STORAGE OF THE "MUROD" VARIETY OF RADISH

The storability of the root crop of the new Murod variety of radish was evaluated in comparison with the control varieties Andijan-9 and Oltinko‘l Local. The weight of all samples remained unchanged until the second ten-day period of January. From the third ten-day period of January, a reduction in total weight was observed in the control varieties Andijan-9 and Oltinko‘l Local. Between the second half of February and March 1, the decrease in total weight amounted to 10.5% in control variety 1 (Andijan-9) and 12.0% in control variety 2 (Oltinko‘l Local). In the Murod variety, this indicator was only 3.5%.