Outdoor Ornamental Plants Produced in The Province Of Yalova Of Turkey: Status, Problems and Solutions

Year 2019, , 163 - 171, 31.08.2019

Mehmet Güneş Ayşegül Eroğlu Onur Sefa Alkaç

https://doi.org/10.13002/jafag4616

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the current condition and structure of the nurseries that produce outdoor ornamental plants in Yalova to identify the problems that they face in the production and marketing, and to offer recommendations positively to contribute the development of the nursery owners. The data of the study was obtained from face to face interviews with the representatives of the 43 nursery owners that propagate outdoor ornamental plants–trees, shrubs, and bushes- and are registered in Yalova Provincial Directory of Agriculture and Foresty. The data obtained showed that the average age of the owners of the nurseries is 44. The rate of the owners who have an undergraduate degree is 30.2%. In Yalova the production area of the nurseries for the outdoor ornamental plants is 7.93 ha. Their average annual income is 1.108.000 ₺. 58.1% of the nurseries have agricultural insurance. 39.5% of the nurseries have suffered losses due to various reasons. Of the losses experienced by the nurseries, 37.2% of them were due to winds. 90.7% of the nurseries employ agricultural engineers or landscape architect. Only 7% of the nurseries cooperate with provincial directorate of agriculture. 14% of the business have planned how many saplings they are going to produce before they set up their plantations. With regard to the problems, 58.1% of the nurseries face maintenance problems while 37% of them experience problems related to the lack of work force. The plant type that is mostly preferred by the nurseries is Euonymus with a rate of 79.1% which is followed by Photinia serratifolia and blue Cupressus arizonica with rates 39.5 and 27.9%, respectively. 69.7% -the highest rate- of all the outdoor ornamental plants are sold in the Marmara region of Turkey.

Keywords

Outdoor ornamental plants, Sector analysis, Yalova

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