Study of the genepool of soybean Glycine max (L.) Merr. by resistance to Fusarium spp. L. species

Working collection of soybean Glycine max (L.) Mеrr. with resistance to Fusariosis was formed and registered. The collection contains 51 soybean samples originating from 11 countries. The collection includes 23 samples from Ukraine, seven ones from Russia, six samples from USA, four samples from Canada, three samples each from Serbia and Montenegro, and from France, one sample each from Argentina, Austria, Holland, Italy, Czech Republic. The intensity of Fusariosis affection at infection in isolated samples was within 9.1-25.0 %, that corresponds to the level of resistance up to 7-8 points (highly resistant and resistant). The maximum yield was recorded in samples Sofiya (475 g/m 2), Lara (448 g/m 2), Predator (440 g/m 2), Svjatogor (433 g/m 2), Sharm (428 g/m 2), T1 (425 g/m 2 ), MN 1401 (410 g/m 2). The created collection can be used as an initial breeding material for development of soybean varieties resistant to Fusariosis.