ASPECTS OF ASPARAGUS (ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS) CULTIVATION DURING IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
Asparagus is a perennial plant cultivated for its young succulent shoots that sprout out of its roots in winter. Asparagus production process is divided in two stages with agri-business growing the seedlings and farmers cultivating young shoots of the plant. Importsubstitutionbringstotheforetheimportanceofseedlingproductionstage. ThisstudydescribesthetechniquesforgrowingseedlingsinTverregion.