Evaluation of Morphological and Pomological Characteristics and Yield of Almond Cultivars and Promissed Genotypes

This study was carried out to determine the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of 60 almond cultivars and genotypes in climatic conditions of Meshkin Dasht Horticultural Research Station in Karaj and to determine their characteristics in order to select the best cultivars. These cultivars and genotypes were planted in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. The studied cultivars and genotypes were evaluated for important vegetative and pomological traits. Results showed that K9-7, K2-22, K3-16, K2-9, Sh15 and KD-11-01 genotypes and Shokofeh, Nonpareil and Price cultivars had paper shell nuts that had good marketability. Shokofeh, Ferragnès, A230, A200 cultivars and K13-40 genotype had a lower chance of being exposed to late spring frosts due to late flowering on average 20 to 25 days depending on the cultivars compared to Sefid cultivar. Also, for two years in terms of yield in 2016 and 2017, Filippo Ceo, Ferragnès cultivars and K9-24 and K8-24 genotypes had the highest yield. In the general evaluation of important traits of cultivars and genotypes; Nanparil cultivar and KD-11-01 genotype were identified as the best cultivar and genotype in terms of soft shell fruit and A230, A200 and Ferragnès cultivars and K13-40 genotype with hard shell fruit.