Effect of Russian wheat cultivars Bezostaja 1 and Mironovska 808 to wheat breeding in the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad

Abstract

In this paper wheat breeding in Institute of field and vegetable crops in Novi Sad have been analysed. In the period from the founding of the Institute, 1938 to 2008. year, 373 cultivar of small grains have been developed. Several of the cultivar have registered in foreign countries. During the mentioned period Novi Sad's wheat cultivars were dominant in the production of former Yugoslavia, later in Serbia. Regarding germplasms, Russian wheat cultivars Bezostaja 1 and Mironovska 808 were the most used in breeding programs. .