The Black Sea Region is fourth in terms of total agriculture production areas and it follows the
Aegean Region as second in terms of fruit production areas in Turkey. The county has nearly 20 million tons of
total fruit production. The Black Sea Region has 2.138.700 tons of total fruit production which corresponds to 10.7
percent of total production in area with 6.811.396 da. Fruit production in the region is mainly performed in home
gardens, fruit gardens and in commercial orchards. All of the Turkey’s tea production (100.0%) and the biggest
portion of hazelnut production (66.4%) are supported in the Black Sea Region. Besides these products, other
fruits with higher production amount are cornelian cherry, kiwi, medlar, chestnut, walnut, mulberry, jujube, pear,
persimmon and cherry. In the region, the highest decreases in production amount and production are in cornelian
cherry (-81.8%) and apricot (-46.6%), while the highest increases are in walnut (63.6%) and persimmon (29.98%)
during 2010-2016. The largest fruit production areas are in provinces of Ordu (31.6%) and Giresun (16.6%), the
highest production quantities are in Rize (40.8%) and Trabzon (16.5%) provinces. Nut fruits have higher production
amount and areas after tea production in the Black Sea Region. In this study, current situation and potential of fruit
growing in the Black Sea Region were evaluated in detailed. According the data evaluated in the study, the Black
Sea Region has an important potential in Turkey’s fruit growing.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Bahçe Bitkileri / Horticulture |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2018 |
Submission Date | March 5, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | May 30, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 8 Issue: 4 |