Belluti olive
Belluti is a recorded variety of south-eastern Anatolia. No measured pomological data published.
Belluti is one of the recorded olive varieties of south-eastern Anatolia.
Characteristics
Used both for the table and for oil. Highly susceptible to Verticillium wilt.
Where it grows
Belluti is recorded in south-eastern Anatolia. The provinces where olive production concentrates in this region: Gaziantep, Kilis, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Mardin.
Regional conditions, varietal spread and output: olive growing in south-eastern Anatolia
Measured values
The eight local cultivars of Derik were measured across 2016-2017. Belluti has the heaviest stone of the eight.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Fruit weight | 4.52 g |
| Fruit length × width | 28.20 × 16.06 mm |
| Fruit shape index | 1.75 |
| Stone weight | 1.05 g |
| Flesh ratio | 76.8% |
The fruit is "large" at 4.52 g, but the stone weighs 1.05 g — the only one of the eight classed as "very heavy". The consequence is a flesh ratio held to 76.8%, where Melkabazi, of similar size, reaches 83.7%.
Its fruit shape index is 1.75 — the length three-quarters again the width, distinctly elongated. The stone follows the same form at 21.90 mm, the longest of the eight.
Other varieties of the region
Eğriburun · Kalem Bezi · Kilis Yağlık · Nizip Yağlık · Yağ Çelebi
Locally
Belluti is among the varieties grown by traditional methods in the Derik district of Mardin. The same locality holds Halhalı, Zonciki, Güleki, Mavi, Kejik, Mazı, Gürseki and Melkabazi.
Most of these names appear in no national variety catalogue. That is the heart of the question of the Southeast's unnamed genotypes: a pool unknown because unmeasured, and competitive with standard varieties once measured.
More: olive growing in Mardin
Source
- Sakar, E. et al. (2023) — Phenological, morphological and physicochemical characteristics of some local olive varieties grown in Mardin (Derik), International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences 7(2), pp. 448-457
- Efe, R., Soykan, A., Cürebal, İ. & Sönmez, S. (2016) — Characteristics and Geographical Distribution of Olive Varieties Grown in Turkey, Zeytin Kitabı, pp. 37-80
- Olive map of Turkey
Where it stands among measured varieties
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