Stavropol scientists contribute to the development of domestic seed production

The Minister of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory Sergey Izmalkov paid a working visit to the All-Russian Research Institute of Corn in Pyatigorsk.
This year, the institute has doubled the area of ​​breeding sites for parental forms, which will allow reaching 100% provision with parental forms of domestic selection by 2023. With the support of the scientific community, corn hybrids are being selected from early to late ripeness groups, in accordance with the agro-climatic zones of the country.
“The Ministry of Agriculture of the Territory is fulfilling the order of the Governor of Stavropol, Vladimir Vladimirov, to develop domestic seed production and reduce dependence on imports. Today, about 30% of domestically produced seeds are seeds of corn hybrids bred by our FGBNU All-Russian Research Institute of Maize, which are cultivated in agricultural production in all corn-growing regions of the Russian Federation, ”said Sergey Izmalkov, HEAD of the regional agrarian department.