Fundamentals of sorgo seed breeding in Samara region

The article presents the features of seed production of sorghum crops and analysis of varietal composition in the 7th (Middle Volga) region of the Russian Federation. The basis, which largely determines the success of seed production, is the acceleration of varietal renewal. To ensure maximum yield of sorghum seeds, reduce costs for varietal and species weeding, it is necessary to use original seeds, elite, first and second reproductions. Volga NIISS - a branch of SamRC RAS is working in the field of seed production of sorghum to maintain a proper breeding level of biological, morphological and economically valuable traits and properties of varieties, as well as to produce the required volume of seeds of higher categories. Volga NIISS - a branch of SamRC RAS has created and is introducing into production early ripe varieties with high potential productivity and grain quality: sorghum grain Premiere, Slavyanka, Ros and Kinelsky 63; Kinelskoe-4 sugar sorghum and Sudanese grass - Kinelskaya 100. All of them are included in the State Register of Selection Achievements of the Russian Federation.