GÜLER, Ahmet Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, Turkey , YILDIRIM, Fatma Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, Turkey

Comparison of Some Physical Properties in Fruits of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Hicaznar Grown in Different Region

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The study was carried out to determine the variation of fruit quality properties of pomegranate cultivar ‘Hicaznar’ in the nine commercial orchards where located in Aegean (izmir, Aydın, Denizli), Mediterranean (Antalya), and South East (Sanlıurfa) regions, in 2013 growing season. For this purpose, physical characteristics (weight, the size, shape index, fruit peel rate, peel thickness, grain yield, fruit juice yield and peel colour) in the fruit samples which were taken in harvest time were determined. In the study, there was found significantly differences between the orchards for some of the evaluated characteristics. According to data the values of fruit weight were between 259.8 and 740.8 g, the value of fruit width were between 77.78 and 110.51 mm, the fruit heights were between 69.14 and 96.48 mm, the value of shape index were between 0.85 and 0.93, the fruit peel rates were between %43.57 and %51.32, the peel thickness were between 4.37 and 5.54 mm, the grain yields were between %48.68 and %61.91, the fruit juice yields were between %64.79 and %75.87; L values were between 38.55 and 48.25, a* values were between 47.35 and 55.43, b* values were between 17.07 and 24.27 among the orchards. There were no relationship between altitude and fruit physical characteristics in the study. Generally the largest (481.64 g) and the reddest peel (a*=52.58) of fruit was obtained in Antalya region. While the fruit juice yield of Aegean and Mediterranean regions were similar (69%), and Sanlıurfa (75%) region had the highest yield.

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Pomegranate , region , fruit , size , peel color , altitude

Journal Of The Faculty Of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel University

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