The Polessian Institute of Plant Growing offers consumers the Helios sunflower hybrid under a manufacturing agreement and is looking for partners interested in a distribution services agreement.

An early ripe oilseed hybrid is intended for cultivation for oilseeds in the southern zone of the Republic of Belarus. Plant height - 101..193 cm, number of leaves per stem 21..26 pcs. Differs in drought resistance, intensive initial growth. High-tech, resistant to pre-harvest lodging. The crumbling during overaging is weak. Resistant to downy mildew, Fusarium wilt, tolerant to thickening. The basket is slightly convex with a slight slope, the workmanship is good. Seeds of medium size 49.6..68.5 g. It is characterized by stable grain productivity.

During the years of selection study (2013-2014) it significantly exceeded the standard (Poisk hybrid) by 4.3 c/ha.

The main directions of scientific and practical activity of the enterprise "Polessian Institute of Plant Growing" is the introduction of new competitive varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops in the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Belarus and the development of scientifically based and economically justified technologies for their cultivation, as well as:
- Creation of productive, high-quality varieties and hybrids of corn, sunflower, perennial grasses, cereals and vegetables using traditional breeding methods.
- Improvement of farming systems, taking into account the specific soil and climatic zones of the region, providing an economically viable crop of crop products, preserving
soil fertility.
- Improvement of existing and development of new cost-effective technologies for growing and harvesting fodder crops.
- Optimization of technologies for the production of crop products, allowing the maximum realization of the genetic potential of plants in specific soil and climatic zones of the Gomel region
areas while minimizing resource costs.

The Institute is one of the leading in the Republic of Belarus in the selection of corn and sunflower, is engaged in the creation of varieties of annual and perennial fodder grasses using traditional breeding methods, reproduction and obtaining original seeds. Particular attention is paid to the optimization of technologies for the cultivation of cereals, legumes, corn, sunflower, annual and perennial fodder grasses in specific soil and climatic zones of the Polessian zone.

Consumers interested in purchasing of the sunflower hybrid Helios under a manufacturing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing of the sunflower hybrid Helios under a distribution services agreement.