Turkey: Global warming also hits walnuts

Published 2024년 9월 23일

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Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sütyemez, a lecturer at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University's Department of Horticulture, has warned that extreme heat and global warming are negatively impacting walnut quality and leading to shedding. He has been conducting research on walnuts for nearly 30 years and has patented 26 types. Sütyemez has advised walnut producers to take necessary precautions due to the extreme heat, including operating machines at low speed, avoiding overfilling them, and drying walnuts in the shade. He also stressed the need for an irrigation system and a thoughtful feeding program to combat drought and water deficiencies caused by global warming.

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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (KSÜ) Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Lecturer Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sütyemez noted that there was a loss of quality and shedding due to extreme heat. Coming to Adana as part of a series of programs, KSÜ Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Lecturer Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sütyemez stated that global warming also negatively affected walnuts and that he had been conducting research on walnuts for approximately 30 years and that they had patented 26 types of walnuts. Sütyemez stated that walnut producers needed to take precautions for their future due to the extreme heat. "Shedding and quality loss were observed" Sütyemez stated that the country was very hot as of 2024 and said, "The temperatures that started in May are almost still continuing. During this heat period, all plants and walnuts were affected as well as all living things. We saw shedding in walnuts especially in places where there was a water shortage and ...

Source: Iha