Determination of Phenological and Pomological Characteristics of Some Almond Cultivars

This research was carried out in Gaziantep between 2012-2013 in order to determine almond cultivars suitable for irrigated conditions. 21 cultivars and 6 species of almond genetic resources in Gaziantep Pistachio Research Institute were used as materials. Almond cultivars were Glorieta, Super Nova, Ayles, Guara, False Barese, Moncayo, Ne Plus Ultra, Ferrastar, Marta, Bertina, Bozkurt, Halit Bey, Garrigues, Ferragnes, Cristomorto, Nonpareil, Ferraduel, Yaltinski, Sonora, Texas and Peerless, and Almond species were; Amygdalus orientalis Mill., A. turcomanica Lincz., A. webbii Spach, A. arabica Oliver, A. bucharica Korsh. and A. kuramica Korsh. The earliest flowering among almond species were at Amygdalus orientalis Mill. and A. webbii Spach. flowering 4 days before nonpareil almond cultivar; followed by A. kuramica Korsh. and A. bucharica Korsh, bloomed 1 day before Nonpareil almond cultivar; and the latest flowering was observed at A. turcomanica Lincz. and A. arabica Oliver which bloomed 10 and 12 days after Nonpareil almond cultivar. The earliest flowering within the cultivars was observed at Sonora (-3) followed by Peerless (-1), Nonpareil (0), Texas (+2), Ferrastar (+2), Bozkurt (+4), Moncayo (+4), False Barese (+6), Ne Plus Ultra (+6), Marta (+6), Halit Bey (+6), Garrigues (+7), Ferragnes (+8), Cristomorto (+9), Ayles (+9), Yaltinski (+9), Ferraduel (+10), Super Nova (+11) and Bertina (+11), respectively, and the latest flowering was observed at Glorieta (+12) and Guara (+12)