Короткий опис(реферат):
Within the frames of retrospective discourse, the information concerning
breeding value of a representative of the genus Amelanchier Medik. —
for national pomiculture, decorative gardening, and pharmacy – is inte-
grated. This article characterizes their: biological peculiarities, ecological
adaptiveness, palatability traits and cooking qualities of their fruits, their
availability for drying and processing, namely preparing juices, syrups,
jams, candied fruit jellies, comfiture, and also fruit wine. The effective-
ness of using Juneberry for phytomeliorative is mentioned, some ethno-
botanical aspects are discussed. Data about chromosome numbers and
the geographical origin of the genus Amelanchier representatives culti-
vated in Ukraine and their closest congeners from the family Rosaceae
Juss. are cited. Controversial questions of the genus Amelanchier sys-
tem were discussed from the classical and molecular genetic approaches.
The results of phylogenetical and molecular genetic researches made
by scientists of different countries offer a possibility to specify the sys-
tematic position of the genus Amelanchier representatives of the family
Rosaceae Juss. grown in Ukraine, and to place them temporarily in a big
subfamily Amygdaloideae Arn., which combines the former subfamilies
Amygdaloideae, Spiraeoideae, and Maloideae, tribe – Maleae Small, sub-
tribe – Malinae Rev.
