A founder of plant breeding methods for vegetable crops in Russia; 130 year from S.I. Zhegalov'S birthday

In 2011, the 130 years from the S.I. Zhegalov's birthday is being celebrated. Segei Ivanovich Zhegalov was a first who gave rise to Russian vegetable plant breeding and seed production. He was a first director of Gribovo Experimental Station which became later the All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production (VNIISSOK).