Phenologial and pomologial characteristics of local apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) genetic resources of Siirt region

This research was carried out on local apple varieties that are grown in Şirvan,Pervari,Eruh town and their villages, depending on field study in center of the province of Siirt, Tillo, Şirvan, Eruh, Baykan, Kurtalan, Pervari town and their villages. Fruit samples were taken between 2014-2015 from 21 trees that are qualified, high valuer in marketplace and people preffered. Phenological observations were made on selected trees and pomological properties were investigated on collected fruit samples. The bud burst, the beginning of flowering, the flowering time, the number of days from full bloom to harvest (FBD and the harvest date are phenological observations.According the research results,the bud burst was determined between 28 March-3 May,the date of first flowering between 2 April-10 May,the full of bloom between 9 April-17 May,the end of flowering between 14 April-23 May,the harvest date between 11 August-14 October,the number of days from full bloom to harvest (FBD) between 113-149 days.According to phenological observations, fruit weight were found between 20,45 g- 73,42 g, fruit size between 32,73-60,10 mm, fruit diameter between 36,27- 60,32 mm, fruit stalk length between 4,23 mm- 26,16, fruit stalk thickness between 1,96 mm -2,61 mm, the amount of soluble solids of fruit between % 6,032 - % 13,24, the amount of titratable acid between % 0,85 - % 6,10, the juice pH between 3,13-5,37 Besides, fruit peel color, fruit flesh color, fruit grittiness and taste states were determined.