Fruit growers' associations of Moldova urge to change the state policy in the field of variety testing and registration of varieties

Published 2021년 7월 25일

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Moldovan fruit producers are criticizing the national catalog of plant varieties, calling for the inclusion of new and popular varieties currently not official. Gheorghe Gaber, Chairman of the Association of Table Grape Producers, has proposed three seedless grape varieties for inclusion, arguing they could modernize the industry. However, despite these varieties being in circulation for over a decade, official status has not been granted. The producers also highlighted the need for advancements in fruit fashion and market logistics. The article also discusses the improvement in cherry cultivation through the inclusion of vegetatively propagated rootstocks and the struggle to include the American walnut variety "Chandler" in the catalog, highlighting the challenges and successes in improving Moldova's fruit cultivation.

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The recently published National Catalog of Plant Varieties of Moldova has caused a lot of criticism from Moldovan producers of fruits and other fruit crops. Gheorghe Gaber, Chairman of the Association of Table Grape Producers of the Republic of Moldova, told AGROEXPERT about the reasons for the discontent of fruit growers with the state system of testing and registration of varieties. - What is the essence of the proposals of the associations of fruit growers regarding the state catalog of plant varieties? - In the spring of this year, fruit growers' associations prepared letters to the Ministry of Agriculture with a request to take measures for the earliest possible inclusion in the catalog of new varieties and those varieties of fruit crops that are already in industrial production in Europe and in our country, are in demand on the market among consumers, but that's all. do not yet have the proper official status. It is high time to look at things sensibly and objectively. For ...

Source: Eastfruit