Biological and morphological characteristics of a new elecampane variety Inula helenium L.

Authors

  • Aleksandr I. Zhivchikov Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia
  • Raisa I. Zhivchikova Primorskaya Fruit and Berry Experimental Station – branch of the Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology in the Far East named after A.K. Chaika, Vladivostok, Russia

Keywords:

elecampane Inula helenium L., breeding, recurrent selection, variety Mayak

Abstract

The article presents the results of scientific and practical work on the introduction and breeding of the elecampane conducted in 1993–2020. The research was carried out by A.K. Chaika Federal Scientific Center of Agricultural Biotechnology of the Far East and the Far Eastern Federal University. An important outcome of the work was the creation of a new elecampane variety Mayak. The variety has all species-specific traits. The paper reveals its morphologic, morphometric, and biological characteristics in details. The variety was evaluated for all economically important traits and showed good results. The main advantages of the variety are high resistance to frost (98-100%), high yield (up to 2.3 t/ha of dry pharmacopeial raw material), and significant adaptability. By a decision of the State Commission of the Russian Federation for Selection Achievements, variety Mayak was released in 2023 and admitted to use in all regions of Russia.

Author Biographies

Aleksandr I. Zhivchikov, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia

Candidate of Sciences in Agriculture, Head of the Laboratory 

http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9168-1450

Raisa I. Zhivchikova, Primorskaya Fruit and Berry Experimental Station – branch of the Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology in the Far East named after A.K. Chaika, Vladivostok, Russia

Candidate of Sciences in Agriculture, Senior Researcher

http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5095-9137

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Published

2023-09-14

How to Cite

Zhivchikov А. И., & Zhivchikova Р. И. (2023). Biological and morphological characteristics of a new elecampane variety Inula helenium L. Vestnik of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, (3), 23–31. Retrieved from http://vestnikdvo.ru/index.php/vestnikdvo/article/view/1095

Issue

No. 3 (2023)

Section

Растениеводство