The Institute of Botany Darwinion (IBODA) is a subsidiary of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) execution unit, and the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences.
Creation and development of FGBSO “North Caucasian Region Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture” is directly connected with the organization in the North Caucasus of the industrial production of fruits and grapes. At present the FSBSO “North Caucasian Regional Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture” is the large-scale scientific methodical and breeding- technological center of horticulture and viticulture in the Southern and North Caucasian federal regions.