AGROBIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC-TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FIG IN SOUTHERN DAGESTAN CONDITIONS
Fig, one of the oldest cultures that people began to cultivate for food belongs to mulberry family. Among subtropical crops, fig is one of the most valuable and is of exceptional interest for fruit growing development in the southern regions of Russia. However, the possibilities of fig cultivation in the country on an industrial scale are extremely limited. In this regard, there is a need to study the characteristics of this culture and to search for agro-climatic zones and areas where there are favorable conditions for its industrial cultivation. For the first time in Southern Dagestan, the paper gives agrobiological and economic-technological evaluation of different fig cultivars, which are of great interest for industrial cultivation in the Republic of Dagestan. The assortment available in the zone is described; some promising high- and regular-yielding cultivars of a good quality, meeting the production requirements are recorded.