Identification of Morphological and Pomological Characteristics of Iraq Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Variety Salakhani and Comparing with Variety Zivzik
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2019
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In this study, morphological and pomological characteristics of
Salakhani, local variety of Iraq and Zivzik (Punica granatum L.), local variety
of Siirt, were compared. Salakhani variety, which is one of the well-known
pomegranate cultivars in Halabja region, has been cultivated for centuries in
this region, North of Iraq. Zivzik variety is considered to be one of the important
local varieties in Siirt province in the South East of Turkey. Salakhani variety
was collected from their natural area in Halabja and Zivzik variety was collected
from Zivzik Village in Şirvan. This is the first study comparing both varieties
in point of pomological and morphological features. Our study has shown that
two varieties are similiar on account of some features on the other hand are also
different with regard to some properties. In addition to that the study showed
Salakhani has more bigger fruit size and with soft seed than Zivzik
pomegranate; conversely, Zivzik cv. has also very juicy fruit and high quality
of fruit juice compare with Salakhani. This study has shown the superior
characteristics of these two varieties can be the subject of different breeding
studies in developing new pomegranate varieties.
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Salakhani cv., Zivzik cv., Pomological Properties, Morphological Properties, Pomegranate.
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