The production situation and improving of elements of management practice of oil flax in the southern region of the Russian Federation

There were observed the positive tendencies both in the production of oil flax and in the industry markets of the European Union countries, where demand for the oil flax is characterized by dynamic growth, especially for the seeds of the Russian production. However, the crop productivity in the Russian Federation isn’t stable by years and doesn’t surpass 1 t/ha. It is necessary to concentrate attention on the observance of management practice in order to strengthen its place on market and to receive high competitive yield of crop, especially in the southern region. In 2012-2013, the field experiments directed on improving of the management practice of oil flax in the southern region of the Russian Federation were conducted under the conditions of unstable moistening on the leached chernozem at VNIIMK (Krasnodar) and under the conditions of insufficient moistening on the leached chernozem at the Don experimental station of VNIIMK (Azov area, Rostov region). The experiments determined the high biological efficiency of composition for seeds treatment of fusarium control (75-78 %) and cruciferous flea beetle control (86-90 %). The application of mineral fertilizers N 60 and N 60P 30K 30 for presowing cultivation contributes to increase of composition efficiency and crop productivity.