Fragaria orientalis Losinsk in Yakutia: populations, selection and breeding prospects

Abstract

The state of populations, selection and prospects of breeding in the genus Fragaria L. in the conditions of Yakutia are considered in the present contribution. The object of the study is an almost unexplored species of eastern strawberry Fragaria orientalis Los., formed under the conditions of severe natural selection and having a high ecological adaptability to local natural and climatic conditions.