PISTACHIO ROOTSTOCK BREEDING BY SELECTION OF WILD PISTACIA SPECIES IN TURKEY
PISTACHIO ROOTSTOCK BREEDING BY SELECTION OF WILD PISTACIA SPECIES IN TURKEY
H. S. Atli, S. Arpaci, A. Akgun and I. Acar
Abstract
This study was carried out in 1999-2000 years to create germplasm collection for breeding programs in future and to production pistachio rootstocks which have vigorous and compatible with cultivars. Seeds of different 63 types were collected from 10 provinces of Turkey as Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Kahramanmaras, Malatya, Sivas, Tokat, Gumushane, Amasya, Samsun and Trabzon.
Selection studies were done in Eastern Anatolia, Black Sea and Southeastern Anatolia Regions in 1999. 25 Pistacia palaestina, 16 Pistacia atlantica, 14 Pistacia terebinthus and 8 Pistacia khinjuk types were selected in the study.
Selected types’ seeds were sown in plastic containers in greenhouse up to seven months old. Obtained seedlings were compared with Pistacia integerrima seedlings.
According to growth and bud take rate, the best results were obtained from 63 ME 01 and 63 ME 02 types of Pistacia terebinthus; 46 FS 06 and 46 FS 07 types of Pistacia palaestina; and 60 AT 05 type ofPistacia atlantica.