The first harvest was made for the "golden orange" grown for trial purposes in İzmir, Turkey

Published 2021년 12월 30일

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A successful trial production of kumquats, also known as "golden orange," has been carried out in the Seferihisar district of Izmir, Turkey, yielding 1500 kilograms from 400 trees planted on a 5 decare land. Despite being small, the trees show high productivity with an expected increase in fruit volume. The kumquat, which is currently grown mainly in hobby gardens and pots in Izmir, is expected to become a significant commercial crop in the Aegean Region. Hayrettin Uçar, President of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association, who spearheaded the trial, plans to expand planting areas and increase variety to improve economic value and provide more satisfying prices for producers. The kumquat, which can be consumed in various forms and has a high added value, is currently sold for 25-30 liras per kilogram in the market.

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İZMİR (AA) - HALİL ŞAHİN - The first crop was obtained in the trial production of kumquat, also known as "golden orange", whose homeland is East Asia and China. With the aim of turning kumquat, which is mainly produced in the Mediterranean Region in Turkey, and grown in pots and hobby gardens in Izmir, an important commercial product in the Aegean Region, trial production was carried out with 400 trees on a 5 decare land in the district of Seferihisar. 1500 kilograms of product was obtained from the trees planted about 15 months ago. It was stated that although they are still small, the productivity of the trees is high and the amount of fruit to be taken when they mature is expected to increase to 8 tons. Kumquat is expected to be added to İzmir's agricultural product range. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association President Hayrettin Airplane, which carried out the trial production, told AA correspondent that he set out about 2 years ago to grow kumquat, a citrus ...

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