THE HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR HORTICULTURE IN SIBERIA
Data on the history of developing and scientifically supporting horticulture in Siberia are presented. The scientists are mentioned, who are the pioneers of Siberian horticulture having contributed to the development of local assortment of fruit and berry crops, and laid down the foundations of horticulture development in the region. There is given information on the formation, reorganization, and present-day status of scientific horticultural institutions of Siberia, on horticultural scientists, and results of their activities. The modern assortment of fruit and berry crops for Siberian region to be cultivated has been briefly analyzed; data on originators and their contribution to the formation of assortment are given. Brief information on the present-day state of Siberian horticulture as a branch, on the areas of long-term plantations, gross yields and productivity of large fruits and berry crops as compared with all-Russian values is presented.