EVALUATION OF THE APRICOT GENE POOL IN THE SOUTHERN URALS

Abstract

Presented here are the results of studying the apricot gene pool at the South Ural Research Institute of Horticulture and Potato Cultivation (YUNIISK) in the context of the most important economically valuable traits. Varieties and forms of apricot have been identified for their high winter hardiness, fruit quality, and maximum adaptability to major biotic and abiotic factors of the environment -traits of great interest for further breeding work.

Keywords

• абрикос
• селекция
• сорт
• зимостойкость
• качества плодов
• генофонд
• гибридные семьи
• apricot
• breeding
• variety
• winter hardiness
• fruit quality
• gene pool
• hybrid families