The formation of the domestic assortment of stone fruit crops under the conditions of the south of Russia

Abstract

The results of many years of work on breeding and study of varieties of different origin of the stone fruit crops in the North Caucasian Zonal Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture are generalized. Perspective domestic varieties of plums, sweet cherries and cherries of the new generation created on the basis of various breeding methods, characterized by complex and important breeding and agronomic characters to form the southern assortment of stone fruit crops and laying of intensive plantations under the conditions of southern Russia are presented.