The results of the selection of honeysuckle in the north-eastern part of Central Сhernozyom region

Honeysuckle is rather young and perspective culture of Russian gardens. The first grades of honeysuckle were created more than 30 years ago, now they are more than 100. In recent years the demand for fruits of honeysuckle increased several times which is explained by superearly term of ma-turing and high vitamin value. It, in turn, promoted the increase in demand for planting material and forming of large industrial plantations both in Rus-sia and abroad. The main objective of selection of honeysuckle is creation of highly productive, large-fruited grades steady against adverse climatic fac-tors and suitable for cultivation on large industrial plantations assuming mechanized gathering of fruits. The main selection centers of honeysuckle are Siberia and central part of Russia, namely Mi-churinsk where the work on selection of new grades is conducted in several organizations. One of such establishments is „Agropishcheprom Re-search and Production Center‟ where the honey-suckle has been cultivated since 2002. So far the collection fund of honeysuckle of department of the RPCs "Agropishcheprom" genetic collections totals over 130 grades of Russian and foreign selection and 13 perspective seedlings of own selection. In the study the stages of development of honeysuck-le are presented by RPC "Agropishcheprom", the main directions of selection are revealed, perspec-tive samples are allocated. As a result of economic and biological assessment of the perspective forms of honeysuckle created in RPC "Agropishcheprom" on complex of economic and useful signs the elite seedling 7-15-2 under high-quality name "Michu-rinsk Divo" is allocated and recommended for transfer for the state sort testing.