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This research summarizes practical experience on possible ways of restoring and developing seed production of heritage selection tomato varieties in the conditions of southern Kyrgyzstan. At the moment, providing farmers, especially in remote areas, with high-quality and selected seeds of local tomato varieties is difficult. In order to meet the needs of farmers in seeds, measures were taken to organize a seed plot, undergo special training on the technology of tomato production for seeds and create a “community seed bank”. The research material was the local selection variety Bishkek and the heritage released tomato variety Volgogradsky 5/95. The research results have shown that the most acceptable way for farmers to preserve, restore and distribute the heritage selection tomato varieties of Bishkek and Volgogradsky 5/95 was to create a seed exchange network in local communities. During the implementation of the project, joint research work was performed with farmers to assess the yield, seed productivity, selection of fruits for seeds of the studied tomato varieties. Due to the efforts of farmers, endangered tomato seeds have become available through the “community seed bank” for rural residents in remote areas of Batken region. |
