Breeding for self-fertility apple forms

The article presents the many years data of All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Fruit Crops for apple breeding for self-fertility, that takes on the great significance due to deterioration of the ecological conditions in orchards and worse providing with insects-pollinators. The results of creating of self-fertile apple forms using inbred seedlings are given. The data of the possible use of apetalous apple forms in breeding for self-fertility are discussed.