Research and development

The department of the breeding and biotechnology of agricultural crops

The main research results

Our scientists:

  • Obtained experimental data on the impact of different types of lighting on the regeneration from calluses;
  • Obtained experimental data on the rate of the intracallus genetic variation of rice calluses during androgenesis in vitro;
  • Selected hybrid populations and double haploid lines of the first and the second generation with the genes of resistance Pi-1, Pi-2, Pi-ta, Pi-ta2 and Pi-z;
  • Created new promising rice varieties with high productivity and technological properties (total cereal yield is 70-73 %, grain hardness is 97-98 %), resistance to lodging and rice blast disease under the conditions of Primorsky krai;
  • Selected buckwheat genotypes with economically important traits;
  • Created promising breeding material of spring and winter wheat, which is adapted to the conditions of monsoon climate in Primorsky krai;
  • Created new promising breeding material of spring barley with economically important traits;
  • Created soybean genotypes with high productivity and quality, resistance to environmental stresses and diseases;
  • Determined optimal seeding rates and methods for soybean variety Briz under the conditions of Primorsky krai;
  • Developed a new advanced technology for the production of breeder seeds of soybean variety Sfera.

Directions of research

  • Molecular breeding for the creation of new highly productive forms, varieties and hybrids of agricultural, medicinal and aromatic crops with high quality and resistance to environmental stresses.
  • Search for, study on and the preservation of plant genetic resources and their use in breeding process for the creation of new forms, varieties and hybrids of agricultural, medicinal and aromatic crops.
  • The management of breeding process for the creation of new genotypes of cultivated plants with high productivity and quality, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

 

The department of forage production and animal husbandry

The main research results

Our scientists:

  • Obtained new promising daughters of the first bee queens of the breed Dalevostochnaya L-18 (№ 195) and L-80 (№ 38);
  • Obtained promising starting material of perennial grasses (orchard grass, timothy) with a complex of economically important traits for the use in further breeding work;
  • Obtained new experimental data on the productivity of medicinal plants, their seasonal developmental rhythm and susceptibility to pests and diseases, evaluated the possibility for introducing these plant species to sites with other conditions. The collection nursery of medicinal plants consists of 112 specimens, including two-year-old and one-year-old perennial plants (46 and 30 specimens respectively), and 36 annual plants. The majority of the species of medicinal perennial plants from the collection nursery can be successfully introduced to other sites;
  • Obtained seed material for the preservation of the collection of medicinal grasses;
  • Obtained new maize genotypes with high resistance to biotic and abiotic environmental factors;
  • Obtained promising breeding material of common vetch.

Directions of research

  • The study on, the preservation and management of genetic resources of forage crops and honey bees for the creation of new promising varieties and breeds.
  • Search for, study on and the preservation of plant genetic resources and their use in breeding process for the creation of new forms, varieties and hybrids of agricultural, medicinal and aromatic crops.
  • The management of breeding process for the creation of new genotypes of cultivated plants with high productivity and quality, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

 

The department of agronomy and agricultural chemistry

The main research results:

  • A long-term stationary agrochemical experiment provided new data on the change in the humus content depending on different fertilizer management strategies;
  • The soil fertility that had been improved as the result of different fertilizer management strategies facilitated an increase in the grain yield of wheat compared to the control (from 320 kg/ha to 1050 kg/ha);
  • The use of clover as a green manure crop and crop residues increased the yield of spring wheat (3.37 t/ha) even in the control variant without fertilizer application over 77 years;
  • It was discovered that an additional application of mineral fertilizers in a dosage of N30Р45К45 increases the yield of wheat by 1.45-1.56 t/ha, the double dosage (N60Р90К90) increases it by 1.38-2.15 t/ha if the content of humus and other nutrients in soil is sufficient.

Directions of research

  • Optimization of agricultural land use, agroecological evaluation of soils, the creation of new adaptive agricultural systems and technologies based on the digitalization and management of biogenic elements.

 

The department of potato breeding and horticulture

The main research results

Our scientists:

  • Created new mid-season potato varieties;
  • Studied new hybrid combinations;
  • Created 63 hybrid combinations;
  • Pollinated 2077 flowers, obtained 557 fruits;
  • Selected promising potato hybrids under the conditions of Primorsky krai.
  • Selected for further study: 82 hybrids and 41 hybrid combination for the nursery of preliminary testing, 361 hybrids from 69 hybrid combinations for the nursery of clones, 2323 tubers from 39 hybrid combinations for the nursery of the first generation of potato tubers;
  • Obtained experimental data on the structure of potato tubers belonging to variety Kazachok and the extent of their damage during harvest;
  • Conducted complex evaluation of new variety-population 945 of edible squash;
  • Obtained the patent No. 11427 on mid-season potato variety Luchezarnyi in 2021.

 Directions of research

  • Search for, study on and the preservation of plant genetic resources and their use in breeding process for the creation of new forms, varieties and hybrids of agricultural, medicinal and aromatic crops.
  • The management of breeding process for the creation of new genotypes of cultivated plants with high productivity and quality, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

 

The laboratory of breeding and genetic research on field crops

The main research results

Our scientists:

  • Obtained data on the genetic variation and phylogenetic relations of soybean and buckwheat varieties;
  • Counted a hemocyte differential of the hemolymph of the potato ladybird beetle;
  • Described morphological anomalies during the ontogeny of the potato ladybird beetle;
  • Obtained data on the identification of the genes of resistance to pests and pathogens in potato;
  • Tested potato hybrids for the presence of resistance genes to PVY, PVX, Globodera pallida, Globodera rostochiensis, potato wart disease;
  • Obtained new data on the expression of the genes that participate in rutin synthesis in buckwheat plants;
  • Evaluated the biological and fungicidal activity of the extract of Reynoutria japonica;
  • Obtained patents on a method for the pre-sowing treatment of common vetch seeds (No. 2021132530), on a plant protection product against infections (No. 2021119453), on a method for increasing the survivability and fertility of Drosophila melanogaster (No. 2021133894) in 2021.

 Directions of research

  • Molecular breeding for the creation of new highly productive forms, varieties and hybrids of agricultural, medicinal and aromatic crops with high quality and resistance to environmental stresses.
  • The creation of new systems and methods for monitoring the phytosanitary status of agricultural ecosystems and for identifying microogranisms.

 

The department of economy and scientific and technical information

Directions of research

  • Strategic planning of the development of agrofood systems;
  • Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the information management of research activity and production process in institutions, organizations and enterprises;
  • Methods for monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of the system for protecting intellectual property rights;
  • The effectiveness of technological decisions in agriculture and the market integration of different types of agribusiness;
  • The growth of advanced development zones with agrarian specialization;
  • Institutional structure of agricultural industry;
  • Modern factors of economic growth in agriculture.

 

The Far Eastern Scientific Research Institute of Plant Protection

The main research results

Our scientists:

  • Selected 1 maize line in a breeding nursery and 4 lines in a control nursery for further use in breeding process as the sources of resistance to Ostrinia nubilalis;
  • Obtained new data on the genetic structure of a Pyricularia oryzae population;
  • Renewed our collection of the races of oryzae that are wide-spread in the Russian Far East;
  • Obtained new data on the degree of resistance of different rice varieties to Pyricularia oryzae for breeding purposes;
  • Obtained new monitoring data on the species composition and frequency index of weeds in crops fields. Steppe agro-climatic zone was observed to have the highest species diversity – 79 species – in 2021;
  • Obtained new data on the species composition and distribution of soybean pests in the south of the Russian Far East. Pests from the order Coleoptera and Lepidoptera were the most prevalent in soybean fields;
  • Reviewed the effectiveness of chemicals and biotic insecticides for the decrease in the population size of Leguminivora glicinivorella Mats and Paraluperodes suturalis

Directions of research

  • Scientific bases of plant protection with the use of effective non-toxic biological and chemical plant protection products and with consideration for the data of phytosanitary monitoring under the soil and climatic conditions of the south of the Russian Far East.
  • Search for the sources of resistance to pests for the further breeding of agricultural crops.

 

Primorskaya Fruit and Berry Experimental Station

The main research results

Our scientists:

  • Created new breeding material of plum with high adaptability;
  • Created a new plum variety, which can be a source of economically important traits for further breeding process;
  • Conducted complex economic and biological evaluation of apple and pear varieties and selected the best forms with resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses for further use in breeding process under the conditions of monsoon climate;
  • Developed methods for growing seedling and clonal rootstocks of fruit crops under the local climatic conditions.

Directions of research

  • Search for, study on and the preservation of plant genetic resources and their use in breeding process for the creation of new forms, varieties and hybrids of agricultural, medicinal and aromatic crops.