The results presented in the article concerns the optimization of main technological means of bulb onion seed production in Byelorussia. The production mother bulbs from seeds and planting onion are highlighted in the article. Influence of both diameter of mother bulbs and density of grown plants on yield capacity and sowing quality of seeds has been identified. The comparative assessment of seed production in triennial and biennial cultivation has been carried out.

In October, 6-16 The XII Russian Agricultural Exhibition «The Golden Autumn 2011» took place at All-Russian Exposition Center. Within scheduled program of the exposition the roundtable conference was held «Problems of Plant Breeding, Agricultural Crop Seed Production in Marketing Condition».

Molecular markers were used for screening of the onion plants of VNIISSOK's breeding for cytoplasmic male sterility. Allelic variations of the mitochondrial genes orfА501 and cob were reveled among studied onion samples. Use of the PCR-markers for these genes allowed identifying the cytoplasmic types of 14 onion genotypes. Application of these molecular markers in breeding program could help to select genotypes wit certain type of cytoplasm and may be useful for high throughput identification of cytoplasmic male sterile factors in large onion breeding populations.

One of the most important and necessary aim during breeding project realization is to develop varieties, cultivars and F1 hybrids possessing the resistance to pathogens and pests. Joint efforts of plant breeders and immunologists of All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production (VNIISSOK) have been resulting in development new varieties, F1 hybrids with combined resistance to Crucifer flea and other leaf pests.

Edible chrysanthemum is a new plant culture that can be very valuable source of vitamins, mineral substances, particularly potassium and biologically active matters. An extract from foliage of chrysanthemum contains nearly as much antioxidant efficiency as in extract from ginseng.

On 18 August, 2011 the joint meeting of Ministry Board of Agriculture of Russian Federation and Presidium of Russian Academy of Agricultural Science was held.

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).

On 19 November, 2011 at Hilton Leningradskaya hotel the II Forum «Fresh Food Russia 2011» was held to focus on fresh food, prepared food for modern store network. This event, Fresh Food Russia 2011, is only a forum in Russia, where such questions as purchases and storage of fresh food, contemporary solutions for reimbursement and waste recycling, logistics, organization of your own fabrication, control for poor-quality and expired products in store network were discussed. For the first time these possibilities of the Forum give an opportunity to hand over a prize of Fresh Food Awards and carry on negotiations with manufacturers and suppliers of fresh food in retail store network in Russia.

Having become one of the oldest Research Institution in Dagestan the State Institution Experimental Breeding Station of Viticulture and Vegetable Crops has already existed 85 years. This date is going to be celebrated this 2011 year.

Pre-breeding research on 20 accessions from collection of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) of All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production has been performed. Four traits such as height of plan, height of stem from soil surface up to lowest bean (most important characteristics for mechanized harvesting), number of seeds in the bean, and the size of seeds were taken to be studied. Four promising accessions N 9, N 27, N 33, N 15d-vf18096 that have a set of three valuable characteristics, namely the high seed yield, large seeds, and great height of the stem from the soil surface up to lowest bean have been selected out at previous stage of breeding program.