Production of watermelon on South of Russia: problems and prospects

УДК 635.615
https://doi.org/10.25630/PAV.2019.65.47.001

Yu.A. Bykovskii

The article analyzes the state of commodity melon production in the Russian Federation, considers a number of problems affecting the development of the industry: deficiency of cultivated land, absence of crop rotations etc. A brief overview of the range of the main culture – watermelon – presented on the market by foreign and domestic seed companies.

Keywords: melon, watermelon, varieties, hybrids, variety type, assortment.

Yu.A. Bykovskii, DSc, professor, Poisk Agro Holding. E-mail: info@semenasad.ru.URL: www.semenasad.ru

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For citing: Bykovskii Yu.A. Production of watermelon on South of Russia: problems and prospects. Potato and Vegetables. 2019. No6. Pp. 8-9.

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