The study of vernalization requierement of winter bread wheat 87 modem varieties from Ukraine and Russia showed significant domination - 81.6% - of varieties with short vernalization requierement (30-40 days). Vernalization requierement differences among varieties from different climatic zones were revealed.

Analysis of the existing methods for earliness group determination of maize varieties and hybrids according to the FAO indices was conducted. Influence of the abiotic factors on earliness of 16 standard maize hybrids in all agroclimatic zones of Ukraine at nine State Canters for Plant Variety Examination and State Variety Testing Stations during 1999-2006 was analyzed. On the base of the research results, a new method of earliness group determination for varieties (hybrids) of maize without comparison with the standard hybrids has been developed.

Authors of the article attempts to describe a state of the problem and accumulated achievements in the flax industry, which are in conjunction with one of the main agronomic remedies, namely fertilization and its influence on the quality of obtained products.

Створений новий сорт мусить відповідати критеріям охороноздатності і поширення його в Україні, тобто породжений певним генотипом чи комбінацією генотипів і володіти відмінністю, однорідністю, стабільністю івисокими господарсько-цінними показниками.

Analysis of the existing methods for earliness group determination of maize varieties and hybrids according to the FAO indices was conducted. Influence of the abiotic factors on earliness of 16 standard maize hybrids in all agroclimatic zones of Ukraine at nine State Canters for Plant Variety Examination and State Variety Testing Stations during 1999-2006 was analyzed. On the base of the research results, a new method of earliness group determination for varieties (hybrids) of maize without comparison with the standard hybrids has been developed.

Consideration is being given for seeds of different common winter wheat varieties damaged by the sunn pest. The level of such damage influence on sowing and bread-making quality indexes is investigated. It has been certainly established, that level of germination decline of damaged seeds is the same for different varieties. Comparative analysis of bread-making quality has revealed specificity in indexes falling for different varieties of damaged seeds.

Created in Nikitskyi botanical garden Remote hybrids of nectarine and peach with almond ordinary can be used in Breeding of nectarine and peach fok high resistauce to fundi, as wengs for creation of varieties of nectarine with high drought resistance, sweet seed kernels, high contents of organic substance, and other important Breeding characteristics. Late blossoming hybrid forms can be used in Breeding of almond fok late time of flowering and selfcompatibility.

Development of the Variety Research Network under the State System on Right Protection for Plant Varieties during centuries of XX- XXI, was described in the article. On the comprehensive level, main problems and the ways to their solving were determined, a role of the State Service on Right Protection for Plant Varieties in settling of the problem of State food security was demonstrated.

The untypical weather conditions during the extrema drought in 1993- 1994 have been described. Regularities of the accumulation and spending of the dry substance in leaves of varieties, signi ficantly different in productivity, weke considered depending on weather conditions.

A technology of spring barley growing was described in the article, especially of its new varieties, provision of the brewing industry with high- quality malt through the diversification of planting areas and volumes of growing was explained, and establishment of the brewer’s barley market was described as well. Economical efficacy of the brewer’s and ordinary barley was calculated in order to provide a comparison.