Scientists of the subsidiary organization of the “National agrarian science and educational center” JSC - the Kazakh Research Institute of Processing and Food Industry, conducted a study of the soil in the southern and northern regions of sugar beet growing for the presence of pathogens. The research was carried out under the guidance of the head of the laboratory "Biotechnology, quality and food safety", doctor of biological sciences, academician of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.T. Velyamov.

The objects of research were soil samples taken in various beet-growing farms in Almaty, Zhambyl and Akmola regions.

It is worth noting that the implementation of this project will ultimately increase the yield, the terms of preservation of sugar beets, the beets and sugar products, and as a result of which there will be an increase in the economic state and food security in Kazakhstan.

To solve this issue, microbiological analyzes of soil samples obtained from the southern and northern regions of the republic, in which sugar beets were grown, were carried out, for the presence of pathogens.

A scientifically grounded patent search was carried out and a research program and schedule for the project were prepared. On the basis of the isolated and studied microorganisms of the investigated materials (from the seed material of sugar beet and soil), a strain of microorganisms "Trichoderma asperillum - KazNIIPPP-19" was selected to work with the aim of creating a biological product to increase the shelf life of seed material of sugar beet. Experimental studies were carried out in laboratory conditions to study a selected strain of microorganisms to obtain a prototype of a biological product for processing seed material of sugar beets of domestic and foreign selection, in order to increase the duration of their storage. Then, a comparative test of the germination of sugar beet seeds treated with a biological product based on a microscopic fungus strain: "Trichoderma asperillum - KazNIIPPP-19" and compositions of drugs, in field conditions, in particular in the farm "Sargaldakov", village "Karabulak" , Eskeldinskyi district, Almaty region (the act of approbation in the field was received, dated June 25, 2020). On the basis of the results obtained, it was found that a biological product based on a microscopic fungus strain: "Trichoderma asperillum - KazNIIPPP-19" is recommended for the use of sugar beet seed treatment for long-term storage (within 6 months - observation period), while the drug is also enhances the growth processes of seeds and contributes to the production of quality products under farm conditions. In addition, we recommend for the use of processing sugar beet seeds for their long-term storage in the republic, selected by experimental laboratory and field tests, effective combinations of drugs: "Maxim" + "Extrasol" and "Celestop" + "Fitosporin - M", which are produced in industrial conditions and are included in the list of approved drugs in Kazakhstan.

After that, on the basis of the results obtained, methodological recommendations were developed for studying the state of seed material and soil in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the use of a biological product to increase the storage duration of sugar beet seed material ", with the aim of further implementation into practice.

Research methods: isolation and study of microorganisms from the soil and from the seed material of sugar beet, for the presence of pathogens, were carried out by sampling from the soil where the sugar beet was grown and from the seed material of sugar beet from farms and subsequently studied using standard methods for microbiological research and analysis.

Scientific novelty: for the first time in Kazakhstan, the state of seed material and soil will be studied, taking into account geographic, territorial, climatic and other influencing factors, as well as microorganisms that spoil products and proposed the most acceptable effective ways to increase the safety and growth rates of sugar beet seeds, and based on the results obtained, methodological recommendations have been developed for studying the state of seed material and soil for the technology of safe long-term storage of zoned varieties of sugar beet.

Application: food and processing industry.