title: ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL AND PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY OF RIBES SPECIES IN THE LOWER VOLGA REGION
abstract: Background. The climate, soil, and hydrology of the Volgograd Region complicate agricultural work. The ever-greater intensification of agriculture has brought substantial anthropogenic change upon the natural terrain in the agricultural areas of the country. Protective afforestation seeking to address soil erosion and drought, as well as the artificial selection of economically valuable species, have been the source of the most prominent change.&#x0D; Purpose. To evaluate the biological potentia
journal: Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture