Fruit growing
and viticulture of South Russia

Annotation

Huge shortage of hazelnut kernels in the Russian Federation it is possible to eliminate not only by the expansion of space for plants of this species, but with the implementation in production of new highly efficient technologies and by the using in the industrial plantations of high-yielding and high-technological varieties. With the development of agricultural production and transfer to deeper processing of the fruits, the requirements to the fruits production are changed. The fruits of the nut should be rounded, with high output kernels (not below 48 %), easy to separate from the shell, the nut peel should have a low cork, calibre of kernel is 13-15 mm. For more than 40 years on the territory of Krasnodar nut state variety plot of FSBI "Cossortcomissia", with the assistance of scientists of the Kuban State Agrarian University, more than forty varieties of hazelnut were tested. Organization of experience, surveys and observations were conducted by us in accordance with the Program and methods of variety's study of fruit, berry and nut crops. The agricultural care and protection of walnut plantations from pests and diseases were carried out according to the regional norms recommended for the protection of fruit plants. Based on the long-term testing it have been selected the varieties recommended for industrial hazelnut growing, suitable for efficient cultivation in the considered horticulture areas of the Krasnodar Region. There are high-technological introduced varieties: from Azerbaijan � Ata-Baba and from countries of Western Europe � Louise, Gustav, Buttner, Kadetten, Chudo Bollvillera with large fruits capable for production. For use in the landscape design it is possibly to use the hazelnut varieties of Academic Yablokov, Moscovskiy Rubin and Italian variety of Purpurea.