The article presents the results of many years (2002–2022) of work on the introduction of elecampane in the conditions of Primorsky krai. This perennial herbaceous medicinal plant has been known since ancient times. It is practiced in folk and official medicine in many countries of the world. The elecampane is especially valued for its high inulin content in roots. The research goal was to study the possibilities of its cultivation to expand the species set in the medicinal plant growing of the Far East. Many years of the research resulted in the creation of a new variety Mayak. By a decision of the State Commission of the Russian Federation for Selection Achievements, Test and Protection, variety Mayak was released in 2023 and admitted to use in all regions of Russia. This variety is characterized by high resistance to frost in winter (98 %) and to unfavorable conditions during the growing season, as well as by a significant plant height (1.8–2.2 m) and a high yield of the aboveground parts and roots. The variety was tested for resistance to excessive soil moisture, drought, the absence of snow, and low temperatures in deep (up to 1.8 m) freezing soil, during wintering. By all indications it received high positive ratings. Mayak provides a high yield of pharmaceutical raw material (dried root) up to 1.4–2.3 t/ha. The article outlines the parameters of the main technological operations for growing. This will allow in practice to realize the goal of this work: to expand the set of species in the medicinal plant growing of the Far East.

Zhivchikov Aleksandr I., Zhivchikova Raisa I.

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