PRODUCTIVE CULTIVARSOF <i>DIOSPYROS KAKI </i>DEPENDING ON TREES DEVELOPMENT
The paper presents the results of four-year research aimed at studying the development and productivity of <i>Diospyros kaki</i> certain cultivars of young plantations obtained in Russian subtropical zone. It was possible to establish and select the most well-developed and productive cvs. of <i>Diospyros kaki</i>, which can be recommended for cultivation in the industrial and amateur gar-dening ( <i>‘Hiakume', ‘Djiro', ‘Seedles'</i>, hybrid number 99). <i>‘Hiakume'</i> and <i>‘Djiro'</i> have the largest fruit cvs. from the above mentioned; <i>‘Hiakume',‘Djiro', ‘Seedles'</i>, and hybrid № 99 have a good growth of shoots.