THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL ON HORTICULTUE OF PROFESSOR V. V. KICHINA, OUTSTANDING GENETICIST AND BREEDER

Abstract

The main Research directions of the breeder, genetics V. V. Kichina are related to the development of problems of private genetics and breeding of fruit and smal fruit plants. He was the first in Russia to start breeding of columnar apple tree and large-berry raspberry. One of the main directions in his work was the breeding for winter hardiness, columnar forms and fruit quality. As a result of many years of scientific research, he was created together with his graduate student students 23 varieties of raspberries and 24 of apple trees - 16 columnar and 8 winter hardy varieties with the usual type of upper branches of tree, published more than 160 scientific works. Under the guidance of the scientist, 31 PhD theses have been prepared and supported. In these scientific works, topical issues of genetics and breeding were successfully solved. V. V. Kichina left a rich heritage in the breeding and genetics of fruit and small fruit plants, which today fruitiful his disciples, followers and specialists use.