New peach cultivar ‘Mechta’ developed at the Nikita Botanical Gardens
Journal: PROCEEDINGS ON APPLIED BOTANY GENETICS AND BREEDING
Year: 2025

Background . Peach is an important commercial stone fruit crop for the Crimea and Southern Russia. In 2023, the State Register for Selection Achievements Admitted for Usage included 46 peach cultivars released by the Nikita Botanical Gardens. Meanwhile, the existing assortment of this crop has a number of disadvantages. It is necessary to increase winter hardiness and frost resistance of peach cultivars for more stable fruiting, manifestation of potential productivity, and expanding their areas