PRIMARY EVALUATION OF SOME TEMPERATE FRUIT CULTIVARS INTRODUCED FROM TAIWAN

14 cultivars of 3 temperate fruits including 4 persimmon cultivars, 4 peach cultivars and 6 pear ones with low and medium chilling requirement introduced from Taiwan were primarily evaluated in 4 Northern Mountainous provinces and Lam Dong (Central Highlands) for its adaptability in Vietnam conditions and from which highly adapted promising cultivars should be screened for large scale production. After more than 3 years of study, some local rootstock cultivars having good compatibility with introduced ones were determined. In addition, introduced cultivars, named Mackawa Jiro (persimmon), B112 and A2-2-39 (peach), Mi Xue and Heng Shan (pear) were considered to be promising in terms of healthy growth, adaptable yield and high quality.