Signs of Qualitative Variability of Seeds of Lonicera Gracilipes Var. Glandulosa Maxim. Under Influence with Ionizing Radiation

The article deals with the study of the biological characteristics of L. gracilipes Mig var. glanduiosa Maxim as a new berry crop. Seeds were treated with ionizing radiation to obtain new forms of crop plants. The identified number of qualitative signs of variability in seedlings exposed to ionizing radiation allows us to preliminarily speak about the identified mutations in L. gracilipes. The resulting mutant forms of the species L. gracilipes with other biological indicators to varying degrees different from the original species make it possible in the future to isolate promising forms valuable from an economic point of view for domestic berry growing. The currently existing economic indicators of the species L. gracilipes in terms of frost resistance (limit -250С), fruit weight - 0.6 g, low productivity (up to 300 g from one bush), put forward specific tasks for the selection of a new rare crop, promising for its cultivation as a fast-growing berry bush.