MONITORING OF THE UKRAINIAN-BREEDED TOBACCO VARIETIES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL TOBACCO GROWING
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https://doi.org/10.32636/agroscience.2026-(5)-2-3Keywords:
tobacco, variety, hybrid, breeding process, resistance, seed productionAbstract
Breeding of the new varieties and hybrids of genuine Nicotiana tabacum L. tobacco with high yield potential, superior raw material quality, and adaptability to stress conditions is extremely relevant, especially in the context of climate change in Ukraine. The article presents the results of many years of breeding work conducted at the Ternopil State Agricultural Experimental Station of the Institute of Agriculture of the Carpathian Region of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences aimed at developing new tobacco varieties under the conditions of the Western Forest-steppe of Ukraine.
Tobacco raw materials contain more than 70 chemical compounds, among which nicotine, carbohydrates, and proteins are of primary importance. Promising Ukrainian-bred tobacco varieties that demonstrate high resistance to biotic and abiotic factors, productivity ranging from 2.72 to 3.32 t/ha, high raw material quality (with a yield of superior marketable grades of 80–95%), and an optimal chemical composition (nicotine content of 1.10–2.08%, proteins 4.58–6.70%, carbohydrates 1.11–4.10%) include Berley 38, Berley 46, Ternopilskyi 14, Ternopilskyi perspektyvnyi, and Ukrainskyi Novyi. These varieties are widely cultivated and in high demand on the Ukrainian market. The key to sustainable tobacco yields lies in the use of promising varieties with high immunological resistance to diseases and pests, as well as high-quality seed material. The cultivation and sale of seeds of competitive tobacco varieties provide research stations with significant income to their special budget funds. The obtained results can be used in educational institutions, specialized breeding and seed production institutions, and tobacco farms of various forms of ownership
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