A Study to Determine Fig (Ficus carica L.) Genetic Resources: Turkey, Siirt Region

Abstract

This study was conducted on local fig varieties in Eruh district, Mişar plain and in Gökçebağ town of the central district of Siirt province, where an extensive fig population is found, located in the Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. In this study, the fig gene sources of the region were investigated; morphological and phenological observations were made in the selected trees, and pomological properties of the collected fruit samples were examined, and chemical analyses were performed. Fruit weight 2.31-64.82 g, average fruit length 20.00-52.50 mm, average fruit width 20.00-55.00 mm, watersoluble dry matter of fruits 9.00-32.00%, titratable acidity 0.141-0.544% and pH ranged between 3.21 and 4.68 for the cultivars evaluated for pomological and chemical properties. Local genotypes with similar properties to especially sarılop (an important variety at the forefront of Turkey's dried fig sector), and Bursa siyahı (an important variety for table fig sector) were identified.

Keywords

• phenology
• ficus carica l.
• fig
• pomology
• siirt