SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF PHYTOSANITARY SAFETY

A pressing issue of ensuring food security in the country is protecting agricultural crops from harmful organisms, the negative impact of which can lead to a loss of 50% of the harvest. Phytosanitary safety can be achieved by various methods, means and technologies. Cultivation of genetically protected varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops, as well as the use of the biological method ensure resource conservation, the production of environmentally friendly products and a reduction in the pesticide load on agrocenoses. However, 98% of the plant protection products used in our country are chemical pesticides used on an area of about 100 million hectares. The example of improving the range of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and technologies for their application shows achievements in reducing the standards of use, toxicity for humans and the environment, optimizing the preparative forms of pesticides and increasing the share of drugs of hazard classes 3 and 4. The prospects of pre-sowing seed treatment technology with pesticides and the development of combined drugs that allow simultaneous protection of plants from pests and diseases have been proven. The tasks for scientific and technological support of phytosanitary safety have been defined.