VARIETIES-POPULATIONS AS GENE POOL IN BREEDING OF CONFECTIONARY SUNFLOWER

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SOURCES AND DONORS

Abstract

The result on study over 1995–2010 year period in the conditions of the Forest–Steppe of Ukraine are presented: these are 163 varieties-populations from Helianthus L.’pool  as to the complex of morph biological and economical traits 28 genotypes–sources and donors of valuable traits have been selected on the basis of which 6 inbred lines of CMS–type and 2 of Rf–type becoming as the original material for sunflower heterotic selection of a confectionery type with a higher 1000 kernel weight, high protein content, high ability to skinning, have been developed, registered at NCPGRY and included to the research programs.

Keywords

sunflower, sources and donors protein, confectionery type, line, selection