title: STAGES OF THE SELECTION BY CREATING A VARIETY OF WATERMELON "MALAKHIT"
abstract: The main direction of breeding in melon farming is the creation of varieties with high potential for productivity. The research was conducted at the Bykovskaya experimental station in the Volgograd region. The aim of the research was to create a new competitive watermelon variety malachite, which has a complex of useful and economic characteristics, resistant to biotic and abiotic environmental factors. The characteristic of the initial forms used for hybridization is given. The data of evaluati
journal: VEGETABLE CROPS OF RUSSIA