Özet:

Most of the commercial citrus varieties grown in our country were brought by the Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute (BATEM) in the 1930s. With these varieties, our country has become an exporter country from a citrus importer country. The owner of a significant amount of commercially citrus varieties in our country is the BATEM and is the place where the main blocks of these varieties are located. In these main blocks, 32 certified citrus varieties and 3 certified citrus rootstocks are kept, as well as other citrus genetic resources. Breeding studies in the BATEM, which started with adaptation studies, continued with the selection method. Today, new varieties are obtained by using hybridization and mutation methods. As a result of breeding studies, 3 orange, 3 mandarin and 2 lemon varieties were registered through selection in 2011. With the ongoing breeding studies, 1 mandarin variety was registered by mutation in 2020 and transferred to the private sector in 2021. BATEM has been continuing its mission on citrus growing and researches since its establishment.