"ADREULA" MANDARIN IN RELATIVELY SEVERE CONDITIONS OF CITRUS CULTIVATION

The further development of citrus growing in Georgia requires the establishment of mandarin plantations even in relatively severe conditions of crop cultivation through the introduction of appropriate varieties. The paper discusses the results of studying the fruiting and some agrobiological indicators of one of the promising varieties for this purpose - "Adreula" mandarin. The prospect of the Adreula variety in this direction is confirmed by the fact that, compared to the standard variety, it is medium-growing, ripens fruits 20-25 days earlier, has high productivity (19-21% more), and high quality indicators of fruits.