{"id":7519,"date":"2026-02-03T23:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/?page_id=7519"},"modified":"2026-02-04T02:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:14:16","slug":"department-of-primary-and-elite-seed-production-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/department-of-primary-and-elite-seed-production-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of primary and elite seed production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Head of Department:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1360 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0449\u0443\u043a\u0410\u041c-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<strong>Anatolii&nbsp;Mykolaiovych&nbsp;Vlashchuk<\/strong>, PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Senior Researcher<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Research&nbsp;Profiles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Web of Science: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/R-9433-2017\">https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/R-9433-2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Google Scholar: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com.ua\/citations?user=GxWULRMAAAAJ&#038;hl=uk\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com.ua\/citations?user=GxWULRMAAAAJ&#038;hl=uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ORCID: <a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2818-8127\">http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2818-8127<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Contact information:<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;+38 066-06-324-55; +38 067-55-153-75<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Primary&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elite&nbsp;Seed&nbsp;Production&nbsp;is a structural&nbsp;research&nbsp;and&nbsp;production&nbsp;unit&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;of&nbsp;Climate-Smart&nbsp;Agriculture&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;National&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;of&nbsp;Agrarian&nbsp;Sciences&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine. Administratively, it&nbsp;is&nbsp;subordinated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;Director&nbsp;for&nbsp;Research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The&nbsp;Department&nbsp;operates&nbsp;in&nbsp;accordance&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Laws&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, the&nbsp;Constitution&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, resolutions&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Verkhovna&nbsp;Rada&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, acts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;President&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ministers&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, the&nbsp;Statute&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute, the&nbsp;Regulation&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Primary&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elite&nbsp;Seed&nbsp;Production&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;of&nbsp;Climate-Smart&nbsp;Agriculture&nbsp;of&nbsp;the NAAS, and&nbsp;other&nbsp;regulatory&nbsp;acts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scientific&nbsp;coordination&nbsp;of&nbsp;research&nbsp;and&nbsp;technical&nbsp;programs&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;lies&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;Head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Main&nbsp;Areas&nbsp;of&nbsp;Activity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Multiplication of seeds of new and promising drought-resistant agricultural crops at the primary (pre-basic) and elite (basic) levels of seed production in the farms of southern Ukraine;<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring compliance with methodologies of seed production across generations, ensuring varietal and sowing qualities of seeds;<\/li>\n<li>Preparation and implementation of field inspections and documentation for certification of seed material;<\/li>\n<li>Coordination of seed production of cereals, legumes, groat crops, technical and forage crops in the experimental farms of the Institute;<\/li>\n<li>Supply of high-quality seeds of agricultural crop varieties to farms of various forms of ownership for variety renewal and replacement;<\/li>\n<li>Development of innovative technologies and methodological approaches for seed production, as well as advisory and methodological support to agricultural producers;<\/li>\n<li>Implementation in practice of optimized technologies for seed cultivation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Services Provided by the Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Information and consulting services on the characteristics of new and promising crop varieties, accelerated methods of multiplication, and elements of advanced seed cultivation technologies;<\/li>\n<li>Scientific and coordination support for seed production challenges, including scientific supervision of seed production in the experimental farms of the Institute and agricultural enterprises of different ownership types;<\/li>\n<li>Field inspections of seed crops to determine varietal purity and compliance with agronomic requirements, preparation of inspection reports and expert conclusions for subsequent seed certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key&nbsp;Scientific&nbsp;Achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Development of resource-saving and environmentally safe technologies for growing grain and seeds of maize hybrids of different maturity groups under irrigation in the Southern Steppe of Ukraine;<\/li>\n<li>Identification of seed yield formation patterns in maize hybrids depending on the use of mineral fertilizers;<\/li>\n<li>Creation of resource-efficient technologies for spring and winter rapeseed seed production at primary and elite levels in southern Ukraine;<\/li>\n<li>Scientific substantiation of the effects of complex liquid micronutrients and growth stimulants on seed productivity and quality of new maize hybrids and parental lines;<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of zonal technology elements for winter rapeseed seed production adapted to climatic conditions of the Southern Steppe of Ukraine;<\/li>\n<li>Determination of optimal yield parameters for intensive maize hybrids and their parental lines under irrigation;<\/li>\n<li>Development of technological elements for oilseed crop seed production based on optimal vegetative conditions;<\/li>\n<li>Establishment of a database on chickpea yield formation depending on herbicide application and its effect on seed quality;<\/li>\n<li>Identification of soil density and porosity changes in dark chestnut soils under various tillage systems in irrigated and rainfed conditions;<\/li>\n<li>Optimization of parameters for improving sunflower seed quality and oil yield depending on the timing and combination of biopreparations;<\/li>\n<li>Development of methodological recommendations for the use of legume forage crops to improve ecological, ameliorative, and phytosanitary soil conditions and enhance crop productivity in crop rotations;<\/li>\n<li>Baseline information on phytomelioration of saline dark chestnut soils using white melilot (Melilotus&nbsp;albus), improving soil ecological conditions and supporting apiculture profitability;<\/li>\n<li>Development of recommendations to improve amaranth productivity through microalgae-based biopreparations;<\/li>\n<li>Agro-ecological and reclamation measures improving soil fertility, crop productivity by 5\u201310%, and profitability (additional income of 400\u2013500 UAH\/ha), while reducing resource use by 7\u201310%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Plant&nbsp;Variety&nbsp;Certificates:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Certificate&nbsp;No. 180497 \u2014 White&nbsp;Melilot (Melilotus&nbsp;albus&nbsp;Medik.), cultivar&nbsp;Pivdennyi (Southern).<\/li>\n<li>Certificate&nbsp;No. 200826 \u2014 Winter&nbsp;Bread&nbsp;Wheat (Triticum&nbsp;aestivum L.), cultivar&nbsp;Khersonska&nbsp;Fortetsia (Kherson&nbsp;Fortress).<\/li>\n<li>Certificate&nbsp;No. 210893 \u2014 Winter&nbsp;Bread&nbsp;Wheat (Triticum&nbsp;aestivum L.), cultivar&nbsp;Perlyna&nbsp;Stepu (Pearl&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Steppe).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><em>Utility&nbsp;Model&nbsp;Patents:<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 82700 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;seed&nbsp;productivity&nbsp;of&nbsp;winter&nbsp;rapeseed&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Southern&nbsp;Steppe&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 89300 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;new&nbsp;maize&nbsp;hybrids&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Southern&nbsp;Steppe&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 93844 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;winter&nbsp;rapeseed&nbsp;for&nbsp;seed&nbsp;in&nbsp;southern&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 120424 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;conditioned&nbsp;winter&nbsp;rapeseed&nbsp;seed.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 121151 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;maize&nbsp;for&nbsp;grain&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 133081 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;winter&nbsp;rapeseed&nbsp;seed&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 138275 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;conditioned&nbsp;white&nbsp;melilot&nbsp;seed&nbsp;under&nbsp;Southern&nbsp;Steppe&nbsp;conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 141790 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;annual&nbsp;white&nbsp;melilot.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 147223 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;annual&nbsp;white&nbsp;melilot&nbsp;seed&nbsp;in&nbsp;southern&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Patent&nbsp;No. 158447 \u2014 Method&nbsp;of&nbsp;phytomelioration&nbsp;of&nbsp;saline&nbsp;dark&nbsp;chestnut&nbsp;soils.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Scientific&nbsp;and&nbsp;Methodological&nbsp;Publications:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Practical&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;on&nbsp;winter&nbsp;rapeseed&nbsp;seed&nbsp;production&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation&nbsp;in&nbsp;southern&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Adaptive&nbsp;technology&nbsp;for&nbsp;grain&nbsp;and&nbsp;seed&nbsp;maize&nbsp;cultivation&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation.<\/li>\n<li>Guidelines&nbsp;for&nbsp;cultivating&nbsp;annual&nbsp;white&nbsp;melilot&nbsp;seed&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Southern&nbsp;Steppe&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Development&nbsp;of&nbsp;intensive&nbsp;farming&nbsp;systems&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ukraine: scientific&nbsp;and&nbsp;technological&nbsp;support.<\/li>\n<li>Practical&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;for&nbsp;chickpea&nbsp;seed&nbsp;production&nbsp;in&nbsp;southern&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>Practical&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;for&nbsp;maize&nbsp;hybrid&nbsp;and&nbsp;parental&nbsp;line&nbsp;seed&nbsp;production&nbsp;under&nbsp;irrigation.<\/li>\n<li>Methodological&nbsp;guidelines&nbsp;on&nbsp;ecological&nbsp;and&nbsp;phytosanitary&nbsp;impact&nbsp;of&nbsp;legumes&nbsp;on&nbsp;soil&nbsp;productivity&nbsp;and&nbsp;seed&nbsp;yields.<\/li>\n<li>Innovations&nbsp;in&nbsp;adaptive&nbsp;crop&nbsp;production&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;under 2025 conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Methodological&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;on&nbsp;legume&nbsp;forage&nbsp;crops&nbsp;for&nbsp;soil&nbsp;improvement&nbsp;and&nbsp;crop&nbsp;rotation&nbsp;productivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[AGAL id=301]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Department: &nbsp;Anatolii&nbsp;Mykolaiovych&nbsp;Vlashchuk, PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Senior Researcher Research&nbsp;Profiles: Web of Science: https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/R-9433-2017 Google Scholar: https:\/\/scholar.google.com.ua\/citations?user=GxWULRMAAAAJ&#038;hl=uk ORCID: http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2818-8127 Contact information: &nbsp;+38 066-06-324-55; +38 067-55-153-75 The&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Primary&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elite&nbsp;Seed&nbsp;Production&nbsp;is a structural&nbsp;research&nbsp;and&nbsp;production&nbsp;unit&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;of&nbsp;Climate-Smart&nbsp;Agriculture&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;National&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;of&nbsp;Agrarian&nbsp;Sciences&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine. Administratively, it&nbsp;is&nbsp;subordinated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;Director&nbsp;for&nbsp;Research. The&nbsp;Department&nbsp;operates&nbsp;in&nbsp;accordance&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Laws&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, the&nbsp;Constitution&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, resolutions&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Verkhovna&nbsp;Rada&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, acts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;President&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ministers&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine, the&nbsp;Statute&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute, the&nbsp;Regulation&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Primary&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elite&nbsp;Seed&nbsp;Production&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;of&nbsp;Climate-Smart&nbsp;Agriculture&nbsp;of&nbsp;the NAAS, and&nbsp;other&nbsp;regulatory&nbsp;acts. Scientific&nbsp;coordination&nbsp;of&nbsp;research&nbsp;and&nbsp;technical&nbsp;programs&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;lies&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;Head. Main&nbsp;Areas&nbsp;of&nbsp;Activity: Multiplication of seeds of new and promising drought-resistant agricultural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7519","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7519"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7566,"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7519\/revisions\/7566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsanaas.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}