The hemp variety YUSO o/d 16 is an agricultural crop intended for sowing to obtain seeds. Studies conducted with this variety are aimed at examining the dependence of plant seed productivity on variety and seed sowing rate. Specifically, it was found that increasing the sowing rate to 1.8 million seeds per hectare compared to the rate of 1.2 million seeds per hectare leads to a 25.4% reduction in plant seed productivity.