A Study on Selection and Identification of Table Fig Types in East Edge of Firat River

Abstract

The objectives of this study were select, define, preserve and disseminate the productions of fig types of good quality for fresh consumption. Turkey has a great variation and distribution with respect to both cultivar and wild fig forms. Although East Edge of Firat River has a special importance in respect to the fig genetic resources, no studies have been made about selection and identification of them in the area by researchers up to now. This study was carried out according to the weighted ranked method during years 2006-2007. According to this ranked method, in 60 fig types, seven fig types which had higher scores were selected and they were identificated in detail according to descriptors for fig of International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. In these types, it was determined that fruit weight was changed between 60.75 and 27.31 g, fruit width was changed between 54.41 and 35.12 mm and TSS ratio changed between 28.87 and 17.68\%, titrable acidity was changed between 0.21 and 0.29\%. These table fig types which had the higher scores were identificated as detail with respect to some properties such as tree growth habit, tree vigour, relative degree of branching, full maturity, ostiolum width, peeling of skin, scale size of scales around the ostiolum, fruit skin cracks, petiole color and pulp internal color.