Development of apricot and cherry plum cultivars to improve their commercial assortment: commemorating the 125th birthday of Dr. Klavdia F. Kostina
Journal: PROCEEDINGS ON APPLIED BOTANY GENETICS AND BREEDING
Year: 2025

The research activities of Dr. K. F. Kostina, a well-known expert in fruit plants in Russia, are also familiar to the international scientific community. A State Prize Laureate and Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, she developed a classification of common apricot varieties and forms, based on their botanical and geographic features, identifying the Central Asian, Iranian-Caucasian, European, and Dzungar-Trans-Ili groups, thus contributing to the progress of Southern Russia’s horticulture. The Chi