The document summarizes information about the fig tree, including: - It is a deciduous tree native to Southwest Asia that is now naturalized in the Mediterranean region. - Figs are edible and cultivated in many countries for their fruit. - Figs can grow in dry, sunny areas with well-drained soil from sea level to 1700 meters. - Fig trees have deep roots that allow them to access groundwater and provide shelter.

3. Genus : Ficus
Species: carica
Family: Moraceae

4.  Monoecious
 Deciduous tree or shrub Native to South
West Asia Naturalized in Mediterranean
region from Afghanistan and Portugal
 Edible in many countries like Iran, Turkey,
Pakistan,US, South Africa and Mexico

5. 1. First or brevo crop in spring on last year
growth
2. Main crop on current year growth

6.  Dry and sunny areas with deep and fresh
soil
 Rocky areas (fro sea level to 1700 meter)
 Light and Medium Soil
 Well drained and nutrition poor soil

7.  Phearophyte: (Standing or running
water)
 Search ground water with deep rooted
system
 Due to water cool the environment and
good shelter for animals

8.  Tree height is 9 – 10 meters with smooth
bark
 Leaves are large and lobed (12 – 25 cm
long, 10-18 cm across)
 Pyriform infructescence, the flesh fruit fig
with inner unisexual flower
 Fruit (3 – 5 cm long) green, when ripened
turn purple
 Fig has milky sap (laticifer) irritant to
human skin

9.  Flower not visible. Bloom inside
infructescence
 False or multiple fruit
Specialized fig Wasp is a pollinator
 Small orifice visible in the middle of the
fruit is a narrow passage allow fig wasp
for pollination

10.  Through seed it is not preferable
 Quicker and reliable methods are
vegetative layering and cutting in moist
perlite or sandy soil mix
 Root and stolen

12. • Alma
• Brow thrkey
• Celeste
• Desert King
• Italian black
• Italian white
• Kadota
• Lemon fig
• Mission – black, sweat
• Sheikh Zaid and Swari

13. • Root knot nematode
– Use Nematode free soil and seedling
• Fig Rust
– Copper Spray (May – June)
• Fig mosaic
– Disease free propagation pieces

14.  Source of Calcium and fiber
 Mission variety is the richest source of
fiber, copper, Mn, Mg and K, Ca and Vit.
 Laxative effect
 Anti oxidant
 Good source of phenols and flavonoid
 Consumed fresh, dried and as jam

15.  Sura At-tin (fig) opens with oath by the
fig and olive . This reveals its strength,
importance and history