Krymsk
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Krymsk is a town in Krasnodar Krai
, Russia
. Population:
It was founded in 1858 as the fortress and stanitsa
of Krymskaya , named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. The stanitsa was granted town status and given its present name a century later, in 1958. The town's railway station, however, retains the name Krymskaya.
Krymsk is known for its experimental plant-breeding
station, which holds important scientific collections of, among other crops, green peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, apples, plums, peaches, pears, apricots, and strawberries. The station's stone fruit and quince
collections are the largest and most important in Russia or any part of the former Soviet Union
. Of the 9,000 accessions of Prunus, about 5,000 to 6,000 are wild species and forms, 500 to 1,000 local varieties, and 2,000 to 3,000 cultivars and breeding materials. The station is also known for the creation of fruit-tree rootstock
s, which are named after the town + a number (e.g. Krymsk 1, Krymsk 2, etc.)
A nearby military airfield has retained the name Krymskaya as well.
Krasnodar Krai
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population:
It was founded in 1858 as the fortress and stanitsa
Stanitsa
Stanitsa is a village inside a Cossack host . Stanitsas were the primary unit of Cossack hosts.Historically, the stanitsa was a unit of economic and political organisation of the Cossack peoples primarily in the southern regions of the Russian Empire.Much of the land was held in common by the...
of Krymskaya , named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. The stanitsa was granted town status and given its present name a century later, in 1958. The town's railway station, however, retains the name Krymskaya.
Krymsk is known for its experimental plant-breeding
Plant breeding
Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular...
station, which holds important scientific collections of, among other crops, green peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, apples, plums, peaches, pears, apricots, and strawberries. The station's stone fruit and quince
Quince
The quince , or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus Cydonia and native to warm-temperate southwest Asia in the Caucasus region...
collections are the largest and most important in Russia or any part of the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Of the 9,000 accessions of Prunus, about 5,000 to 6,000 are wild species and forms, 500 to 1,000 local varieties, and 2,000 to 3,000 cultivars and breeding materials. The station is also known for the creation of fruit-tree rootstock
Rootstock
A rootstock is a plant, and sometimes just the stump, which already has an established, healthy root system, used for grafting a cutting or budding from another plant. The tree part being grafted onto the rootstock is usually called the scion...
s, which are named after the town + a number (e.g. Krymsk 1, Krymsk 2, etc.)
A nearby military airfield has retained the name Krymskaya as well.