EVALUATION OF WINTER WHEAT BREEDING VARIETIES FOR DROUGHT RESISTANCE
The paper presents the results of the laboratory evaluation of drought resistance of winter wheat variety samples in respect of their ability to germinate on osmotically strong sucrose solutions as well as comparison of the obtained data with their field productivity. According to the findings valuable breeding samples with a higher productivity in dry conditions were identified. In the course of conducting analysis on a highly concentrated sucrose solution under laboratory conditions a high correlation between the yield and level of drought resistance was established, which says about advisability to apply the method in breeding.