Regarding the Methods of Selecting Crop Varieties by Agricultural Producers

The authors have developed their own methodology of comparative analysis of varieties which consists of comparing varieties of the same lines, types, ripening periods within the region, selecting the main economically useful characteristics of the crop, the most important for agricultural producers (information is taken from the description of the variety in the State Register), highlighting the maximum achieved values and transition from physical values to indices, their summation. Evaluation of varieties and hybrids created within the framework of the Federal scientific and technical development program using the proposed methodology showed their competitiveness.