UDC 633.854.54
DOI 10.36461/NP.2025.74.2.011
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CULTIVATION OF OILSEED FLAX, ADAPTED TO THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE
P.G. Alenin, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor;
V.A. Guschina, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor; I.S. Ruzov, Postgraduate
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Penza State Agrarian University"
Penza, Russia, tel. (8412) 628 367, e-mail:
With the worsening geopolitical situation in the world, flax has become extremely important not only for the food industry, but also for other sectors, occupying niche market positions. In Russia, the area for flax cultivation is increasing. Therefore, the analysis of flax cultivation under production conditions that depend on natural factors, biological characteristics of the crop and the available material and technical base of the agricultural enterprise is of particular importance. In this regard, the experience of growing oilseed flax in the LLC "Biokor-S" (Mokshansky district, Penza region), located in the zone of unstable moisture in the forest-steppe of the Middle Volga region, was studied. On average over four years (2021-2024), the seed yield of oilseed flax under the established technology was 0.99 t/ha, the content of toxic substances did not exceed the permissible levels, and no genetically modified organisms were found. Agrocompany "Biokor-S" regards oil flax as an alternative to sunflower. However, it does not replace it, but complements it in the crop rotation structure. Increasing the diversity of crops makes it possible to optimize technological processes in field cultivation, expand the product range and improve production efficiency.
Keywords: oilseed flax, cultivation experience, harmful objects, yield, oilseeds, raw material quality.