1st Scientific-Practical Conference "Day of Grain Legumes in Ukraine"
On June 16, 2021, the Director of the Plant Production Institute named after V.Ya. Yuriev of NAAS, Kobyzieva Liubov Nykyforivna, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, NAAS Corresponding Member, and Leading Researcher of the Laboratory of Pea Breeding, Vasylenko Antonina Oleksandrivna, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, participated in the 1st Scientific and Practical Conference "Day of Grain Legumes in Ukraine", which was held in LLC "Shestirnia" (village Shestirnia, Shirokinskyi Raion, Dnipropetrovska Oblast). The conference was organized by Odesa State Agricultural Experimental Station, with the Plant Production Institute named after V.Ya. Yuriev of NAAS as the co-organizer.
Among the participants, there were representatives of NAAS scientific institutions, agrarian enterprises of different forms of ownership and other organizations.
During the event, mainstream topics of breeding, genetic resources, seed production and legume cultivation technologies were discussed as per the conference program. Legumes grown by different technologies were surveyed. The demonstrated fields proved a professional attitude to work, responsibility for every action and tireless desire for everything new on farms.
The work at the Scientific-Practical Conference was constructive; topical issues of scientific support of legume production in Ukraine were discussed; professional communication and exchange of experience took place. We say “Thank you!” to the organizers and all participants of the Conference and hope for further fruitful cooperation!