BIOMETRIC FEATURES OF TOBACCO PLANTS IN THE ARID ZONE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KHAKASSIA
The cultivation of industrial crops is one of the promising areas of agriculture. Obtaining high-quality raw materials of tobacco requires high-quality varietal seed and a specific microclimate. Such zones are present in sufficient quantity in the south of Central Siberia, and the conditions of the soil and other factors for the cultivation of industrial crops do not always meet acceptable requirements. In the conditions of the Republic of Khakassia, in the Ust-Abakan region the study of tobacco varieties was carried out. The study of biometric indicators of tobacco plants, various varieties took place in the arid zone of the Republic of Khakassia.