Towards the 35th anniversary of the Institute of Agrobiotechnologies FRC Komi SC UB RAS

The article dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology, Komi Science Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences provides a brief history of the institute and the main results of its scientific activities. Attention is drawn to the specificity of agricultural production in the natural and climatic conditions of the Komi Republic, which determines the main directions of scientific research. The majority of studies are devoted to the creation of high-yielding varieties of potato and vegetable crops, perennial forage grasses adapted to the conditions of the Far North, the development of biopreparations for organic farming. Animal husbandry aims at improving the diagnosis methods and treatment options of known and newly identified diseases, as well as at increasing the productivity and environmental resistance of animals to the conditions of the Subarctic and Arctic based on the use of the latest achievements in biotechnology, population and molecular genetics. The article devotes much space to substantiating the need to preserve and use local genetic resources in breeding. Using concrete examples, the authors demonstrate promising areas of research in specific sectors of agriculture in the northern region, which will improve the efficiency of the agro-industrial complex and its productivity in unstable climatic, economic and social conditions of the environment.