Abstract:
Central Asia is one of the gene centers of pistachio (Pistacia vera L). They
grow naturally as P. vera forests and are good for the prevention of erosion. P. vera
trees grow normally in areas where the rainfall is below 200 mm/year. Wild
pistachio trees used to protect dams’ basin and to create forests are more suitable to
transform the forest to cultural orchards. In Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan about
150 thousand hectares of wild pistachio exist. Different types and abundance of
pistachio are found under natural growth or seed sown and with the selection in
these areas, new and high-quality pistachio cultivars can be obtained for world
pistachio market. When the present areas are transformed to pistachio orchards,
product may be obtained after the 3-4 years. Production is expected to add economy
of both countries. Uzbek and Turkmen technical experts, who were educated for
pistachio production in their country, as well as the Pistachio Research Institute in
Turkey, by Turkish experts. However, there are legal and the techniques problems
in these countries that need to be taken care of, regarding the agricultural
development of pistachio
