PJB-2005-69
SELECTION STUDIES ON FIG IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION OF TURKEY
A. AYTEKIN POLAT* AND MELISA ÖZKAYA**
Abstract
Turkey has great variations in distributions of wild fig forms as well as fig cultivars. Antakya province has a special importance in fig production. This study was carried out in Antakya province, which is located in the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Forty different fig types were characterized in this selection work. The tree and leaf characteristics of the selected types were investigated. The pomological analyses of the fruits of the selected types were also performed along with fruit bearing dates of the selected types. According to the results of all observations, analysis and weighted ranked method, the 31-IN-01, 31-IN -08, 31-IN-10, 31-IN-11, 31-IN-12, 31-IM-13 types were classified as table type; 31-IN-13, 31-IN-21, 31-IN-24 as dried type and 31-IN-19, 31-IN-20, 31-1M-04 for canning and jam type. 31-IN-01 type was found to be parthenocarpic in reproduction.
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