Bombauer describes different pistachio cultivars in Iran in
pistachio shell his report, which is quoted here in terms of its importance and relative antiquity.
1. Recognition of red pistachio cultivar
Pistachio, which has been more popular in the past, is a low and irregular crop of this variety. For this reason, the trees that were fertile with this graft are often either cut down or grafted with the Ouhadi variety, etc.
2. Recognition of Ebrahimi pistachio
(Name of a pistachio producer) This variety has been known for some time, but recently, due to the quality of its crop, this cultivar has developed a lot.
3. Recognition of Mumtaz cultivar pistachio
(Sometimes referred to as smiling) It has been planted experimentally in several places. It has large clusters. If untimely (late) frosts do not occur, it will produce every year.
In this case, it will be empty (hollow) seeds. Lack of nutrients and water or lack of suitable pollen may cause the seeds to be empty (and by providing them, this deficiency of pistachio seeds can be eliminated). The seeds of the preferred cultivar 22 to 23 are on average one ounce.
4. Recognition of pistachio cultivar Ouhadi
This variety has been developed in the last twenty years in terms of its importance and quality (ie from around 1313 AD) and if the frost does not interfere, the wind will yield every year. The seeds of this cultivar grow on large clusters. Due to the fact that it blooms relatively late, it is somewhat safe from the ice line.
The movement of the brain is favorable and the proportion of smiling seeds is high. In areas with poor soils and low water supply, the grain size will be reduced by half and will be about 40 grains per ounce.
The need for this cultivar for nutrients (animal manure, green manure, saline soil) is more than other cultivars. The seeds of this variety open their mouths when roasting (or roasting). Some do not find this feature interesting in terms of sales. This variety takes its name from the first person to plant it.
5. Recognition of green pistachio cultivar
It is planted in Nogh (Nogh is a complex of 72 settlements and is located 54 km northwest of Rafsanjan). It is a variety with a green shell that grows on large clusters. Its green color gradually disappears with the arrival of the product.
6. Recognition of white pistachio cultivar
(From Nogh products) The shell and skin of this variety are both slightly colored. Most pistachios exported to the United States are of this figure. Because it seems that the nutritional needs (water and fertilizer) of this cultivar are lower than other cultivars and its yield is good, its planting has become common for some time. Each ounce is an average of 22 to 26 seeds, and this is a size that is often noticed and liked by Americans.
7. Recognition of pistachio cultivar Shasti
This variety has been common in Rafsanjan for some time, but has recently been named after it, especially in the northern areas of Rafsanjan, around 10 Fakhrabad (9 km northwest of Rafsanjan) grows well. At present, its experimental planting in Nogh and other areas is under consideration. Its grain shape, as its name suggests, resembles a human thumb.
8. Recognition of single digit pistachio
This cultivar is the largest local variety ever identified; So that each ounce is 18 grains, this figure has the best prices in the Tehran market, but unfortunately its yield is low, and if there is little fertilizer and water, a large number of grains will be empty or hollow.