Russia: 6 new varieties of agricultural crops of Saratov selection are included in the state register of breeding achievements

These are varieties of soybeans, grain sorghum, corn and winter triticale. In 2020, six new varieties of agricultural crops of the Saratov selection, created by the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Rossorgo", are included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements approved for use. In particular, the register includes the Pokrovskaya soybean variety, the RSK Kaskad and RSK Locus grain sorghum varieties, the RSK Zarya and RSK Aurora varieties of maize, as well as the Surprise winter triticale variety. Currently, five varieties of grain sorghum are under state variety testing; documents have been prepared for transferring five more new varieties of agricultural crops for variety testing: millet, sweet sorghum, Sudanese grass, corn and alfalfa. The use of these varieties will allow the agrarians of the Saratov region to increase production: the varieties are adapted to the arid climatic conditions of the Volga region and have a high yield potential. It should be ...