3.1 x 15.7 cm. (1.2 x 6.2 in.) ...

The land area used for growing the fruit has shrunk to 4,700 hectares (11,600 acres) from more than 5,300 hectares a decade ...

Climate change, typhoons and ageing farmers among reasons blamed for the suffering industry as growers think of new ways to ...

Taiwan’s persimmon growers are struggling, as changing weather and an ageing population pose a threat to the century-old ...

Persimmon, Diospyros kaki L., is native to China and was first brought to the US in the mid 1850’s (Ryugo et al., 1988). Most domestic commercial production of persimmons is centered in California, ...

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Bare-root seedings will be provided to local residents as part of an onging effort to replenish the tree canopy.

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The land area used for growing the fruit has shrunk to 4,700 hectares (11,600 acres) from more than 5,300 hectares a decade ago and the number of persimmon farmers has also fallen, Su Tang-chao, ...

and the number of persimmon farmers has also fallen, Su Tang-chao, director of the agency's fruit and flower division, told AFP. "In recent years, we have observed changes in production areas and ...