Domestic method for confirming varietal affiliation of hops developed in Chuvashia, Russia

Scientists in Chuvashia have developed a method for confirming the varietal affiliation of hops to determine the quality and purity of the planting material. Work is underway to obtain state confirmation of this method, Andrey Makushev, rector of the Chuvashia State Agrarian University, told TASS. The main research is being conducted at the competence center "Chuvashia - hop production center", which operates on the basis of the agricultural university. "A story that is very important for all hop growing: we were the first to develop and test a domestic system for confirming the varietal affiliation of hops. This is very important <…> at the first stage of hop growing, that is, when laying out hop gardens: it is important to understand whether the planting material is of high quality, whether it is a pure variety," Makushev explained. He specified that the purity of the variety implies, in particular, a minimum tolerance of impurities. "Our farmers must be sure that they are ...