"Don't buy weeds!": Caludians told about the tactics of choosing seeds

Not only poor quality seed material, but also weeds, quarantine pests and genetically modified organisms can be found today in bright beautiful packaging.

With the arrival of the seed sales season, they fill the shelves of garden centers and supermarkets.

So that the summer season does not turn into disappointment in the regional management of the Rosselkhoznadzor, it is recommended to take into account three main rules for choosing planting material.

First, the variety must be in the State Register. Only then it passed the tests and expert evaluation, and hence the suitability of the variety for a certain band and light zone.

“Tests help to select the varieties that are best suited to specific growing conditions, which reduces risks and increases the chances of a good harvest.”.

If the variety is not in the Register, it means that it does not officially exist for agriculture of the Russian Federation.

As they say in the department, most often under high-profile names like “Supergiant”, “Imperial” or “Balcony Gift” hides resorption, expired remains or seeds of dubious origin.

You can check the variety on the site reestr.gossortrf.ru, entering the name of the culture and variety in the search bar.

Secondly, on the bag with seeds and on the sapling tag there should be exhaustive information: the botanical name of the agricultural plant in Russian and Latin, as well as the name of the variety or hybrid, and of course, information about the manufacturer or importer, lot number, packing date.

If the manufacturer is a legal entity, the name and address of oranization will be on the packaging.

For an individual and IP - the surname, name, patronymic and address must be indicated.

An important nuance - the package should reflect the mass in grams or the number of seeds in pieces.

Thirdly, if the seeds are treated, the manufacturer must indicate with which preparation the treatment is carried out.

"Buying seeds with hands or varieties without registration carries direct threats," experts say.

Such seeds, as explained in the Rosselkhoznadzor, can carry fungal, bacterial and viral infections. Together with them, the site can get seeds of quarantine weeds or pests that were not previously in your region.

The department warns that dealing with such consequences is not easy.

Earlier, “MK in Kaluga” wrote that the Kaluga residents were told about the main threats of autumn.