Ways to increase rice yield in the Southern Russia

One of the current priorities for improving agricultural production efficiency is the development of the agro-industrial complex, including grain cultivation. Guaranteed harvests largely determine food security for countries. The country’s leadership has set ambitious goals for agricultural producers to more than double rice production by 2030. However, farmers are currently unable to fully meet the country’s rice production needs. This requires a profound rethinking and the implementation of new technologies at all stages of rice cultivation and processing, taking into account climatic and technological changes that have occurred since the construction of rice irrigation systems. The goal of research conducted between 2016 and 2024 was to increase rice yields by streamlining rice production processes, specifically by improving rice seed germination. The object of the study was rice-growing farms in the Krasnodar Krai, located in various soil zones, where the developed set of measures was tested. The results revealed that field germination of rice seeds largely depends on the availability of mineral nutrients, with pre- sowing enrichment of seeds with ammonium nitrogen and phosphorus significantly increasing germination. It was also determined that proper soil planning, tillage, and irrigation significantly impact seed germination, as well as the sowing method, ensuring the germination of seeds and seedlings with mineral nutrients.