Research

Baby-persimmon

We are investigating the commercial usages of a new persimmon variety, “Baby-persimmon,” that bears small fruits. We are also studying plant hormonal controls of important agronomic traits.

(Right) ‘Hiratanenashi’, (Left) ‘Totsutanenashi (also known as baby-persimmon) (bud sport mutant of ‘Hiratanenashi’)

References

  • Yamane, H., M. Ichiki, R. Tao, T. Esumi, K. Yonemori, T. Niikawa, and H. Motosugi. 2008. Growth characteristics of a small-fruit dwarf mutant arising from bud sport mutation in Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.). HortScience 43: 1726-1730.
  • Habu, T., H. Yamane, I, Naito, S. Nishiyama, A. Nonaka, T. Kawai, H. Yamada and R. Tao. 2016. Differences in physiological characteristics and gene expression levels in fruits between Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) ‘Hiratanenashi’ and its small fruit mutant ‘Totsutanenashi’. Hort. J. 85: 306-314.