title: Biological peculiarities and selection of sources of valuable traits among introduced varieties of apricot in the collection of the Nikitsky botanical garden
abstract: The article presents the results of the study of introduced apricot varieties in the collection of the Nikitsky Botanical garden - national scientifi c centre of the RAS. A comprehensive study of 30 varieties of apricot revealed a large range of variation of many features (frost resistance, drought resistance, timing and duration of fl owering, early fruit, yield, etc.), which will allow them to be used in breeding work. According to the set of features, nine introduced apricot varieties were id
journal: POMICULTURE & SMALL FRUITS CULTURE IN RUSSIA