Adaptive Research

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	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 479 Species : Apple Variety : Nazak Badan Location : Panjshir

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 482 Species : Apricot Variety : Amiri Location : Parwan, Ghorband

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 813 Species : Plum Variety : Sorkh Location : Kabul, Paghman

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 387 Species : Pomegranate Variety : Bum Location : Kandahar, Arghandab

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 6024 Species : Grapefruit Variety : Marsh Location : Nangarhar, Jalalabad

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 385 Species : Pomegranate Variety : Sor Zod Ras Location : Kandahar, Arghandab

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 552 Species : Fig Variety : Tor Location : Kandahar, Daman

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 6301 Species : Peach Variety : Flower Crest Location : Kunar, Asadabad

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 715 Species : Grapes Variety : Askari Location : Herat, Guzara

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 2022 Species : Pear Variety : Kozahi Location : Jawzjan, Shiberghan

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 551 Species : Fig Variety : Spin Location : Kandahar, Daman

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 168 Species : Almond Variety : Sattarbai Location : Kunduz, Chardara

	PHDP Germplasm "In-Situ" Collection
	Label # : 868 Species : Grapes Variety : Khurmayi Location : Jawzjan, Shabarghan

Afghanistan National Collection of Varieties of Fruit and Nuts

Afghanistan National Nursery Growers Organisation

1500 Nursery Producers Committed to Improve Standards of Fruit Trees

965 Accessions labelled in “In-Situ” Germplasm Collection

2086 Nurseries surveyed

22 Nursery Growers’ Associations Established

Committee Started for Distribution and Allocation of Mother Stock Trees in 2009

Six Technical Seminars held in 2008

Eight Coordination Meetings with Nine Implementing Partners

Training of Trainers in Fruit Growing Technology in six PHD Centres

Farmer Training on Almond Pollination

English Language Training for MAIL staff

Two Horticulture Sector Workshops

Study Tour to Bulgaria for 16 MAIL Senior Staff

GPFA Study Tour to Turkey

Adaptive Research

PHDP undertakes a range of investigations and verification of techniques that can have immediate application for improving fruit growers’ returns. This is in addition to the work on assessment of the National Collection of Varieties of Fruits and Nuts in Afghanistan, which can have long term benefits to fruit growers.

2010 Apricot varieties ruslt

PHDP 2010 Recommendations on"foreign" apricot varieties. Some 136 accessions of apricot varieties from all around Afghanistan were collected from single in situ trees by budding onto native wild apricot seedling rootstocks......
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2008 Almond pollination trial

Almond varieties need to be planted together with compatible varieties to ensure pollination and setting of fruit. PHDP carried a trial in three locations to test some variety combinations for compatibility. Recommendations are made for the use of some suitable combinations. All Afghan varieties tested are self incompatible.
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2008 Almond Market Value of Clones Assessment

There is a wide range of almond types grown in Afghanistan. PHDP arranged for two leading traders to assess the market value of 36 types of almond from the national variety collection, including 12 Sattarbai types. The nuts from the best Sattarbai types are seven times more valuable than the least desired varieties.
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2008 Use of gibberellin treatment on Keshmeshi grapes

Gibberellin hormone treatment to improve grape yield and quality for fresh market is well known around the world. This treatment is not properly understood in Afghanistan. PHDP tested gibberellin treatment in the local situation with Keshmeshi (Thompson Seedless) grapes, and prepared an instruction leaflet for a local agricultural supplier to insert in the gibberellins packages. The trial showed that correct use of gibberellins could increase yield by 61% and increase returns by $8,000 per hectare for an outlay of under $100/
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