en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Lipetsk Region is advancing sunflower hybrid seed production, with 18 hybrid plots, 1 parental line, and 2 varieties established, all seeds belonging to domestic breeding.

The seed plots are established under high agronomic background, with all technical procedures completed according to contract conditions. Sowing follows a 6:2 scheme, with the paternal line sown in two stages to extend the flowering period. To improve pollination efficiency, approximately 2 to 3 beehives are placed per hectare within the plots.

Among them, a 180-hectare plot planted with the hybrid ES Ellenis was eliminated due to violation of cultivation techniques. To monitor the hybrid plots, the head of the Seed Production Department of the Lipetsk Regional Branch of the Russian Agricultural Center, Novotochinova L.N., together with the heads of the Volovsky and Terbunsky district departments, visited Istoki LLC and Demetra LLC in the Volovsky district, where hybrid plots of the hybrids N 17 SU 255 and ZKS PRAIRIE are located. Currently, variety cleaning has begun, and the plants are in the budding stage. Overall, the hybrid plots are in good condition, and field surveys and identification will be conducted when the time is right.