Abstract
The article is dedicated to the analysis of activity of scientific-pedagogical schools in the field of fruit growing and viticulture at the Russian State Agrarian University - MTAA named after K.A. Timiryazev in connection with the 150 year anniversary of the University. Such eminent scientists, fruit and grape growers as P.G. Shitt, A.M. Negrul, V.A. Kolesnikov, M.T. Tarasenko, V.M. Tarasov, K.V. Smirnov and many others were worked in the University. The main research results in the development of the biological basis and applied technologies in the nursery-gardening, horticulture, viticulture, their contribution to the scientific support of the profile fields was analyzed. Information on the contribution of the Fruit-growing Department in the field of training for production and scientific institutions, on the structure of educational programs that are implemented at the Department is presented.