Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.33128/ag.84.4-5.5

Use value and breeding potential of terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus L.)

Nina Jeran ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Martina Grdiša ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tamara Raguž ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Frane Strikić orcid.org/0000-0002-0913-0632 ; Sveučilišni odjel za studije mora, Sveučilište u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Filip Varga ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tatjana Klepo orcid.org/0000-0001-7174-8866 ; Hrvatska agencija za poljoprivredu i hranu, Centar za voćarstvo i povrćarstvo, Kralja Zvonimira 14a, Solin, Hrvatska

Abstract

Pistacia terebinthus L. or terebinth is a deciduous shrub or low tree from the Anacardiaceae family. It is a native species of the Mediterranean region. In Croatia it is widespread from Istria through the Croatian coast, Dalmatia and Dalmatian Zagora to the extreme south. It is a xerophytic species that grows in sunny places in maquis and thickets of the eu-Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean zone on dry, warm, stony, and rocky terrains. In its natural range it has traditionally been used as food and for the treatment of numerous health problems such as respiratory and urinary infections, stomach problems, rheumatism etc. Recently, analyzes of its chemical composition indicate that it contains numerous active ingredients with high nutritional value and medicinal effects (essential oils, proteins, tannins, unsaturated fatty acids, flavonoids, tannins). The terebinth plants are especially known for their resin content, from which turpentine is extracted. Due to its greater resistance to drought, temperature extremes, diseases and pests, and considering its widespread distribution in Croatia, P. terebinthus has the greatest potential as a rootstock for grafting pistachio (P. vera L.), valued for the fruits. The first plantations of. P. vera are already being established in Central Dalmatia. The most common grafting method is chip budding, which is carried out on well-developed biennial rootstocks. A certain problem encountered in rootstock production is the low germination rate of P. terebinthus seeds due to physiological and physical dormancy, parthenocarpy and seed abortion. The available scientific and professional literature, as well as the results of preliminary field research, indicate great potential for the use of P. terebinthus in agronomy, forestry, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries.

Keywords

pistachio; terebinth; dormancy; resin; turpentine; breeding

Hrčak ID:

304031

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/304031

Publication date:

31.5.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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