Present State and Suggestions for Quantitative and Qualitative Improvement of Important Tropical and Subtropical Friuts in Iran

The present state and date, sweet orange, mandarin, grapefruit, olive, pomegranate, fig and kiwi production in Iran was investigated in 2010-2011. Based on the statistics published by Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, important fruit producing provincesand a few cities in each province were determined andusing a questionnaire, pertinent information was collated from these centers. Provinces selected were Boushehr, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Fars, Golestan, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kohgiluieh and Boyerahmad, Khuzistan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, North Khorasan, Qazvin, Qom, Guilan, Razavi Khorasan, Semnanm, Sistan and Baluchestan, South Khorasan, Tehran, Zanjan, and Yazd.The analysis of data showed that average yield per hectare were 4900 kg for date, 14000 kg sweet orange, 12800 kg for mandarin, 12270 kg for grapefruit, 15200 kg for olive, 10860 kg for pomegranate, 5900 kg for fig and 22500 kg for kiwi. In this investigation all measured characters were analysed and discussed. Also, suggestions were made for improving quality and quantity of these crops.