Assimilated ancestries of American persimmon cultivars (landrace Diospyros virginiana)
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https://doi.org/10.71318/ehdazj02Keywords:
cultivars in circulation, home orchards, non-hybridAbstract
The works of many American persimmon hobbyists and professionals are assimilated here in a presentation of ancestries and cultivars currently available in the U.S. The focus is on purely Diospyros virginiana cultivars available to home orchardists. Cultivars no longer in U.S. circulation are omitted unless they are used in ancestry relations. All data is provided in tabularized format.
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