Apple cultivation is carried out
in all regions of Turkey. The highest apple production is provided from the
Mediterranean (38.2%) and Central Anatolia (37.9%) Regions. These two regions
are followed by the Marmara Region with a production rate of 8.1% and the
Aegean Region with a production rate of 8.0%. This study was conducted by surveying with producers in order to
determine the general status of apple culture, which is important species in
terms of producers in Uşak province in Aegean Region. In this study, it was
determined that 72% of the apple orchards were 1-15 years old. While the size of
apple orchards was 11.5 decares, the rate of fewer orchards than 10 decares was
found to be 67%. It was determined that the Starking Delicious, Amasya and Grany Smith cultivars were sharing
about 64% of the orchards. While 83% of the apple producers stated that they irrigate the
orchards, 60% of them is using drip irrigation system. Pruning was mentioned to be applied in the all
orchards. While soil tillage was performed
in the 94% of orchards, fertilization was applied in the 91% of orchards.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
---|---|
Konular | Mühendislik |
Bölüm | Original Papers |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 8 Aralık 2018 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 20 Eylül 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 8 Aralık 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2 |