ATG DEVELOPS SEEDS OF 8 NEW WHEAT VARIETIES

Noyan Tapan
Aug 06 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Technology Group (ATG)
Fund has started reproduction of seeds of 8 new wheat varietis in
Shirak region, NT correspondent was informed by Gagik Mkrtchian,
director of the fund’s Yerevan office. According to him, since
1996, ATG has reproduced about 1,200 tons of weed seeds in Armenia
annually. These seeds are sown on 6,000 ha and meet 18-20% of domestic
demand for wheat seeds.

G. Mkrtchian said that new varieties of wheat are imported into
Armenia from Mexico. ATG grows about 40 varieties of wheat in 12
wheat production zones of Armenia. Besides, by means of tests ATG
gets special sorts of wheat resistant to drought, frost and wind,
as well as sorts used for making macaroni and bulgar.