The biggest problem of Ukrainian gardeners interested in growing almonds is planting material.
Ukrainian varieties after the annexation of Crimea now belong to Russia, said the owner of a peasant farm (peasant farm) named. Academician Unanov Vasily Babansky during the conference "Million from a hectare".
Thanks to breeders of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, Ukraine had more than 16 varieties of almonds that were in the State Register of Plants. “After the annexation of Crimea, Russia included all these varieties of almonds in its register,” said Vasily Babansky. - Today they do not belong to us, we missed them. It is necessary to return what belonged to us. "In the farm to them. Academician Unanov began work on the production of almond seedlings. The basis for the new varieties were taken regionalized varieties Dessert (early ripening) and Primorsky (medium ripening), which are best suited for industrial gardening in Ukraine.
According to Vasily Babansky, his farm plans to introduce almond seedlings to the markets in 2020. For information, cultivated almonds have 2 varieties: sweet and bitter. Sweet almonds are used in candy production and in baking.Most often, 1-2% of bitter almonds are mixed into it to enhance the nutty taste in the product. Without this impurity, the presence of almonds in a treat can go unnoticed. Bitter almonds are widely used for perfumes because of their strong aroma.