Horticultural Characteristics of Chestnut Growing in Turkey
| Autor: | Vildan Uylaşer, Kerem Hazneci, Kıymet Senan Çoskuncu Savaş, Ercan Er, Engin Ertan, Burak Akyüz, Cevriye Mert, Vedat Ceyhan, Ümit Serdar |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Marketing Descriptive statistics business.industry Growing care characteristics Pest control Marketing channel Weed management 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Horticulture Weed control 01 natural sciences 040501 horticulture Agricultural science Geography Agriculture Fertilization Orchard 0405 other agricultural sciences business 010606 plant biology & botany Research data Questionnaire study |
| Popis: | WOS: 000441940700008 Chestnut is one of the important nut crops in Turkey. However, studies on production, marketing, and characteristics of chestnut growers is very limited in the literature. Also, the type of chestnuts production changes depending on the region. This is the result of being chestnut is a natural forest tree. To find out the growing characteristics of chestnut in Turkey a highly structured questionnaire study is done. The purposes of this study, therefore, are (i) to explore the typology of chestnut growers; (ii) to outline the characteristics of the farms, their production, care activities (such as weed management, fertilization, orchard floor etc., major insects and disease problems and their management), and harvest characteristics; and, (iii) to analyze marketing characteristics (storage, marketing channel, market structure). The bulk of the research data are collected from randomly selected 279 chestnut growers all around the Turkey. Descriptive statistics were used for summarize the research results. The results of per characteristic were presented with detailed according to the regions. For this aim, recommendations are also provided for improving chestnut production. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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