STRUCTURE CHANGES OF FRUIT PRODUCTION OF REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

The share of fruit area in total cultivable area of Serbia in the investigated period (1980-2003) is 5.58% showing the tendency of slight increasing. In 2002 the plum is the leading fruit species showing the decrease of its share in total fruit production of Serbia. Plums have the share of 56.0% in total number of trees of productive age and 45.85% in total realized fruit production. In the fruit production structure of Serbia the second and third place have apple and sour cherry