ARTICHOKE GROWING TECHNOLOGY (CYNARA) IN OPEN FIELD

The article provides information on the history of artichokes and their chemical composition. Nutritive and medicinal properties and ways of their application are noted. A brief morphological characteristic of artichoke and its relation to environmental factors are given. It describes in detail the technology of growing artichokes in the open air: preparation of seeds for sowing, choice of site, soil preparation, fertilizers, methods of cultivation, measures for care and harvesting.