New studies of wild-growing grapes of Kuban: ecology, morphology, variability

The purpose of this scientific work was to find and study the variety wild grapes as future promising sources selection valuable traits on example territory natural reserve «Red Forest”. Analysis modern literature Vitaceae Juss. family biodiversity showed that there is practically no information agrestic Kuban forms autochthones grapes. This article represents beginning a new large research under in Krasnodar Krai, particular, state “Red following methods were used work: route reconnaissance (during expeditions), traditional geobotanical ampelographic, analytical. 5 isolated populations have been found Forest” nature reserve. For first time, these studied described by ecological geographical growth conditions morphological vegetative generative spheres grape plants. Significant variability some indicators has revealed. presence damage pests diseases not visually detected. Hypothetically, may belong Vitis vinifera ssp. Silvestris Gmel. or its variation var. Tipica Negr. (wild forest grapes). Samples taken for further genetic analysis. carried out within framework RFFR grant project (contract No.19–416–230025).