UDC 635.758: 631.589.2: 631.526.32
https://doi.org/10.25630/PAV.2026.16.25.008
Tsiunel M.M.
Dill is a popular herb and spice crop, widely grown both outdoors and in protected conditions. With the advent of hydroponics, dill has also been cultivated using new technologies. However, experience with dill cultivation has shown that not all varieties are suitable for hydroponic cultivation. Therefore, the need arose to develop specialized dill varieties for hydroponic cultivation. To theoretically substantiate breeding work in this area, it is necessary to develop a variety model. The research was conducted at NPO Gavrish LLC at Agrokombinat Moskovsky JSC in 2024-2025 during the spring growing season on seedling tables under hydroponic conditions using the flooding method, as adopted by the enterprise. Plants were grown in 7.5 cm diameter pots. Thirteen dill varieties, previously grown or tested in hydroponic production, were studied. At harvest, biometric parameters of the plants were determined and their external characteristics were described. Based on the study, criteria for a hydroponic variety model were defined. The growing period, productivity, and size of the leaf rosettes in the pot, as well as the external characteristics of the plants inherent to these varieties, were recorded, and a variety model was developed based on these parameters. Dill varieties for hydroponics should be ready for harvesting 30-32 days after sowing. The plant weight including the pot should be at least 140 grams, the weight of marketable leaves in the pot should be at least 50 grams, the height of the leaf rosettes in the pot should be 28-30 cm, and the diameter should be 20-22 cm. Plants should have at least four leaves. Leaves can be glossy green or glaucous-green. Plants should be free of disease. The plant's root system should be healthy, white, and have a straight hypocotyl.
Key words: dill, hydroponics, breeding, variety, model, morphological characteristics.
Tsiunel M.M., Cand. Sci. (Agr.), head of the Department of Breeding of Leaf vegetable and root crops of LCC Scientific Production Association “Gavrish”. E-mail: mciunel@yandex.ru
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