TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CULTIVATION OF NIGELLA SATIVA USING ORGANIC TECHNOLOGY ON POLISSYA UKRAINE

Black cumin, or as it is also called black cumin, has recently been gaining popularity among agricultural producers in Ukraine. Mass industrial cultivation of this crop is carried out in Iran, where it has gained high popularity and wide use, in particular, 93% of all dishes and drinks contain black cumin, which is endowed with almost mythical, pharmacological properties. Therefore, it is not for nothing that attention has been paid to this culture in Ukraine, but it is mainly grown as a niche crop. Despite the fact that it comes from arid warm regions, the possibility of growing it in the territory of Ukraine, and in particular in the Zhytomyr region, is not only possible, but also economically very attractive. First of all, this is due to the fact that to date, our research has not revealed damage to this culture by any typical diseases or pests, and therefore this becomes a good guarantee of the possibility of growing this culture using organic technology. The influence of the row width on the formation of full-fledged black cumin seeds was analyzed, so it is best to grow this culture with a row width of 45 cm. The similarity of black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.) was the best when it was vernalized for 8 months and was 94-96%. The similarity of the seed with regard to its storage period was the highest in percentage ratio in the third year, where it was practically equal to 100%