This year’s general directorate of Agricultural Research and Policy (TAGEM), under the supervision of the Ministry of The Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that agriculture and forestry, caused 42 diseases and varieties of drought-tolerant field plants in Turkish agriculture. on Thursday.
According to the statement made by the Ministry main which item results in yield new Plant seeds research And development (R&D) projects on effective seeds. The officials have also express it of great Importance of local botanical studies f development It continues to increase for the development of local seed production.
as part of TAGEM uses TAGEM in its R&D activities technology in Agriculture studies all over Türkiye with the aim of Select suitable plants quickly and accurately. this technology Helps prevent diseases cause cutbacks in And ultimately lead to an increase in the quality and productivity of the crop.
In field crops, 289 cultivars have been registered in the last five years, with a total of more More than 900 registered varieties. these items developed by research institutes to private Sector companies and hand them over to farmers.
affiliated research institutes with TAGEM has developed Varieties of field crops that are made up 40% of the certified seed production in country, noted.
In the pastTAGEM registered scores of Including plant varieties on the national diverse list including hemp and einkorn wheat, black rice with High antioxidants rate Barley without husk. Similarly, there were 12 local varieties of potatoes developed in In recent years, 28 species of medicinal aromatic plants have been included in production to contribute to the country economy.
in the local plant development Studies, a new Diversity is scored after averaging of 10-15 years old of an effort. Of the 42 newer plants with various names including ‘Pink Pearl’, ‘Miti’ and ‘Sultan’, 21 are of industrial plants, 13 cool climate cereals, five meadow crops, two aromatic plants and one Edible legumes.
