Primary Results Of Clonal Selection Of Tow Major Non -Irrigated Grapevine Cultivars Grown In Kurdistan

Khoshnav and Siavah are major non-irrigated grape cultivars grown in Kurdistan, accounting for 90% of the vineyards of this province. In order to select superior, high yielding and disease free grapevines, clonal selection was begun from 1997, in Baneh and Maryvan regions, using yield and yield components as major parameters for selection. Over 3 seasons, 45 superior vine of these cultivars were evaluated, at t10wering time and fruit maturity. Finally, 7 clones of Khoshnav and 6 clons of Siavah which had high productivity and good quality fruits, were selected as superior, healthy and desirable clones for further research and also for commercial propagation.