The quality of fruits of introduced honeysuckle varieties in the conditions of the forest-steppe of the Altai territory

Abstract

The aim of our study was to select the most suitable honeysuckle varieties among the new varieties of other Scientific institutions for cultivation in the forest-steppe of the Altai Territory. Among the 13 varieties on the collection plot the most large-fruited were the varieties of the institution “Bakcharskoye” breeding: “Vostorg”, “Strezhevchanka” and “Doch Velikana”. The mass of their fruit was at average from 1,2 to 2,0 g, the maximum was from 1,4 to 2,9 g, the fruit was a dessert taste. The varieties of N. I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry were with small and average mass of fruits, a dessert taste and fall of the fruit. It is possible to note the “Laura” variety as the largest (1,3-1,5 g). The variety “Pamyat Kuminova” breeding in I. V. Michurin research horticultural institute has fruits with the mass of 0,9-1,4 g and dessert taste, with a palpable aroma and a strong fall of the fruit. Among the varieties breeding in Kamchatka research agricultural institute the “Atlant” variety was distinguished by large fruits (0,9-1,6 g) of sweet-sour taste and without of fruit fall. According to preliminary results the introduced varieties are quite suitable for cultivation in orchards in the conditions of the forest-steppe of the Altai Territory.