TESTING OF DIFFERENT PERSIMMON CULTIVARS IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF SLOVENIA

In Slovenia, conditions suitable for growing persimmon are mostly in its south-western part with the Mediterranean climate.
The cultivar ‘Kaki Tipo’ is prevailing.
In this area, at the Fruit Growing Centre of Bilje, eight cultivars planted in the spring of 2000 were tested for their agronomical and pomological characteristics.
Yield and fruit characteristics (mean fruit weight, external and internal fruit characteristics) were collected from 2002 to 2007 for the cultivars ‘Hana Fuyu’, ‘Cal Fuyu’, ‘O’Gosho’, ‘Jiro C-24276’ belonging to the PCNA group, ‘Kaki Tipo’, ‘Amankaki’, ‘Thiene’ belonging to the PVNA group and ‘Tone Wase’ belonging to the PVA group.
The highest cumulative yield per tree in the 6-year period was recorded for cultivars ‘Kaki Tipo’, ‘Amankaki’ and ‘Cal Fuyu’. Cultivar ‘Thiene’ obtained high yield too, while the other tested cultivars were less productive.
Cultivars ‘Kaki Tipo’, ‘Thiene’ and ‘Tone Wase’ had the best pomological characteristics.
Among cultivars from the PCNA group, ‘Jiro C-24276’ was characterized as the best regarding pomological traits while the ripening time of cultivars ‘Cal Fuyu’ and ‘O’Gosho’ was observed as too late for our climate.

IV International Symposium on Persimmon

B. Ambro¿ič Turk, N. Fajt, E. Komel

Diospyros kaki, cultivars, yield, fruit characteristics

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.833.5