The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus explained why locally bred corn is inferior to imported corn

14.10.2024 10:57

Agricultural experts have drawn attention to the following point: Belarusian varieties of corn are inferior to imported ones.

A representative of the Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Agriculture, Eroma Urban, explained what the matter was.

The expert shared the relevant information on air on the STV channel.

Urban emphasized that Belarusian specialists began selection only three decades ago.

At the same time, well-known foreign companies in the relevant industry have been operating for a whole century.

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Thus, Belarus is inferior in experience.

Urban confirmed that some trial Belarusian hybrids are inferior to foreign ones in terms of grain productivity.

At the same time, a representative of the National Academy of Sciences called these hybrids worthy and capable of becoming a full-fledged alternative to foreign ones.

Eroma Urban drew attention to the following fact: such a sector as seed production is seriously developing in Belarus. Every year, about 160-180 tons of maternal forms of hybrids are produced in the republic.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief