Academician M. M. Hryshko – the prominent Ukrainian expert in plant variety investigation

• Published in: Plant Varieties Studying and Protection
• Main Authors: В. М. Самородов, О. М. Байрак, Н. В. Чувікіна, Д. Б. Рахметов, С. В. Клименко, Л. І. Буюн, Ю. В. Буйдін
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety Examination 2016-12-01
• Subjects: academician M. M. Hryshko; National Botanical Garden NAS of Ukraine; introduction; breeding; species and varietal diversity of plants
• Online Access: http://journal.sops.gov.ua/article/view/88696

The creative and organizational role of academician M. M. Hryshko was analyzed in studying the gene pool of plants in Ukraine and creating collection funds of the National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which has been named after this famous scientist since 1991. Investigations on introduction, acclimatization and breeding of plants were described embracing the period from post-war years to the present day. Information was gi­ven that concerns the results of the introduction and plant breeding in the early 1950s as reported by M. M. Hryshko and recent data on species and varietal diversity of cultivated ornamental, fruit, subtropical, agricultural (including energy, feed, vegetable, spice aroma, aromatic, technical, green manure, nectariferous) plants.