[Priorities of breeding of the onions cultures in Belarus]
2008
Kupreenko, N.P., National Academy of Sciences. Scientific and Practical Center for Potato, Vegetable and Fruit Growing (Belarus). Institute for Vegetable Growing
In article results of selection work with onion cultures in Belarus are generalized, the basic and perspective directions research is analyzed. Data on new varieties of onion, garlic and to the perennial onions included in the State register of varieties of Belarus and passed to the State Variety Testing are citing. Selection work with onions cultures in Belarus is conducted with bulb onions, both winter and summer forms of garlic and perennial onions (onions wilting, welsh onions, chives, onions Ledebur). As a result of long-term work grades of bulb onions Skarb litvinov, Radimich, winter garlic Polessje souvenir; chives onions Zornaya rostan and welsh onions Morozko are created. Testing of the Belarus varieties of bulb onions in system of GSI and in farms of the Republic has shown their competitiveness and possibility to receive productivity at level of 30-40 t/ha in annual culture and 40-55 t/ha in culture from onion set. The comparative estimation of the zoned varieties on results of State Variety Testing has revealed a number of advantages of varieties of selection of the Institute of Vegetable Growing. Domestic varieties of bulb onions, possessing precocity (the length of the vegetative period for 1-2 weeks is shorter, than at foreign varieties) and stability to local races of illnesses, well grow ripe and are stored. They considerably surpass all import varieties in biochemical indicators, the content of dry matter, sugars and vitamin C
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