"DO NOT LET LAURELS CARRY YOU AWAY, THEY ARE CHEAP STUFF..." (VAVILOV’S ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF G. D. KARPECHENKO AS A LEADER OF GENETIC RESEARCH AT VIR)

• Main Author: M. A. Vishnyakova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources 2018-06-01
• Series: Труды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекции
• Subjects: н. и. вавилов; г. д. карпеченко; отдел генетики; программа генетических исследований в вир; стажировка; переписка 1924-1926 гг; n. i. vavilov; g. d. karpechenko; genetic laboratory; the program of genetic research in vir; training; correspondence of 1924-1926
• Online Access: https://elpub.vir.nw.ru/jour/article/view/27

On the basis of the correspondence between N. I. Vavilov and G. D. Karpechenko in 1924-1926, their working relationship during this period has been analyzed. G. D. Karpechenko had just become head of a newly established genetics laboratory at Vavilov’s institute, and the director tried to help him to understand the tasks and research methodology. As a result, for the years ahead, theoretical justification and experimental implementation of new methods of breeding material development was identified. A comprehensive genetic study of the collection of plant genetic resources was made, and its further utilization in practical breeding work with major agricultural crops was worked out.