V. Bozhkova, S. Milusheva Abstract. The Sharka disease caused by Plum pox virus (РРV) was found for the first time in Bulgaria more than 80 years ago and it is an endemic disease for our country, as is for all the East European countries. Like all plant viruses, PPV could not be contr

H. Stoyanov Abstract. Wide hybridization as a tool of classical breeding is a method which is successfully applied in the development of breeding programs in cultural plants. Its application is a particularly effective means to overcome the effects of biotic and abiotic stress in cult

Breeding for Ascochyta blight resistant, high-quality kabuli chickpea varieties in Bulgaria D. Atanasova and M. Mihov