In the process of improving crop varieties, an essential role belongs to the fruit quality, which is expressed by biological and nutritional value of raw material used in fresh or processed condition, Plant disease resistance, high productivity, good morphological and other agricultural features are also important. We have presented the results of technical evaluation of five varieties of pumpkin (Maslicinaia 75, Gleisdorfer olkurbis, frown Prince F1) are grown in the Republic of Moldova. The chemical, physical and technical indexes of fresh pumpkin depending on the variety were investigated. According to the results the variety of products obtained from processing pumpkin (nectars, marinades, candied fruits, pumpkin seed oil) was selected.

The importance of scientific efforts and practical implementation of innovative researches and technologies into unstable market environment are underlined in the article. This special model could improve efficiency of innovative enterprise management having specific targets of development and practice determinations.

The paper presents the results of the Agricultural Department of RAAS and its research institutes, experimental stations, breeding, biotechnology and technology centers in 2011.

All indicators which are given in this article make us clear that pesticides bring out a considerable economic effect because of pesticide's special characteristics. Pesticides allow not only to save harvest and to minimize risk, but to enlarge agriculture capital productivity. Skilful and efficient pesticides application allows to cut down harvest shortage in Russian Federation, besides that, to minimize it.

The developed technology, regulatory and technical documentation allowed to produce 3-5-kg packages of sterilized vegetables: potatoes, beets, carrots and cabbage, which are in great demand in the social nutrition (the army, schools, hospitals). The use of packaging for products of composite materials allows to reduce the amount of required storage space.

From 25 to 29 June 2012 on the basis of the Ulyanovsk Research Institute of Agriculture there was a jubilee X International Scientific and Methodical Conference «Introduction of non-traditional and rare plants», dedicated to the memory of the academician of RAAS Nemtsev N.S.

October 8, 2012 is the 70th anniversary of the vice-president, academician, PhD of RAAS Ivan Savchenko. Throughout his life I.V. Savchenko devoted himself to science. During his professional background he has been a student at Moscow State University, a graduate student, senior researcher, Head of the laboratory of geobotany of Feed Institute and a vice president of RAAS.

Standard is the main normative document regulating the important traits of seeds (germination ability, humidity, purity, regime of storage). This regulatory document provides the technological and economical basis for vegetable production and others features of agriculture.

June 24-27, 2012 in Reims (France) the International conference was held devoted to biological control of plant pathogens in an environmentally safe agriculture. The conference was held at the University of Reims (Universite de Reims Champagne Ardenne, France).

Cucumber is the one of the leading vegetable crops grown in the open and protected ground of the Russian Federation. However, in recent years the production area of this crop decreased because of a number of reasons, one of which is the loss of cucumber crops from diseases. The most economical and environmentally safe method of cucumber protection from diseases is the development and utilization of resistant varieties. By selection on artificial and natural infective zones in VNIISSOK a new variety of cucumber Vodopad and parthenocarpic hybrid F1 Krasotka have been developed.