YEREVAN, JULY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Agriculture and the Armenian Technology Group (ATG) Fund, a program on development of seed growing will be implemented in Armenia in 2007-2011 with the aim of meeting all Armenian farms' need for seeds of first reproduction wheat. Gagik Manucharian, the head of the Cultivation Department of the RA Ministry of Agriculture, said this during a talk with NT correspondent. According to him, within the framework of the program, seeds of "super elite" high-reproduction wheat will be imported into Armenia in the next two years, with its reproduction being organized in sowing areas of Gyumri Selection Station (Shirak region), the Union of Seed Producers (Syunik region), the Scientific Center of Cultivation and Plant Protection (Armavir region) and the ATG. It was mentioned that high-quality seeds from "super elite" and "elite" wheat can ensure a crop yield of 9-10 tons from one hectare against a yield of 4-5 tons from 15th-20th reproduction wheat currently grown in Armenia.

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