A RESEARCH ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND DETERMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF OLIVE IN KILIS

Authors : Mehmet KOÇ, Hakan ÇETİNKAYA, Kenan YILDIZ

Pages : 185-188

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Publication Date : 2018-12-08

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Kilis province has a rich olive biodiversity in the region of Mesopotamia where the olive`s motherland is located. Kilis Yağlık olive, which is predominantly higher than the other olive varieties in the region, is heavily cultivated. Due to the well-adaptation to the region and high yielding oil properties, the olive orchards in the region are characterized byKilisYağlik even though the regions have almost no irrigation facilities in the cultivated areas. The Gemlik olive variety changed olive population pattern in the region due to its easy reproduction, shorter juvenility than Kilis Yağlik and unconscious agricultural policies. Olive is usually grown for oil purposes. The olive production area is 280.432 decares, which is grown as 266.092 decares for oil and 14.340 decares as a table olive. The share of olives in the vegetative production of Kilis province is approximately 25%. There are 36 olive oil factories. A total of 340 farmers also are doing organic farming 22.795 decares in the region. In this study, the situation and potential of the olive production in Kilis province are discussed.
Keywords : Olive, KilisYağlık, Organic olive oil