germinated seed was a seed at the age of about 10 thousand years.
Local agricultural producers only benefit from the proximity to scientific agrarian institutions, the Minister of Agriculture Evgeny Leshchenko is of the opinion. Cultivation is carried out taking into account the agroclimatic nuances of the region. New varieties adapt well to the conditions and climate of the region.
As the Minister noted, more than 90% of the varietal seeds of legumes and grain crops that were sown by Novosibirsk farmers in 2019 were the achievement of domestic breeders. Of these, 50% were bred by local breeders.
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