The Federal Research Center “V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops” (VNIIMK) is a leading institution in a sphere of breeding, seeds growing, and cultivation technologies of oil and essential oil crops in Russia.
Here, there are developed sunflower cultivars and hybrids, cultivars of soybean, spring and winter rapeseed, turnip rape, false flax, brown, black, and white mustards, oil flax, sesame, safflower, castor plant, and varieties of such essential oil crops as lavender, mint, clary sage, and coriander, which are unique by their adaptability to the different climatic conditions.
The developed by VNIIMK’s scientists cultivars and hybrids of oil crops are included into the State register of breeding achievements. They are approved officially and accepted in the production. The varieties and hybrids bred in VNIIMK guarantee high yields. All seeds satisfy the requirements of the State standard for varietal and sowing qualities.