1st International Erciyes Agriculture, Animal and Food Sciences Conference (AGANFOS-2019), Kayseri, Turkey, 24 - 27 April 2019, vol.1, no.1, pp.98
Rize is in Eastern Black Sea area and tea is major cultivated plant in the region. In this province, except for tea, fruit species such as apples, pears, mandarins, cherries, hazelnuts and walnuts also was grown. Many plums are grown in different ecological zones in the region. Consists of water-resistant plum tree was also ensures continued presence in the region. Plum varietes showed differences regarding to maturation time and fruit characteristics. This study was carried out in Rize Province to investigate local plum varieties. Selected eight local plum varieties were examined for pomological characteristics during 2015-2016 and differences were revealed.