Features of the growth and development of tulips in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The work studied the forcing treatment of thirty grades of tulips in the conditions of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. Studies were conducted in 2018 and 2019. The total of the planting material was 30415 bulbs in 2018 and 32405 bulbs in 2019. Thus, the technology of 5 °C cooling of the bulbs was used, the forcing treatment was carried out on the territory of the forcer with use of the hydroponic equipment. The work object is to study the characteristics of the growth and development of the various grades of tulips in the conditions of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation and to identify the most and least suitable grades for the forcing treatment in this geographical region.