A number of state-of-theart innovative technologies and promising methods for growing high-quality planting material of perennial fruit and berry crops is identified. The methods of propagation of clonal rootstocks in a self-rooted mother plant by vertical and horizontal layering, as well as microclonal propagation of plants as a reliable method of obtaining identical offspring used for the propagation of promising varieties and rootstocks, which is of great importance in the propagation of a healthy planting material of fruit and berry crops, are described.

The issues of the development of horticulture through the use of modern technologies, including digital ones, are discussed. The results of the analysis of the effectiveness of the intensive type of gardens are presented. It has been found that the technology of artificial neural networks is used to optimize processes in horticulture. Information about smart technologies in agriculture, which can be used in intensive cultivation, is provided.