The results of the variety testing of cannabis in the conditions of the Republic of Bashkortostan

Abstract

Relevance. In recent years, this crop, which is cultivated in order to obtain oil and fiber, is gradually gaining its abundance, increasing the acreage. In many agro-industrial enterprises, hemp is being introduced into crop rotations, and plants for its processing are being built. This culture plays a huge national economic importance and finds its application in various industries. One of the main elements of cannabis cultivation technology is the use of highly productive varieties.Methodology. The laying of field experiments, related observations and records were carried out in accordance with existing methodological guidelines for conducting field and vegetation experiments with cannabis.Results. The most optimal variety for the conditions of the Southern forest-steppe zone of the Republic of Bashkortostan is the Nadezhda variety. This variety is superior to the others (Vera and Omegadar-1) in terms of quality and quantity. For example, from the 2021–2022 studies on biomorphometric indicators, it follows that Nadezhda achieved the best indicators for: plant height (194.50 cm and 194.33 cm), technical stem length (160.60 cm and 162.45 cm), inflorescence length (33.90 cm and 31.88 cm), stem diameter (0.8–0.9 cm), the number of internodes (8–9 pcs.), the average length of internodes (12.5 cm and 19.87 cm). The weight of 1000 seeds was 17.01 g and 18.10 g, oil content — 32.89% and 33.72%, yield — 0.88 t/ha and 1.71 t/ha. The greatest results in 2022 are associated with agrometeorological conditions.