SELECTION OF NEW VARIETIES, ROOTSTOCKS OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND GRAPES IS THE BASIS FOR THE RENOVATION OF REGIONAL ASSORTMENT
The results of breeding and varieties study are presented, allowing to improve the assortment of horticultural crops, rootstocks and grapes for the North Caucasus Region. According to the results of a comprehensive assessment of genetic material on breeding significant and economically valuable traits in different areas of horticulture and viticulture of the Krasnodar Territory, determining the direction of using varieties and rootstocks of new generation for further breeding and industrial production, the best genotypes with a set of positive signs were identified. The characteristic of the selected elite forms and new varieties of local breeding, prepared for State variety testing, as well as promising domestic and introduced varieties and clones recommended for environmental testing and industrial cultivation in the SFD and the North Caucasus are presented. 2 varieties of apple tree - the Lyubimoe Dutovoy and Apelsinovoe; quince - Zoloto Oseni, sweet cherry - Podarok Leta, walnut - Olympiets, plum rootstock - PKSK-2 are brought to State variety testing.