Frost-resistant persimmons are harvested in an experimental farm in the Kherson region of Ukraine

NAAS scientists in the Kherson region grow Chinese dates, kiwis, bananas and the most frost-resistant varieties of oriental persimmons that can withstand temperatures above -27 ℃. This was reported by the press service of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences. Persimmon harvesting continues in the village of Plodove, Kherson region. Seedlings of exotic trees are selected and adapted to the Ukrainian climate in the research farm "Novokakhovske" of the Rice Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine. Persimmons have been grown in Plodovo for over 30 years. Scientists have already patented three varieties of fruit - "Hoverla", "Roman Kosh" and "Rogers". The total area of the experimental farm is 760 hectares. "We have identified varieties of oriental persimmons that overwinter here. These trees have withstood temperatures dropping to -27 ℃, ”says Olga Grabovetska, a researcher at the Novokakhovske Research Institute of the Rice Institute. The fruit of each ...