Peach with red leaves of plant introduction and selection of Nikita botanical garden – National scientific centre

Abstract

Creation of decorative shapes, suitable for landscaping, especially in conjunction with obtaining marketable products of high quality is very timely. Peach with red leaves is a valuable source material for the breeding of decorative forms. It inherited a good sign of the red colour of the leaves, which facilitates the cultivation of decorative planting with red leaves forms. The results of the study of pomological qualities of fruits of the initial parental forms of the introduced peach with red leaves and its selection forms have been produced. Their advantages and possibility of practical use in the further selection and nursery gardening in the conditions of the Crimea have been shown.