eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-05-03 7 2 549 555 10.13005/bpj/522 3094 article Kuzichev O.V. Michurinsk 1 State Agrarian University, 393760, Russia, Tambov region, Michurinsk, Internationalnaya Street 101. The main features of hybridization and selection of perennial and annual flower plants on the example of a Gladiolus hybridus hort. and annual asters (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees) are presented. The sources of valuable decorative, economic, and biological qualities recommended for further selection are described. The main directions of gladiolus and annual aster selective breeding are specified. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol7no2/the-current-state-and-prospects-of-perennial-and-annual-flower-plants-selective-breeding-and-introduction-development/ Selection Hybridization Gladiolus Aster Source