
Historical
background
Apple
is one of the oldest fruits in the world and is one of the most important falling
trees in the growing fruit. The main areas of its cultivation are temperate
areas. In Iran, cultivation of apple is of great importance due to diverse and
suitable climate conditions. The apple, with the scientific name of: Malus
domestica Borkh, is a grapefruit and subfamily, and is from the family of the
Golsharkhan.
Major
provinces which produce apple in Iran
Twenty
four percent of the apple production belongs to western Ajarbayejan, which
ranks 1st in Iran, then east Azarbayejan, Khorasan Razavi, Tehran, Isfahan,
Fras and Ardabil, with the following percentages, respectively, make other
major producers of apply in Iran, 13.3, 4.7, 7, 9.6, 10.8, and 4.5.
Target
countries for exporting apple
Iraq,
Pakistan, Torkmanestan, Afghanestan, United Arab Emirate, India, Saudi Arabia,
Azarbayejan, Kazakhstan, and Bharain.
The
amount of production
In
Iran, every year there is about 3.41 million tons production of apple, which
28.5% of it belongs to west Azarbayejan.
Area
under cultivated
Based
on the statistical data of the year 2016 from the Ministry of
Agriculture-Jihad, area under cultivation of apple in Iran was 249 million
hectare, which 87.7 % of was devoted to fertile trees, and 12.3% of that was
for the apple cultivar. From 217000 hectare under cultivation of apple trees,
99.67% of it was aquaculture and the rest was rain-fed.
World
rank in apple production
Iran
ranked 4th in terms of apple production after China, the United States and the
Netherlands.
The
Amount of Production: 3.41 million Tons (28.5 % in Azarbiyejan)
(
99.67% Rain-fed Per Ha) in the whole country and all provinces
Area
Under Cultivation (Per Ha)
|
Fertile
Trees
|
Fertile
Cultivation of Apple trees (Per Ha)
|
249
Million
|
87.7%
|
217000
Ha
|