N.I. VAVILOV’S EXPEDITIONS

N.I. Vavilov occupies a special position among scientists and most successful «hunters» for cultivated plants and their relatives. He first predicted and then discovered and collected an unexpectedly broad diversity of species, accessions, and varieties. Under his leadership, the most significant ba...

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Main Author: N. P. Goncharov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders 2014-12-01
Series:Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции
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Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/128
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Summary:N.I. Vavilov occupies a special position among scientists and most successful «hunters» for cultivated plants and their relatives. He first predicted and then discovered and collected an unexpectedly broad diversity of species, accessions, and varieties. Under his leadership, the most significant bank of plant resources (biodiversity) of crops was established, and later, the collected resources were successfully summoned up for the Soviet economy. The article considers the many-sided Vavilov’s activity to organize and conduct expeditions, in which he took personal part; their goals; efficiency; and basic methods of examination and use of the plants material collected.
ISSN:2500-3259