IDENTIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE TOMATO SAMPLES FOR DAGESTAN CONDITIONS
In the 21st century, the share of the variety in the formation of the size and quality of the crop will increase from 20-40 to 70% or more. It is obvious that the role of the variety increases significantly not only in increasing productive, but also medium-improving functions of agrophytocenosis, including soil-improving, phytosanitary, bioenergy, design - aesthetic, etc. A lot of attention is paid to the appearance, texture, taste properties of fruits, which increase their dietary value and overall attractiveness to buyers. Methods. The research was carried out at the experimental site of the Federal Agricultural Research Center of the Republic of Dagestan in 2018-2020. In production conditions, 12 widely used varieties of tomato have been tested in the seedling culture in recent years. Results. When studying the level of tying, seed productivity, the mass of the fruit of the tomato is found to be a significant difference in varieties and hybrids, which indicates a significant polymorphism in their reaction to adverse temperature during flowering and fruiting. The most drought-resistant among the studied specimens were varieties: Husar, Mariana, F1 Andromeda, Reef. Dedicated varieties have high taste and product qualities, are of great interest to consumers.