This page contains references that have or may have relevance with regard to the improvement or propagation of the American persimmon (D. virginiana) as a cultivated crop. References specific to D. kaki are also included where it is believed that they may have significance with regard to the improvement of D. virginiana.
| General Interest |
| Anonymous. “Missouri Has the Only Persimmon Farm in the World.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Jan. 17 1909. |
| Anonymous. “Persimmon, Diospyros Virginiana.” Morton Arbor. Quart. 9 (1973): 14-15. |
| Anonymous. “An Unusual Persimmon Tree.” J. Heredity 6, no. 525 (1915): 525. |
| Baldwin, J. T., and R. Culp. “Polyploidy in Diospyros Virginiana L.” American Journal of Botany 28, no. 10 (1941): 942-944. |
| Beckerle, L. “A Tasty Persimmon.” Pomona 29, no. 1 (1996): 35. |
| Beckett, F. “How Big Do Native Persimmons Grow.” Pomona 17, no. 2 (1984): 123. |
| Beckett, F. “Kaki-Virginiana Persimmon.” Pomona 34, no. 4 (2001): 21. |
| Beilmann, A. “The Persimmon - A Long-Neglected Fruit.” Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin 37 (1945): 189-192. |
| Birkholz, C. “American Persimmons in Eastern Wisconsin.” Pomona 27, no. 2 (1994): 36-37. |
| Black, H. “Experiences in Fruit Growing in Tennessee.” Pomona 27, no. 4 (1994): 36-38. |
| Brenneman, J. S. “Growing and Marketing Persimmons.” NNGA Annual Report 60 (1969): 25-26. |
| Briand, C. “The Common Persimmon (D. Virginiana L.): The History of an Underutilized Fruit Tree (16th-19th Centuries).” Huntia 12, no. 1 (2005): 71-89. |
| Brinkman, G. “Wild Persimmons: The Forgotten Fruit.” Small Farm Today 10, no. 4 (1993): 17. |
| Burgess, L. “For Good Fruit and Shade -- Persimmons.” Flower and Garden 21, no. 9 (1977): 44-45. |
| Collins, J. “Persimmons Can Be Grown As Far North As Southern Canada.” Pomona 11, no. 2 (1978): 64-65. |
| Collins, M. “Diospyros Virginiana: American Native Persimmon.” Pomona 18, no. 1 (1985): 41. |
| Cosgrove, C. J. “Persimmon - A New Flavor for Ice Cream.” American Dairy Review 32, no. 6 (1970): 44+. |
| Croley, V. “Persimmons!” Mother Earth News, no. 5 (1970). |
| Cuno, J. B. “Utilization of Dogwood and Persimmon.” USDA Dept. Bull. 1436 (1926): 1-43. |
| Davis, C. “Some Observations on Paw Paws and Persimmons.” Pomona 19, no. 2 (1986): 56. |
| Dickens, A. “Persimmons.” The Industrialist 20 (1904): 307-316. |
| Duckworth, B. “Lifetime Experience with Persimmons.” Pomona 7, no. 4 (1974): 147. |
| Eddy, C. O. “The Place of the Native Persimmon in Nature : In Relation to Other Plant Communities and the Certain Economic Insects.” The Ohio Journal of Science 27, no. 4 (1927): 187-199. |
| English, J. “American Persimmon: An Introduction to the Tree and Its Fruit.” Pomona 22, no. 1 (1989): 40. |
| English, J. “Diospyros Virginiana var. Platycarpa Sarg.” Pomona 20, no. 3 (1987): 28. |
| English, J. “Persimmons on Male Trees.” Pomona 13, no. 2 (1980): 69-70. |
| English, J. “A Practical Review of Persimmons.” NNGA Annual Report 73 (1982): 36-38. |
| Evans, M. “Persimmons.” Cuisine, no. Nov. (1981): 57-61,104. |
| Fletcher, W. P. “The Native Persimmon.” USDA Farmers Bulletin 685 (1942): 28. |
| Gerard, W. “The Name Persimmon.” Gard. Month. 27 (1885): 152,189. |
| Gordon, J. “Minor Fruit and Nut Gleanings at Geneva.” Pomona 17, no. 2 (1984): 108. |
| Gordon, J. “Persimmons Under Black Walnuts.” Pomona 14, no. 4 (1981): 220. |
| Griffith, E. “Removing Astingency from American Persimmons.” 5 3 (1972). |
| Griffith, E., and M. Griffith. Persimmons for Everyone: North American Fruit Explorers, 1982. |
| Hague, S. “A Morphological Study of Diospyros Virginiana.” Botanical Gazette 52 (1911): 34-44. |
| Harrington, F. “The Persimmon in Iowa.” Iowa State Hort. Soc. Rept. 34 (1899): 251-256. |
| Harrington, F. “Persimmon Report.” Iowa State Hort. Soc. Rept. 35 (1900): 344-345. |
| Hartmann, H. “Drying American Persimmons.” Pomona 35, no. 2 (2002): 43. |
| Hayden, R. A. “Persimmons.” , 1-2. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, 2001. |
| Hayes, B. “Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana) - Important Nectar Source.” American Bee Journal 118, no. 5 (1978): 309+. |
| Hilton, P. “Drying Persimmons.” Pomona 34, no. 3 (2001): 64. |
| Holdeman, Q. “Aborted Persimmon Seeds.” Pomona 36, no. 2 (2003): 11. |
| Holdeman, Q. L. “Persimmons for Louisiana's Children - Young and Old. I. Understanding the American Persimmon, Diospyros Virginiana L.” (1998): 1-16. |
| Hume, H. “Planting Persimmons.” J. Hered. 5 (1914): 131-138. |
| Jack, J. “Persimmons.” Arnold Arboretum: Bulletin of Popular Information 5, no. 11 (1931): 41-44. |
| Kammlade, W. G. “Sassafras and Persimmons.” Special Publication of the College of Agriculture of the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) 40 (1976): 38-139. |
| Kennedy, C. “Persimmon Seedlings: Early Golden Selflings Revisited.” Pomona 26, no. 1 (1993): 58-60. |
| Kincaid, L. “Persimmons: Orchard Sugar and Spice.” Fruit Gardener 36, no. 4 (2004). |
| Kitigawa, H., and P. Glucina. Persimmon Culture in New Zealand. Vol. 159, DSIR Information Series. Wellington: Science Information Publishing Centre, 1984. |
| Kreider, R. “Persimmons in Central Illinois.” Pomona 28, no. 4 (1995): 43. |
| Kurle, R. “Persimmons in Chicago.” Pomona 15, no. 2 (1982): 83-64. |
| Kurle, R. “The Seedless American Persimmon.” Pomona 17, no. 1 (1984): 42. |
| Kwasny, J. “Heirloom Persimmon Letter by T.O. Warren.” Pomona 18, no. 4 (1985): 306. |
| Ladwig, C. F. “Hardiness of Nut and Persimmon Trees in Southern Wisconsin.” NNGA Annual Report 50 (1959): 109-110. |
| LeFevre, A. “The Mysterious Persimmon Trees.” Pomona 9, no. 2 (1971). |
| Lehman, J. “In Search of the Monoecious American Persimmon.” Nutshell 53, no. 4 (1999): 30-31. |
| Lewis, C. E. “Persimmon.” Horticulture 48, no. 8 (1970): 40,48. |
| Lowder, L. “The American Persimmon.” Fruit Gardener (2001): 22-23. |
| Ludwin, I. “Superseeded Persimmons.” Pomona 20, no. 4 (1987): 5. |
| MacDaniels, L. “Nut Growing in the Northeastern United States.” Arnoldia 1 (1941): 21-64. |
| Maxfield, K. “Growing Persimmons in Northern Idaho.” Pomona 23, no. 4 (1990): 4-5. |
| McCoy, J. “In Search of the Southern Native Persimmon.” Pomona 25, no. 2 (1992): 70-71. |
| McDaniel, J. “A County Named Persimmon.” Pomona 7, no. 3 (1974): 96. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Persimmons.” Horticulture 49, no. 9 (1971): 33,51. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Persimmons in Illinois.” Pomona in Review (1970): 60-62. |
| McKenney, T. “Differentiation of Sterile Specimens of Nyssa Sylvatica Marsh. and Diospyros Virginiana L.” Castanea 32 (1967): 186-189. |
| Mottier, D. “Further Notes on the Seedless Fruits of the Common Persimmon - Diospyros Virginiana.” Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 1912 (1913): 57-58. |
| Neitzel, J. “Gleanings: Native Persimmons.” Newsletter of the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG), no. 4 (1983): 26-27. |
| Norris, S. “Polyploid Genetics.” Pomona 26, no. 2 (1993): 14-15. |
| Olson, D. F. Jr., and R. L. Barnes. “Diospyros Virginiana L. - Common Persimmon.” Agric. Handb. U.S. Dept. Agric. (1974): 373-375. |
| Pape, E. W. “The American Persimmon.” Organic Gard. and Farming 4, no. 11 (1957): 28. |
| Pearce, D.K., and J.W. Thieret. “Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana, Ebenaceae) and Mayapple (Podophyllum Peltatum, Berberidaceae): Proximate Analysis of Their Fruits.” Trans. Kentucky Acad. Sci. 54, no. 1-2 (1993): 30-31. |
| Peters, E. J., and J. F. Stritzke. “Control of Persimmon with Various Herbicides and Methods of Application.” Weed Science 18, no. 5 (1970): 572-575. |
| Popenoe, J. “Northern Nuts and Persimmons in Florida.” NNGA Annual Report 52 (1961): 22-23. |
| Preston, W. H., and E. Griffith. “Use of Apples to Remove Astringency from Persimmon.” NNGA Annual Report 53 (1962): 29-34. |
| Reich, L. “Kaki and American Persimmons: Fruit of the Gods.” In Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden, 97-113. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2004. |
| Riotte, L. “Oklahoma's Wild Persimmons.” Nutshell 27, no. 2 (1975): 9-11. |
| Rolek, B. “A Passion for Persimmons.” Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com 2003. |
| Roush, J. F. “Persimmons.” Pomona 8, no. 1 (1975): 12-13. |
| Sargent, C. S. “Diospyros.” Silva N. Am. 6 (1894): 1-12. |
| Schaaf, C. “Missouri Persimmons.” Journal of the California Rare Fruit Growers 19 (1987). |
| Schneider, E. “Wild About Persimmons.” Washingtonian 31 (1995): 165-168. |
| Sears, T. “Persimmon Pulp Made the Easy Way.” Nutshell 56, no. 2 (2002): 21-22. |
| Shukla, Y., and G. Kapadia. “Chemical Constituents of Diospyros Virginiana.” Indian J. Pharm. Sci. 51 (1989): 73. |
| Skallerup, H. R. “The Distribution of Diospyros Virginiana.” Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 40 (1953): 211-225. |
| Skallerup, H. R. “Our Self-Pruning Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana).” Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 41 (1953): 39-40. |
| Small, J. “Diospyros Virginiana.” Addisonia 3 (1918): 9-10. |
| Sorg, D. “Allegheny Fruit Growing - PawPaw and Persimmon.” Pomona 25, no. 2 (1993): 63-65. |
| Spongberg, S. “Notes on Persimmons, Kakis, Date Plums, and Chapotes.” Arnoldia 51 (1991): 47-54. |
| Spongberg, S. “Notes on Persimmons, Kakis, Date Plums, and Chapotes.” Arnoldia 39, no. 5 (1979): 290-309. |
| Spongberg, S. A. “Ebenaceae Hardy in Temperate North America.” J. Arnold Arb. 58 (1977): 146-160. |
| Steyermark, J. “The Persimmon Tree.” Missouri Botanical Garden Bulletin 37 (1941): 192-195. |
| Tamura, M. “Ploidy Level and Genome Size of Several Diospyros Species.” J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 67 (1998): 306-312. |
| Ward, W. B. “The Pawpaw and Persimmon in Indiana.” NNGA Annual Report 45 (1954): 59-62. |
| Warren, T. “Selecting the Best Wild Clones of Dios. Virginiana.” Pomona 10, no. 3 (1977): 151. |
| Warren, T. O. “Comparisons of Northern and Southern Races of Diospyros Virginiana (Persimmon).” Pomona 12, no. 3 (1979): 127-128. |
| Wood, C. E., and R. B. Channell. “The Genera of the Ebenales in the Southeastern United States.” J. Arnold Arbor. 41 (1960): 1-35. |
| Woodburn, W. “Development of the Embryo Sac and Endosperm in Some Seedless Persimmons.” Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38 (1911): 771-777. |
| Woodburn, W. “Notes on the Native Seedless Persimmon.” Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 1908 (1909): 99-101. |
| Wurzburger, J. , and B.Z. Farkash. “Engogenous Gibberellin Level During Bud Dormancy Break of Diospyros Virginiana and Its Possible Effect on Water Content.” Plant Science Letters 6, no. 1 (1976): 1-4. |
| Cultivars |
| Anonymous. “Report of the Asst. Pomologist (Marion & Golden Gem persimmon).” In Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, 294-295: USDA, 1893. |
| Gerardi, L. “American Persimmon Varieties and Their Desirability.” NNGA Annual Report 47 (1956): 132-136. |
| Gerardi, L. J. “Persimmon Varieties and Progagation.” NNGA Annual Report 53 (1962): 25-26. |
| Gibson, M. D. “Domesticating the American Persimmon.” NNGA Annual Report 53 (1962): 26-29. |
| Hartmann, H. “Meader Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana).” NNGA Annual Report 75 (1984): 115. |
| Holmes, R. “Other Hardy Fruits.” In Taylor's Guide to Fruits and Berries, 304-315: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. |
| J.W.B. “Correspondence (Historical cultivars).” Garden & Forest (1894): 439. |
| Kreider, R. “Pipher's Persimmon.” Pomona 16, no. 2 (1983): 137. |
| Maxfield, K. “Native Persimmons.” Pomona 21, no. 2 (1988): 60-62. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “6th Indiana Persimmon Contest.” Nutshell 7, no. 2 (1960): 1-4. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Diospyros Virginiana.” The Hoosier Kernal (1964): 6-15. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “'Florence' A Fourth Monoecious American Persimmon.” Pomona 7, no. 1 (1971): 25-26. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Persimmon Cultivars for Northern Areas.” Fruit Varieties Journal 27, no. 4 (1973): 94-96. |
| Miller, S. “Our Native Persimmon.” Garden & Forest 333 (1894): 278-279. |
| Plumb, C. “The American Persimmon.” Garden & Forest 9 (1896): 442-443. |
| Rice, W. “An Experimental American Persimmon.” Nutshell 57, no. 3 (2003): 26-27. |
| Seligmann, E., and B. Seligmann. “Two New American Persimmons.” Pomona 28, no. 2 (1995): 20-22. |
| Sonnemann, W. F. “The Best of the American Persimmons.” NNGA Annual Report 53 (1962): 24-25. |
| Sonnemann, W. F. “My Five Years with Persimmons.” NNGA Annual Report 50 (1959): 112-115. |
| Taylor, W. “Promising New Fruits (Delmas persimmon).” USDA Yearbook (1904): 399-416. |
| Taylor, W. “Promising New Fruits (Josephine persimmon).” USDA Yearbook (1906): 355-370. |
| Taylor, W. “Promising New Fruits (Kawakami persimmon).” USDA Yearbook (1908): 473-490. |
| Taylor, W. “Promising New Fruits (Miller & Ruby persimmon).” USDA Yearbook (1907): 305-320. |
| Talbott, J. E. “The American Persimmon As We See It.” NNGA Annual Report 48 (1957): 45-51. |
| Talbott, J. E. “Notes on the Commercial Production of Native Persimmon.” NNGA Annual Report 55 (1964): 58. |
| Talbott, J. E. “Some Improved Varieties of the American Persimmon.” NNGA Annual Report 54 (1963): 70-74. |
| Talbott, J. E. “Some Major Possibilities for a Minor Fruit.” NNGA Annual Report 63 (1972): 103-105. |
| Troop, J. “Cultivating the Persimmon.” Garden & Forest 8, no. 365 (1895): 75-76. |
| Troop, J., and O. Hadley. “The American Persimmon.” Bull. Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. No. 60 7 (1896): 43-51. |
| Troop, J., and O. Hadley. “The American Persimmon: Its Habits and Distribution in Indiana, Methods of Propagation and Cultivation, and Suggestions Concerning Its Improvement.” Trans. Indiana Hort. Soc. (1895): 116-123. |
| Watts, R. “Persimmons.” Bull. Univ. Tenn. Agr. Exp. Sta. 11 (1899): 193-223. |
| Wills, W. J., and D. Garrison. “Selecting Persimmon Varieties.” Nutshell 33, no. 1 (1978): 9-10. |
| Yates, E. “The Yates Persimmon: Origin and Scions Offered.” Pomona 20, no. 2 (1987): 32. |
| Zimmerman, G. A. “The Persimmon.” NNGA Annual Report 29 (1938): 97-98. |
| Improvement/Breeding |
| Anonymous. “Seed from F-1 Hybrids Persimmon Trees.” Pomona 26, no. 1 (1993): 75. |
| Campbell, R. D. “Searching for the Northern Persimmon.” Nutshell 34, no. 2 (1980): 9-11. |
| Campbell, R. D. “Searching for the Northern Persimmon - II.” Nutshell 33, no. 3 (1980): 10-13. |
| Campbell, R. D. “Searching for the Northern Persimmon - III.” Nutshell 33, no. 4 (1980): 11-14. |
| Claypool, J. “Breeding Seedless American Persimmons.” Pomona 23, no. 2 (1990): 54-56. |
| Claypool, J. “Improving the American Persimmon.” Pomona 28, no. 1 (1995): 76. |
| Claypool, J. “Improving the American Persimmon.” Pomona 19, no. 1 (1986): 3-7. |
| Claypool, J. “Improving the American Persimmon - A Progress Report.” Pomona 21, no. 2 (1988): 7-11. |
| Claypool, J. “Improving the American Persimmon - Progress Report #2.” Pomona 25, no. 2 (1992): 63-64. |
| Claypool, J. “Improving the American Persimmon Progress Report #3.” Pomona 25, no. 4 (1992): 28-34. |
| Claypool, J. “Help Us Find the LCC Persimmon.” Pomona 27, no. 4 (1994): 3. |
| Claypool, J. “Search for a 3" Persimmon.” Pomona 34, no. 2 (2001): 31. |
| Garrison, D. E. “Feasibility of Establishing Commercial Persimmon Production in Illinois.” M.S., Southern Illinois University, 1978. |
| Goodell, E. "Two Promising Fruit Plants for Northern Landscapes: Diospyros Virginiana, American Persimmon, Actinidia Arguta, Kiwifruit.” Arnoldia 42, no. 4 (1982): 103-133. |
| Heiman, A. W. “Challenge Academia to Solve Persimmon Inconsistencies.” NNGA Annual Report 88 (1997): 81-82. |
| Lehman, J. “Breeding the American Persimmon.” NNGA Annual Report 92 (2001): 52-54. |
| Lehman, J. “Commercializing American Persimmons.” Pomona 29, no. 1 (1996): 35. |
| Lehman, J. “Pawpaw and Persimmon Show Commercial Possibilities.” Nutshell 55, no. 3 (2001): 11-12. |
| Lehman, J. “Persimmon Breeding.” Pomona 24, no. 1 (1996): 7-8. |
| Maxfield, K. “Persimmon Seed Distribution Program.” Pomona 22, no. 1 (1989): 42. |
| Maxfield, K. “Persimmon Seed Distribution Program.” Pomona 22, no. 4 (1989): 11. |
| Maxfield, K. “Persimmon Seed Distribution Report.” Pomona 22, no. 3 (1989): 11. |
| McDaniel, J. “American Persimmon, An Emerging Horticultural Crop.” Fruit Varieties Journal 27, no. 1 (1973): 116-19. |
| McDaniel, J. “Persimmon Breeding Notes.” Pomona 5, no. 3 (1972): 123-125. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Breeding Better American Persimmons.” NNGA Annual Report 65 (1974): 58-61. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Persimmon Breeding Material Source.” Pomona 4, no. 2 (1971): 45-46. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Persimmon Evaluation - Further Notes.” NNGA Annual Report 47 (1956): 136-138. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Persimmon Notes.” NNGA Annual Report 61 (1970): 106-109. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “A Plant Breeder Looks at Some American Tree Crops: Morus, Gleditsia, and Diospyros (Mulberry, Honeylocust, and Persimmon).” In Tree Crops for Energy Co-Production on Farms, 113-118: U.S. Dept. Energy, 1980. |
| Raymond, J. “The Horticultural Improvement of the American Persimmon.” Nutshell, no. September (2006): 20-27. |
| Rombough, L. “Exploiting the Genetics of Native Persimmon.” Fruit Gardener, no. Feb. (1993): 7-9. |
| Slate, G. L. “Persimmon Varieties.” NNGA Annual Report 57 (1966): 136-139. |
| Slate, G. L. “Persimmons, A Promising Neglected Fruit.” NNGA Annual Report 40 (1949): 154-157. |
| Sugiura, A. “Retrospects and Prospects on Persimmon Research.” Acta Horticulturae 685 (2005): 177-187. |
| Yonemori, K., A. Sugiura, and Y. Masahiko. “Persimmon Genetics and Breeding.” In Plant Breeding Reviews, edited by J. Janick, 191-225, 2000. |
| Propagation/Rooting/Grafting |
| Blomquist, H. “Dormancy in the Seeds of the Persimmon.” J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 39 (1923): 83-85. |
| Bondok, A., M. Salama, and A. Moustafa. “Studies on Persimmon Propagation by Root Cuttings.” Annals of Agricultural Science 29, no. 2 (1984): 1045-1054. |
| Brown, L. “Grafting of Persimmons.” Pomona 26, no. 2 (1993): 75. |
| Davis, L. “Starting Native Persimmons from Seed.” Pomona 27, no. 2 (1994): 30. |
| Dennis, S. L. “Chip-Budding in the Persimmon.” Nutshell 11, no. 3 (1964). |
| Dennis, S. L. “Persimmon Grafting.” Nutshell 9, no. 3 (1962): 38,42. |
| Dhuria, H. S., V. P. Bhutani, and B. Bihari Lal. “A New Technique of Vegetative Propagation of Persimmon.” Scientia Horticulturae 6 (1977): 55-58. |
| Fumuro, M. , K. Uedo, and H. Okisima. “Early Cropping and Labor Saving by High Density Planting and Root Zone Restriction of Japanese Persimmon.” Acta Horticulturae 436 (1997): 275-283. |
| Kowa, C. “Top-Working the Native Persimmon.” Pomona (1969): 34. |
| Lehman, J. “Growing Persimmons in Tree Shelters.” NNGA Annual Report 85 (1994): 152-153. |
| Lehman, J. “Influence of Rootstock on Persimmon.” Nutshell 57, no. 2 (2003): 16. |
| MacKay, B. “Propagating Persimmons.” Journal of the New Zealand Tree Crops Association 5, no. 1: 53++. |
| Maxfield, K. “Native Persimmons from Seed.” Pomona 25, no. 1 (1992): 6. |
| Maxfield, K. “Starting Native Persimmons from Seed.” Pomona 27, no. 2 (1994): 30-31. |
| McCoy, J. “Gather Scion Wood Without a Ladder.” Pomona 27, no. 2 (1994): 17. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Aids to Early Fruitfulness in Persimmon and Pawpaw.” NNGA Annual Report 49 (1958): 68-72. |
| McDaniel, J. C. “Pointers on Persimmon Propagation.” Nutshell 9, no. 3 (1962): 35-37. |
| Mercer, J. “Persimmon Trees: Bareroot vs. Containers.” Pomona 28, no. 3 (1995): 33. |
| Mishra, K. A. “The Vegetative Propagation of Persimmon.” Scientia Horticulturae 17 (1982): 125-127. |
| Rombough, L. “Prune Your Persimmons.” Pomona 27, no. 4 (1994): 3-4. |
| Schroeder, C. A., and C. P. North. “Rootstock Identification in the Persimmon.” Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science 54 (1949): 154-156. |
| Talbott, J. “Storage of Persimmon Seed for Planting.” Nutshell 10, no. 1 (1962): 21,13. |
| Talbott, J. E. “Topworking Persimmon Trees.” Nutshell 9, no. 3 (1962): 32-34. |
| Tetsumura, T., R. Tao, and A. Sugiura. “Rooting of Cuttings from Micropropagated Stock Plants of Japanese Persimmon.” J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 71, no. 3 (2002): 382-384. |
| Tetsumura, T., R. Tao, and A. Sugiura. “Single-Node Stem Cuttings from Root Suckers to Propagate a Potentially Dwarfing Rootstock for Japanese Persimmon.” HortTechnology 10, no. 4 (2000): 776-780. |
| Tetsumura, T., R. Tao, A. Sugiura, Y. Fujii, and S. Yoda. “Cutting Propagation of Some Dwarfing Rootstocks for Persimmons.” Acta Horticulturae 601 (2003): 145-149. |
| Micropropagation (D. kaki) |
| Choi, J. Y., H. J. Kim, C. H. Lee, J. M. Bae, Y. S. Chung, J. S. Shin, and N. I. Hyung. “Efficient and Simple Plant Regeneration Via Organogenesis from Leaf Segment Cultures of Persimmon (Diospyros Kaki Thunb.).” In Vitro Cell Dev. Biol. 37, no. 274-279 (2001): 274-279. |
| Cooper, P. A., and D. Cohen. “Micropropagation of Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros Kaki).” Comb. Proc. Int. Plant Propagators Soc. 34 (1984): 118-124. |
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| vFukui, H., K. Nishimoto, and M. Nakamura. “Varietal Differences in Rooting Ability of In Vitro Subcultures of Japanese Persimmon Shoots.” J. Jpn. Soc. Hort. Sci. 60, no. 4 (1992): 821-825. |
| Fukui, H., M. Sugiyama, and M. Nakamura. “Shoot Tip Culture of Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thumb.).” J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 58, no. 1 (1989): 43-47. |
| Leng, P., and H. Yamamura. “Fruit Set and Embryo Rescue in Crosses Using Parthenocarpic ‘Mopanshi’ Persimmon.” Scientia Horticulturae 107 (2006): 332-336. |
| Murayama, H. “In Vitro Shoot Proliferation and Rooting of Several Japanese Persimmon Cultivars.” J. Jpn. Soc. Hort. Sci. 58, no. 1 (1989): 55-61. |
| Sarathchandra, S. U., and G. Burch. “Micropropagation of Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros Kaki Thun.) cv. 'Hiratanenashi'.” New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 19 (1991): 113-120. |
| Sugiura, A., R. Tao, H. Murayama, and T. Tomana. “In Vitro Propagation of Japanese Persimmon.” HortScience 21, no. 5 (1986): 1205-1207. |
| Tamura, M. “Production of Dodecaploid Plants of Japanese Persimmons (D. kaki L.) by Colchicine Treatment of Protoplasts.” Plant Cell Reports 15, no. 7 (1996): 470-473. |
| Tamura, M., and R. Tao. “Somatic Hybridization in Diospyros (Persimmon).” In Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry. Somatic Hybridization in Crop Improvement II, edited by T. Nagata and Y. Bajaj, 152-163, 2001. |
| Tamura, M., R. Tao, and A. Sugiura. “Erratum: Production of Dodecaploid Plants of Japanese Persimmon (D. kaki L.) by Colchicine Treatment of Protoplasts (Plant Cell Reports, 1996, 15:7, 470-473).” Plant Cell Reports 15, no. 10 (1996): 776. |
| Tamura, M., R. Tao, and A. Sugiura. “Highly Stable Regeneration from Long-Term Cultures of Japanese Persimmon Callus.” HortScience 27, no. 9 (1992): 1048. |
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