Turkey: Bismil smells of lavender

The first harvest of lavender, planted on 50 acres in 2019, was carried out in Diyarbakır's Bismil district. Lavenders, which have been preferred by producers in recent years due to their economic input as well as their contribution to tourism, attract attention with their beautiful appearance and scent. Dicle University Faculty of Engineering Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Hayrullah Akyıldız told Anadolu Agency (AA) that lavender fields have created diversity for tourism in many cities in recent years. "WE HAVE GOOD RESULTS ON THE FIRST TRIAL" Explaining that after seeing the example in Isparta, he planted 80 thousand roots on 50 decares of land in 2019 to show whether lavender can grow in Bismil and achieved very good results, Akyıldız said: "Previously, they started to apply this plant, which was grown in many different parts of Bulgaria and France, in cities such as Isparta and Tekirdağ in our country. After seeing its example in Isparta, I prepared a project to show whether it can be ...