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ASSESSMENT OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF SOME PISTACHIO CULTIVARS IN AZAR SHAHR REGION OF IRAN
Article number
912_61
Pages
411 – 414
Language
English
Abstract
Geographical extension of pistachio cultivation because of its special characteristics such as drought and salinity tolerance and the high nutritional and economical value of pistachio nut are very important.
So, in order to investigate the adaptation of some economic pistachio cultivars in the Azar Shahr region, an experiment was carried out based on Completely Randomized Blocks Design (RCBD) with 10 treatments and 3 replications at the Azerbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem Research field for 6 years.
Sarakhs pistachio seeds were stratified in the December of 2001 and were sown in plastic bags in the greenhouse.
Seedlings were transplanted to the field at May 2002. Scions of pistachio cultivars (Kalleh-Ghouchi, Akbari, Ouhadi, Momtaz, Rezaei, Rezaei-e-zodras, Fandogi-e-zodras, Fandogi-Ghafuri, Badami-e-zodras and Chrook) were prepared from Rafsanjan and were grafted using inverse T budding method at May 2004. In 2007 seven pistachio cultivars (Kalleh-Ghuochi, Akbari, Ouhadi, Momtaz, Fandogi-e-zodras, Badami-e-zodras and Chrook) with male plants starting blooming and nuts were produced in female cultivars.
Investigation of nut yield and the nut traits showed that: Momtaz cv. produced the highest dry nut (223.3 g) and the yield of Kalleh-Ghuochi (162.3 g) and Ouhadi (90.67 g) were moderate.
Weight of dehulled nuts and kernel weights in Kalleh-Ghouchi and Momtaz cvs. were higher than other cultivars and Fandogi-e-zodras produced the smallest nut and kernel.
In the aspect of the rate of kernel to dehulled nut, Ouhadi and Kalleh-Ghouchi cvs were superior to the other cultivars.
All cultivars except Fandogi-e-zodras had less than 27% blank nuts and also all of cultivars had more than 80% spilt nuts except Fandogi-e-zodras.
So, in order to investigate the adaptation of some economic pistachio cultivars in the Azar Shahr region, an experiment was carried out based on Completely Randomized Blocks Design (RCBD) with 10 treatments and 3 replications at the Azerbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem Research field for 6 years.
Sarakhs pistachio seeds were stratified in the December of 2001 and were sown in plastic bags in the greenhouse.
Seedlings were transplanted to the field at May 2002. Scions of pistachio cultivars (Kalleh-Ghouchi, Akbari, Ouhadi, Momtaz, Rezaei, Rezaei-e-zodras, Fandogi-e-zodras, Fandogi-Ghafuri, Badami-e-zodras and Chrook) were prepared from Rafsanjan and were grafted using inverse T budding method at May 2004. In 2007 seven pistachio cultivars (Kalleh-Ghuochi, Akbari, Ouhadi, Momtaz, Fandogi-e-zodras, Badami-e-zodras and Chrook) with male plants starting blooming and nuts were produced in female cultivars.
Investigation of nut yield and the nut traits showed that: Momtaz cv. produced the highest dry nut (223.3 g) and the yield of Kalleh-Ghuochi (162.3 g) and Ouhadi (90.67 g) were moderate.
Weight of dehulled nuts and kernel weights in Kalleh-Ghouchi and Momtaz cvs. were higher than other cultivars and Fandogi-e-zodras produced the smallest nut and kernel.
In the aspect of the rate of kernel to dehulled nut, Ouhadi and Kalleh-Ghouchi cvs were superior to the other cultivars.
All cultivars except Fandogi-e-zodras had less than 27% blank nuts and also all of cultivars had more than 80% spilt nuts except Fandogi-e-zodras.
Authors
S. Bolandnazar, V. Grigorian, A. Shirzad
Keywords
pistachio, adoptability, Azar Shahr, pistachio cultivars, yield, blank and split nut
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