Influence of harvesting ways of spring brewer’s barley on grain crop capacity and quality has been examined. It has been established that in order to get good quality grain and timely harvesting all yield along with direct combine operator usage, application of separate way during grain humidity is acceptable.

In the Forest Steppe Zone of Ukraine studied 6 sorts and 3 hybrids of sweet com. According with results of research work the author came to the conclusion that sorts and hybrids distinguished some economic- important characteristics.

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.

Morphological and cultivation value characteristics description of new perspective ornamental peach varieties bred in Nikita Botanical Gardens has been given. The varieties were bred as a result of using genoplasm Persica vulgaris Mill, varieties with different type of flower, P. mira (Koehne) Koval, et Kostina and Amygdalus communis L. They differ in high ornamental idices in flowering period and in bioecilogical indexes.

7 січня 2008 року виповнилося 60 років від дня народження відомого селекціонера, кандидата сільсько- господарських наук , заслуженого працівника сільського господарства Лейбовича Анатолія Соломоновича.

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.