A Research on the Selection of Native Almond (Prunus amygdalus L.) Types in Dicle District

In this study made during the years 2006 and 2007, 50 almond types were labelled in Dicle district of Diyarbakir province. No studies have been done about almond trees in Dicle district up to now. Therefore, this study is very significant with respect to be the first study on the almond types in this area. Flowering dates and the fruit properties of these types were determined. According to our observations and the evaluations, the types were subjected to weighted ranked method depend on the specific selection criteria. As a result of the work, 6 superior almond types which had the higher scores (DIC–7, DIC–18, DIC–24, DIC–32, DIC–39 and DIC–46) were selected. Kernel ratio, fruit weight and kernel weight of the selected types changed between 55.36–32.18%, 2.42-1.39 g and 1.05-0.39 g, respectively. In addition, it was determined that total points according to the flowering and the quality of the selected types changed between 728-815 and 726-782.