Mathematical substantiation of the efficiency of sunflower cultivation in the conditions of the southern forest-steppe of the Central Black Earth Region

Abstract

Sunflower is one of the strategic crops of the agro-industrial complex not only in Russia, but also around the world: sunflower seeds are used not only for food products and feed from production waste, but also for energy carriers. In recent years, the cost of sunflower oil has shown high growth dynamics, and we believe that against the background of the general growth in the consumption of “green” renewable energy, it will also show growth. The high demand for sunflower oilseeds both in the domestic and foreign markets is due to the wide range of products produced from this raw material, and this trend has persisted for many years due to an increase in the population and an increasing demand for high-quality food products. In addition, an increasing number of consumers in Russia have a negative attitude towards the widespread palm oil on the international market, preferring sunflower oil or its processed products. Sunflower oilseeds are cultivated everywhere both in the Russian Federation and in the world. However, the high variability of soil-climatic conditions, the emergence of new varieties, hybrids and plant protection products with high attention to zero soil treatment technologies require research and justification of mass production. The high price of the crop made it possible not to touch on the issues of the effectiveness of sunflower cultivation and ensuring its high quality, this article is designed to fill in these gaps. The authors of the article investigate the hypothesis of the dependence of sunflower quality on the technology of its cultivation. Mathematical methods were used to substantiate the conclusions, which made it possible to identify significant and secondary factors of cultivation technology and obtain an assessment model.