Селекция Ocimum basilicum L. в Донецком ботаническом саду НАН Украины

Abstract

In the Donetsk Botanical Gardens of the Nat. Acad. Sci. of Ukraine on the base of specimens collection of different geographical origin of Ocimum basilicum L. introduced species, selection was conducted in the direction of searching of lettuce economic forms and ornamental ones with high adaptive qualities under the arid climate conditions of the Ukrainian south-east. For the first time O. basilicum released varieties (′Nignyi aromat′ and ′Purpurova zoria′) were obtained. They differ from each other in the following features: parameters of organs, anthocyanin pigmentation extent, terms and duration of phenologic phases, early ripeness, marketable crop capacity and mature seeds yield.