Vitebsk Zonal Institute of Agriculture of the NAS of Belarus offers consumers services for the sale a forage crop seeds - Sylphium perforatum, variety "First Belarusian" under an outsourcing agreement and/or a manufacturing agreement and is looking for partners interested in a distribution services agreement.

Forage crop - Silphium perforifolia, cultivar "First Belorussky."

The root system is robust, consisting of a thickened taproot and numerous lateral roots, penetrating the soil to a depth of 1.5-2 m. The stem is erect, succulent, tetrahedral, hollow, well-foliated, and 1.8-4.0 m tall. The leaves are oblong-elliptical, pointed, serrated, medium-stiff, oppositely arranged on the stem, large, up to 30-35 cm long and up to 15-25 cm wide. Leaves account for 55-70% of the total green mass. The inflorescence is a head, 3-8 cm in size. The flowers are bright yellow. The fruit is an oblong-cordate, flattened achene, brown in color. The weight of 1,000 seeds is 18-24 g. The green fodder yield can be 1.5-2 times higher than other forage crops, ranging from 60-90 t/ha depending on growing conditions. In terms of forage yield, it exceeds alfalfa by 1.4 times and annual grasses by 2 times.

Seed yield is 300-800 kg/ha.

The information is available in the booklet "Types and Varieties of Agricultural Plants. Republican Unitary Enterprise Vitebsk Zonal Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus," pp. 39-40. (in Russian)

High quality seeds adapted to the climatic conditions of the north-eastern region of Belarus.

Year of inclusion in the State Register of Varieties: 2021.

The Vitebsk Zonal Institute of Agriculture of the NAS of Belarus is a leading research organization in the agricultural sector of the Vitebsk Region, developing and improving zonal adaptive, resource-saving, and environmentally friendly crop cultivation technologies in the northeastern region of the country.

Developments in applied and fundamental research and their implementation in production significantly contribute to improving the efficiency of the agro-industrial complex. Zonal adaptive, resource-saving, and environmentally friendly crop cultivation technologies are being developed and improved in the northeastern region of the country. The organization promotes scientific achievements and provides scientific support for cultivation technologies for grains, legumes, cereals, cruciferous plants, industrial crops, potatoes, and perennial grasses in the region's agricultural production. The organization's production departments conduct original seed production of the latest regionalized and promising agricultural crop varieties of Belarusian and foreign selection.

The full range of products is available for purchase in the store. "Agrarian" includes seeds for potatoes, grains, rapeseed, peas, vegetables, flowers, lawn grasses, green manure, and everything for the garden - fertilizers, plant protection products, garden tools, plastic products, and packaging materials.
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Consumers interested in purchasing services for the sale a forage crop Silphium perforatum, variety "First Belarusian," under an outsourcing agreement and/or a manufacturing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing services for the sale a forage crop Silphium perforatum, variety "First Belarusian," under a distribution services agreement.