Production of 150 tons of certified rice seeds

Production of 150 tons of certified rice seeds

The head of Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center said: Last year, certified rice seeds were produced in the research center and we produced 150 tons of seeds of different cultivars.

Mahmoud Reza Ramezanpour in the meeting of the Council of Deputies of Mazandaran Agricultural Jihad Organization, stating that the cultivation of a mixture of rapeseed and triticale was achieved with a yield of 45 tons per hectare of fresh forage and silage in the province, said: Cultivation should not be reduced or the yield of agricultural products should not be affected due to lack of fertilizer consumption.

He pointed out that farmers should try to increase nitrogen consumption in the early stages of planting, he continued: We emphasize the enrichment of seeds, including zinc, nitrogen and humic acid to farmers because the consumption of these substances increases the growth of the crop. Give.

The head of Mazandaran Agricultural Research and Training Center and Natural Resources added: Seeds can be enriched with biological fertilizers that dissolve phosphorus to increase seed germination power.

The use of mycorrhiza fertilizers, which are biological fungi, can replace phosphate fertilizers, he said.

Ramezanpour said that this year the research center intends to donate some of its farms to the Rural Cooperative Union so that our mother seeds can be certified and farmers do not have to worry about this. Last year, certified rice seeds were produced, he said. We produced 150 tons of seeds from different cultivars.

He stated: The research center intends to obtain a license to produce healthy seedlings from the Seed Certification Registration Institute.