MT
Mirlan Toktosunov
Senior Researcher
Department of Wheat Breeding and Primary Seed Production
Brief description of the department's activities
The department is engaged in creating new competitive varieties of soft and hard wheat combining high yield with resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Activities include the full cycle: from selecting parent pairs and hybridization to ecological variety testing.
Primary seed production is the most important stage, ensuring the preservation of variety purity and biological properties of created varieties.
The department forms the basis of the seed fund for the agro-industrial complex, introducing innovative breeding achievements into production.
Management and staff
BK
Bakyt Kadyrov
Senior Researcher
AS
Ainura Sydykova
Researcher
Main research areas
Genetic improvement of wheat in terms of productivity and grain quality
Breeding for resistance to drought, low temperatures, and pathogens (rust, fusarium, etc.)
Study of the global wheat collection to find new sources of valuable traits
Production of original seeds (P-1, P-2 nurseries) and maintaining variety purity
Development and optimization of variety agrotechnology for new lines
Key results and achievements of the department
A line of wheat varieties with a yield potential of over 80–90 c/ha was created
Patents and author certificates for new varieties included in the State Register were obtained
A system for producing high-quality seeds of higher reproductions was established to meet the needs of seed farms
Variety models optimized for various levels of farming intensification were developed
International projects
Cooperation and exchange
The department actively participates in the exchange of breeding material within the framework of international programs (e.g., CIMMYT, ICARDA). Joint study of the international wheat nursery is being conducted for resistance to stem rust and drought tolerance.
Department publications
Articles, monographs, recommendations
The department's staff annually publish articles in peer-reviewed journals (VAK, Scopus), covering issues of trait inheritance, ecological testing results, and new methods of accelerated breeding. Methodological recommendations on variety agrotechnology for agricultural producers have been prepared.
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