Elmas Özeker

Çeşme Yarımadasında Yellopu Oluşturan Bazı İncir Tiplerinin Çelikle Çoğaltılması

Cutting Propagation of Some Fig Cultigens Bearing Breba Fruits in Çeşme Peninsula In this study, possibility of cutting propagation of Çiftlikköy-1, 2 and 4 fig cultigens (Ç1, Ç2, Ç4) which have been cultivated in Çeşme peninsula of İzmir since old times was investigated. These cultigens are all parthenocarpic and have high breba fruit quality characteristics. Terminal wood cuttings in various lengths were taken in February and rooted under mist. Root regeneration of Ç1 cuttings was significantly higher than Ç2. In both cultigens, rooting rates of the cuttings ranged between 95.83 % and 100 % according to cutting type. The highest root number and root length were obtained from the cuttings which have 5 nodes with 2-year old wood at their bases, while the lowest values were obtained from the cuttings prepared from 1-year old wood. As for the Ç4 cultigen, short, intermediate and long cuttings of 1-year old shoots gave 75.92 %, 100.00 % and 100.00 % rooting respectively, one-year old short and intermediate cuttings with 5 nodes from 2-year old wood even rooted at 100.00 % level.