The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan discussed soybean production: Scientists were given the task of improving the quality of seeds of domestic selection and increase their use by 2025 to 70%
On January 21, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dzhambulat Khatuov held a conference call on the issues of increasing soybean production in Russia. The event was attended by Rishat Khabipov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, representatives of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "State Sort Commission" in the Republic of Tatarstan, Federal State Budgetary Institution "Rosselkhoztsentr" in the Republic of Tatarstan, Tatar Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture - a separate structural unit of the Federal Research Center, scientists of Kazan Agricultural University.
Jambulat Khatuov noted the importance of developing soybean production as one of the most promising legumes, which is of great importance for meeting the domestic needs of the country and has a high export potential. According to the First Deputy Minister, in 2019 a record soybean crop was collected - 4.3 million tons, which is 13% more than in 2018. At the same time, crop productivity increased to 15 kg / ha - this was facilitated by the use of modern agricultural technologies, updating the technical park, as well as improving the quality of seed material.
“One and a half dozen breeding centers are engaged in the breeding of new types of soybeans in Russia, the efforts of which created Russian varieties capable of providing yields in amount of 30–40 c / ha. To date, the sowing volume of domestic selection seeds is 41.8%. This year it is necessary to increase their use by 5% more, and sown area under the crop - by 10%. In addition, the regions should continue measures on soil deoxidation - 1 billion rubles was allocated for these purposes in 2020, ”said Dzhambulat Khatuov. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia noted Tatarstan among the leading regions liming acidic soils.
During the meeting, the possibilities of import substitution of soybean seed material and an increase in the number of agricultural producers using domestic selection products were examined. Russian scientists have been given the task of improving the quality of seeds of domestic selection of this crop to increase their use by 2025 to 70%.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, in 2019 in the Republic of Tatarstan soybean was cultivated in 12 municipal districts on an area of 4.2 thousand hectares, the gross seed yield amounted to 4.7 thousand tons (in weight after completion) with an average yield of 11.3 c / ha .
During the 2020 harvest, 577 tons of seed per 6.0 thousand ha were laid, 32% of which are original and elite seeds. Seeds of domestic selection made 200 tons (35%), an area of 2.1 thousand hectares. In general, in 2020 it is planned to maintain the soybean sowing area at the level of the previous year (4.2 thousand hectares).
Soybean cultivation in the Republic of Tatarstan is carried out by the Alkeevsky branch of Vostok-Zernoprodukt JSC, Avangard LLC, Komuna LLC of the Buinsky municipal district, peasant farm A. Mukhametova, peasant farm A. Planin, peasant farm Semushkin of Spassky municipal district.
Mostly varieties of domestic selection are cultivated in the republic -
Chera 1, Pripyat (joint with the Republic of Belarus), Milyaush, Samer 1, Samer 2, Lanceolate; foreign selection - Annushka, Merlin, UAC Prudence, Alaska.
As a result of the meeting, the regions were instructed to expand soybean crops.