History

• May 16, 1994 Established new system of Gimhae Sweet Persimmon Experiment Station in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 14261.
• May 17, 1994 Announced the system of Gimhae Sweet Persimmon Experiment Station in conformity with Gyeongnam Provincial Regulation No. 2198
• Nov. 12, 1998 Renamed to Sweet Persimmon Experiment Station of Gyeongsangnam_do Agricultural Research & Extension Services in conformity with Gyeongnam Provincial Regulation No. 2599.
• Dec. 11. 2003 Renamed to Sweet Persimmon Research Institute of GNARES in conformity with Gyeongnam Provincial Regulation No. 2680

Function

• Breeding of high quality sweet persimmon.
• Development of cultural technology, control of diseases and insects.
• Research on the quality improvement, storage and processing of sweet persimmon.

Management

• document, security and public seals.
• budgeting, accounting, accounts closing, and use.
• national and public properties and material.

Research

• Collection and preservation of genetic sources of sweet persimmon.
• Breeding of new varieties of sweet persimmon.
• Research on improvement of cultivation method for labor saving
• Research on cultural technology for fruit quality improvement
• Control of diseases and insects.
• Research on how to keep freshness of fruit during storage