THE NATIONAL BANK OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES OF UKRAINE AS THE EMBODIMENT OF N.I. VAVILOV’S IDEAS

Ukraine played an important role in N.I. Vavilov’s personality formation and implementation of his ideas. The National Plant Gene Bank of Ukraine is the most significant embodiment of his heritage. The paper considers the history, directions and results of Ukrainian scientists’ activity in the formation, introduction, and registration of gene bank collections; their accessioning; preservation in life and genetic invariance; study and use in plant breeding, research, and education.