Current Status of Grape Production and Cultivation in Turkey
2011
Ahn, S.Y., Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea | Kim, S.H., National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Yun, H.K., Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
Turkey is one of origins of the European grapes. There are approximately 1,200 grape varieties originated from European grape species in Turkey. Turkey is the sixth major grape producing country in the world, and considered to be one of the most favorable countries for grape production in the view point of climate and soil conditions. Approximately, 3.6 million tons of grapes are produced in the area of 480,000 ha and they are mainly consumed for raisin (37%), table grape (30%), and juice(30%) in Turkey. Only 3% of them are utilized for making wine. Especially, more than 20 kg of table grapes per capita have been annually consumed in Turkey. The major table grape cultivars produced in Turkey are 'Sultana', 'Rosaki' and 'Alphonse Lavallee'. The most favorite seedless grape variety 'Sultana' has been used for both raisin and table grape production in Turkey. Grapes are produced all over the country, and major grape growing areas are mainly concentrated in the Aegean (42%) and Mediterranean (19%) regions. In Turkey, popular trellis system for table and wine grape varieties are vertical shoot positioned (VSP) system, wire trellis support system, and Pergola system.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Korea Agricultural Science Digital Library