Mogilev Regional Agricultural Experimental Station of the NAS of Belarus offers Malachite and Rubezh varieties of flax to consumers and producers of agricultural products under a manufacturing agreement and/or a licensing agreement and is looking for partners to conclude a distribution services agreement.

The Malakhit and Rubezh flax varieties ripen uniformly and are highly resistant to lodging and Fusarium wilt. They are characterized by high total and long fiber yields, high total fiber content in the stem, and high quality scutched long fiber. Their yields are comparable to those of foreign counterparts. According to state variety testing, the maximum total fiber yield of these flax varieties reached 21.5–26.6 c/ha with a long fiber yield of 17.5–20.6%. The Rubezh variety belongs to the early-ripening biological group, while Malakhit belongs to the mid-ripening group.

The information is published in the Catalogue "Developments of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in the Interests of the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Republic of Belarus," 2023, pp. 418-419.

The introduction of new regionalized flax varieties Malachite and Rubezh into agricultural production will ensure import substitution and the domestic market's demand for flax products.

HS codes: 1204 00 100 1, 1204 00 900 0.

Included in the State Register of Agricultural Plant Varieties of the Republic of Belarus in all regions: Malakhit – since 2019, Rubezh – since 2022.
The Malakhit variety is patented in the Republic of Belarus (patent No. 622, dated November 8, 2021).

The RUE "Mogilev Regional Agricultural Experimental Station of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus" is a research enterprise that was one of the first in the country to initiate flax breeding research and is currently developing new varieties of this crop. Furthermore, we have established the production of original and elite seed material based on selection methods for major agricultural crops. We are also developing and improving adaptive, environmentally friendly, and resource-saving cultivation technologies for individual crops.

Main areas of research and production activities:
- Creation of new highly productive flax varieties with high total flax yields;
- Creation and propagation of original, high-quality seed material for regionalized and promising agricultural crop varieties using selection methods;
- Cultivation and propagation of high-quality, improved original seed material for regionalized and promising potato varieties using biotechnological methods;
- development and improvement of adaptive, environmentally friendly, resource-saving technologies for cultivating individual agricultural crops;
- conducting training and seminars for agronomy specialists.

Consumers and producers of agricultural products interested in purchasing Malachite and Rubezh fiber flax varieties under a manufacturing agreement and/or licensing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing Malachite and Rubezh fiber flax varieties under a distribution services agreement.