BREEDING VALUE OF AMARANTH HYBRID (A. HYBRIDUS) SAMPLES

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01.07.2014

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V. Dokuchaev Kharkiv National Agrarian University

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Abstract

The breeding value of collection samples of amaranth of a different ecology-geographical origin have been estemated. The duration of the vegetation period, productivity and crop structure, the maintenance of protein and the practical importance of samples have been studied. The samples of amaranth with a high level of efficiency and adaptation to the conditions of Left-bank Forest-steppe of Ukraine have been selected as a result of the research. Among them the sample UJ5200055 that has shown high stable level of productivity of grain during 4 years and can be of interest in selection on efficiency has been determined as the best one.

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amaranth, selection value, duration, collection samples