Laboratory of Corn Breeding and Breeder Seed Production

Primary Breeding Objectives

Development of grain corn hybrids and populations with:

• Yield potential: 6.0-7.0 t/ha

• Growing period: 95-110 days

• Harvest characteristics:

  • Low moisture content

  • Protein: 9-12%

  • Oil: 3-5%

• Disease resistance:

  • Loose smut (Ustilago maydis)

  • Common smut (Sphacelotheca reiliana)

• Regional adaptation: Primorsky kray

Breeding Achievements

1. Hybrid Population:

   • Slavyanka (State Register, 2002)

     • Developed through hybridization methods

2. Versatile Variety:

   • Yuzhanka (State Register, 2011)

     • Developed via mass selection from local varieties

     • Multiple uses: Grain, silage, and herbage production

     • Recognition:

       • RAAS Certificate for Outstanding Scientific Work

       • Silver Medal, 14th Russian Agro-industrial Exhibition (2012)

Research Collaboration

• National Partners:

  • Krasnodar Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture named after P.P. Lukyanenko

  • Far Eastern Scientific Research Institute of Plant Protection

• International Partners:

  • Agricultural Academies of Jilin and Heilongjiang (China)

  • Maize Research Institute, Gangwon Province (South Korea)

Seed Production & Evaluation

• Annual output: 3 tons of breeder seeds for local agribusinesses

• Current focus:

  • Yuzhanka breeder seed multiplication

  • Multi-environment trials of international hybrids (USA, China, South Korea, etc.)