KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, cilt.24, ss.313-318, 2021 (ESCI)
As a result of pruning operations in olive
orchards, large amounts of biomass material are produced every year. In this study, it is aimed to determine pruning residual coefficients in
olive varieties grown in Southern Marmara Region of Turkey. Amount of pruning
residuals and its energy potential due to olive cultivation of the region was
determined with these coefficients. The coefficients were compared with the
values obtained in different countries. Possible uses of the residual biomass were
also investigated. The study material consisted of young (0-25
years), full-yield (25-50 years) and old (over 50 years) trees of Ayvalık,
Gemlik and Domat, widely grown olive varieties in the South Marmara Region. The
experiment used a randomized plot design sampling 5 trees for each age and
variety. The average coefficients of
determination for pruning residues were calculated as 33.62 kg tree-1year-1
and 5668,63 kg ha-1year-1. Energy potential
from pruning residues were determined to be 5,16 PJ for Southern Marmara Development Region.