RESEARCH OF LAVENDER PLANT PROPAGATION IN THE PROVINCE OF DIYARBAKIR

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RESEARCH OF LAVENDER PLANT PROPAGATION IN THE PROVINCE OF DIYARBAKIR Medet Korkunc 1 1 Dicle University, Diyarbakir V ocationa lAgriculture School , Seed Program , Diyarbakir, Corresponding author; medet.korkunc@dicle.edu.tr Abstract: Lavender flowers are from the family Ballibagiller (Labiatae) and grow in North westand South west Anatolia Between June and August, blue or purple flowers open, 20-60 cm in length, aromatic smelling, perennial, herbaceous or playful plants. More widespread in western regions where marine climate is present.There are two species that grow in Turkey. These are Lavandula x intermediave and Lavandula angustifolia Lavender is an important perfume, cosmetics and medicine plant cultured in the world due to its high content and high quality oil content The purpose of our research is to cultivate this plant and to revealits medicinal and aromatic properties. In the study, pre-seedling stems were prepared from 'Raya', 'Silver' and 'Vera' lavander varieties of Lavandula angustifolia species as field materia land 'Giant, Hid, cote', 'Dutch' and 'Supera' lavandin varieties of Lavandula x intermedia species and selected the 'Super A' lavandin variety of Lavandula x intermedia that could be adapted in Diyarbakir conditions. Production and reproduction of lavender plant as in other aromatic plants arecarried out in two main ways, generative and vegetative. However, because of the in fertility of the 'Super A' lavandin variety of Lavandula x intermedia crewand the lack of seeds, vegetative propagation ands hoot steels were used. The seedlings of the Super lavandin of the Lavandula x intermedia line were placed 1 m abovetherowand 3 m apart from the row, in the experimental area of the Dicle University MedicalandAromatic Plants Application and Research Center 7 days a week 6-7 April 2017. A total of 2100 seedlings were planted in the trial area and later juveniles were given. The maintenance and irrigation works of the seedling lites were carried out regularly at the trial and drip irrigation system was used in the study. At the beginning of June some of the seedling lites were found dead. The survival of the remaining seedling lites continued and the adaptation rate was 63% Flowering The flowers were harvested 3 times betweenJ une and October, which began in June. In December, the shoot steels were rooted in the serpentine and replicated in the plants we obtained for seedling formation At the and of this study; 21-33 cm long plants were obtained, These results formed the opinion in light of lavender farm will be made in Diyarbakir in Turkey. This year we will also work on the determination of the medical and aromatic contents of plant materials obtained from our work. Key Words : Lavender, seedling, steel and planting