title: Morphological and biochemical characteristics of medlar (Crataegus germanica) fruits in the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine
abstract: This study was carried out to determine the morphological traits of the fruit as well as the dry matter, sugars, and organic a c ids of medlar ( Crataegus germanica (L.) Kuntze) genotypes which were grown near Kyiv, Ukraine in 2022–2024. A total of 15 genotypes were evaluated in the study, including 14 varieties originating from Western, Central, and Eastern European countries, the North Caucasus, and Iran, and one local semi-wild form. S ignificant differences were detected among the genotypes 
journal: Biosystems Diversity