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Experimental planting of new alfalfa varieties was carried out in Beylagan region

At the joint initiative of the  Research Institute of Crop Husbandry of  the Agrarian Science and Innovation Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Beylagan Regional Agrarian Science and Innovation Center, experimental planting of the newly established foreign and local varieties of alfalfa varieties was carried out in order to determine the types of seeds suitable for local climatic conditions in Beylagan region and to obtain more productive seeds.

Director of the Agricultural Research Institute Faig Khudayev noted that a number of measures are being taken to strengthen the fodder base in the country, the main purpose of which is the introduction and demonstration of new varieties and technologies in the regions. The main condition is that the obtained local varieties are adapted to the local climatic conditions and are resistant to disease.

The head of the laboratory Sevil Abbasguliyeva said that 4 types of seeds sown for testing are local varieties. They were created by the staff of the institute. Nine varieties will also be tested, and these seeds were selected from foreign varieties. In the future, it is planned to hybridize foreign varieties with potential productivity with local varieties.

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