CREATION NEW VARIETIES OF NON-TRADITIONAL FRUIT CROPS IN UZBEKISTAN

The article presents the results of a scientific study on the non-traditional culture of Japanese medlar in Uzbekistan and the development of a new variety of this crop. Japanese medlar is an evergreen fruit and ornamental crop. In the conditions of the Tashkent region it can withstand frosts down to -18 ⁰C. The fruits of the new variety “Yagona” are quite large, the average weight of one fruit is 36 grams. The maximum weight of the fetus is 55 grams. It produces a harvest every year; the yield of a 10-year-old tree averages 35 kg.