Following Pistachio Footprints - Acta Horticulturae
Following Pistachio Footprints - Acta Horticulturae
Following Pistachio Footprints - Acta Horticulturae
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ISSN 1813-9205<br />
ISBN 978 90 6605 541 4<br />
Published by ISHS<br />
Scripta Horticolturae N. 7<br />
Year 2008<br />
Executive Director of ISHS:<br />
Jozef Van Assche<br />
ISHS Secretariat, PO Box 500, 3001 Leuven 1, Belgium<br />
www.ishs.org<br />
Funding Institutions<br />
Regione Sicilia. Assessorato Agricoltura e Foreste, Palermo, Italy<br />
Ministero Politiche Agricole Forestali ed Ambientali, Roma, Italy (“Capiflora” project)<br />
Pictures:<br />
Wherever not specifically indicated in the text, were supplied by the Authors<br />
Front page:<br />
Cluster of “Bianca” (Dr. Avanzato)<br />
In shell pistachio fruits (Dr. Avanzato)<br />
Shelled pistachio fruits (Dr. Avanzato)<br />
Back page:<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> woodlands in Afghanistan (Dr. Wali Modaqiq)<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> woodlands in Iran (Dr. Hokmabadi)<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> woodlands in Italy (Dr. Avanzato)<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> orchard in Turkey (Prof. Ak)<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> orchard in Spain (Dr. Vargas)<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> orchard in California (Prof. Ferguson)<br />
P. vera tree in Iran 1100 years old (Dr. Hokmabadi)<br />
P. mutica tree in Georgia 600<br />
years old (Dr. Bobokashvili)<br />
P. lentiscus tree in Italy 1000 years old (Vivai Murgia)<br />
Top page numbering:<br />
<strong>Pistachio</strong> seeds: (M. Morello)<br />
Texts review<br />
D. Avanzato (Italian)<br />
P. Engel (English)<br />
N.B. The English texts are those as received from theAuthors, with slight amendments to the language, where appropriate. The Italian version<br />
do not change the original text but their content has been assembled according to the following paragraph structure: Historical background,<br />
Species and Distribution, Economical and Technical data, Uses and Traditions.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Soat of Licata (AG), Bronte(CT) and Paternò (CT)<br />
Printed by “M2 Grafica” Licata, Italy. October 2008
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