Interdisciplinary approaches in plant breeding and genetics: on the anniversary of Academician N.A. Kolchanov

Abstract

Nikolai Alexandrovich Kolchanov is known primarily as the founder of Russian bioinformatics and systems computer biology, a recognized world-class specialist in this field. Distinctive features of the strategy chosen by Academician Kolchanov in relation to fundamental and practical tasks are a comprehensive view of the problem and the ability to form an interdisciplinary team to solve it. A brief review is devoted to a systematic practice-oriented approach in the field of genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and plant breeding, which have been given special attention in the work of N.A. Kolchanov in recent years. The relationship of this activity with the approval of significant legal acts in the field of genetics is reflected. Analytics in the publication activity of the teams involved in this activity are given, reflecting the time of active development of new trends and the multidisciplinary nature of research.