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Annex - The agro-ecological zones


Zone 1 - Central zone

Zone 2 - Caspian coastal zone

Zone 3 - North western zone

Zone 4 - Central Zagros zone

Zone 5 - Khuzestan zone

Zone 6 - Arid central zone

Zone 7 - Southern Zagros zone

Zone 8 - Southern coastal plain zone

Zone 9 - Arid Southern zone

Zone 10 - Khorasan zone

ZONE 1
Markazi

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, beans.

Industrial crops: oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Fruits: apples, apricots, grapes, pomegranates.

FIGURE A1
Major crop production in Markazi

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, pistachios.

Other: flowers, alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 312 200 hectares (irrigated 86 400 and rainfed 225 800 hectares).

3. Total fertilizer use: 93 200 tonnes (N-fertilizers 56 300; P-fertilizers 23 500; K-fertilizers 3 100 and Compound-fertilizer 10 300 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-45-12+1 percent Zn.

Qazvin

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, maize, chickpea, lentils.

Industrial crops: sugar beet and oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, tomatoes.

Fruits: melons, pears, apricots, peach, nectarine, cherries and grapes.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, hazelnuts, pistachios.

Other: alfalfa, olives.

2. Total land under cultivation: 308 thousand hectares (Irrigated 212.7 and rainfed 95.3 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer use: 69 500 tonnes (N-fertilizers 42 300; P-fertilizers 20 600; K-fertilizers 2 300 and Compound-fertilizer 4 300 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-51-09+1 percent Zn.

FIGURE A2
Major crop production in Qazvin

Qom

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley.

Industrial crops: cotton, oil seeds.

Fruits: apricots, cherry, grapes, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut.

Other: alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 149.3 thousand hectares (irrigated 148.8 and rainfed 0.5 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer use: 25.8 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 17 200, Pfertilizers 6 500, K-fertilizers 700 and Compound-fertilizer 1 400 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-41-07+1 percent Zn.

Semnan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley.

Industrial crops: cotton, oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean)

Vegetables: potato.

Fruits: melons, apples, apricots, peach, cherry, grapes, pomegranates.

Dry fruits: walnut, pistachios.

FIGURE A3
Major crop production in Seman

Other: alfalfa, figs, olives.

2. Total land under cultivation: 132 thousand hectares (irrigated 114.5 and rainfed 17.5 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer use: 35.6 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 21 100, Pfertilizers 10 400, K-fertilizers 1 100 and Compound-fertilizer 3 000 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-52-10+1 percent Zn.

Tehran

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, beans.

Vegetables: tomato.

Fruit: apples, pears, apricots, black cherry, peach, nectarine, plums, cherry, grapes, pomegranates.

Dry fruits: walnut.

Other: flowers, alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 197.9 thousand hectares (irrigated 196.9 and rainfed 1 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer use: 96 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 55 200, Pfertilizers 19 500, K-fertilizers 5 700 and Compound-fertilizer 5 600 tonnes).

FIGURE A4
Major crop production in Tehran

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-38-15+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 2

Gilan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice.

Fruits: cherry, oranges, sour oranges.

Dry fruits: walnut, hazelnuts.

Other: tea, olives, berry plant for silk worm production.

2. Total land under cultivation: 326.7 thousand hectares rainfed.

3. Total fertilizer used: 102 600 tonnes (N-fertilizers 69 100, P-fertilizers 9 500, K-fertilizers 17 300 and Compound-fertilizer 6 700 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-17-34+ 1 percent Zn.

Golestan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice.

Industrial crops: cotton, tobacco, oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, tomato.

FIGURE A5
Major crop production in Golestan

Fruits: water melon, peach, plums, oranges, tangerines.

Dry fruits: walnut.

Other: olives, medicinal plants.

2. Total land under cultivation: 664.9 thousand hectares (irrigated 339.2 and rainfed 325.7 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 179 300 tonnes (N-fertilizers 90 500, P-fertilizers 63 000, K-fertilizers 12 400 and Compound-fertilizer 13 400 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-69-19+1 percent Zn.

Mazandaran

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice.

Industrial crops: tobacco.

Vegetables: tomato.

Fruits: apples, peach, strawberry, oranges, tangerines, sweet lemon, sour lemon, pomegranates, kiwi, berry plant (for silk worm).

Dry fruits: walnut, hazelnuts.

Other: tea, medicinal plants, flowers.

2. Total land under cultivation: 488.8 thousand hectares (irrigated 282.9 and rainfed 205.9 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 178 200 tonnes (N-fertilizers 98 100, P-fertilizers 48 300, K-fertilizers 13 900 and Compound-fertilizer 17 900 tonnes).

FIGURE A6
Major crop production in Mazandaran

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-52-21+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 3

Ardabil

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, lentils.

Industrial crops: cotton, oil seeds.

Vegetables: potato.

Fruits: apples, black cherry, peach, pears, cherry, grapes.

Dry fruits: walnut.

Other: alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 582.4 thousand hectares (irrigated 188.2 and rainfed 394.2 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 81.1 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 50 800, Pfertilizers 27 300, K-fertilizers 1 600 and Compound-fertilizer 4 400 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-55-06+1 percent Zn.

East Azarbaijan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, beans, lentils.

Industrial crops: oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, onion, tomato.

FIGURE A7
Major crop production in Ardabil

FIGURE A8
Major crop production in East Azarbaijan

Fruits: apples, pears, apricots, black cherry, peach, cherry, grapes.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut.

Other: alfalfa, flowers.

2. Total land under cultivation: 1 142.6 thousand hectares (irrigated 355.5 and rainfed 787.1 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 88 300 tonnes (N-fertilizers 50 900, P-fertilizers 21 200, K-fertilizers 9 500 and Compound-fertilizer 6 700 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-45-26+1 percent Zn.

Kordestan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea.

Industrial crops: oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato.

Fruits: apples, apricots, grapes, strawberries.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnuts.

Other: alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 426 800 hectares (irrigated 30 500 and rainfed 396 300 hectares).

FIGURE A9
Major crop production in Kordestan

3. Total fertilizer used: 49 000 tonnes (N-fertilizers 33 800, P-fertilizers 13 100, K-fertilizers 1 000 and Compound-fertilizer 1 100 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-57-07+1 percent Zn.

West Azarbaijan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea.

Industrial crops: sugar beet and oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

FIGURE A10
Major crop production in West Azarbaijan

Fruits: water melon, apples, pears, apricots, black cherry, peach, cherry, grapes.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut.

Other: alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 1 434.6 thousand hectares (irrigated 1 041.8 and rainfed 392.8 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 86 600 tonnes (N-fertilizers 54 600, P-fertilizers 14 400, K-fertilizers 1 200 and Compound-fertilizer 16 400 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-32-12+1 percent Zn.

Zanjan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, beans, lentils.

Industrial crops: sugar beet.

Vegetables: potato.

Fruits: apples, apricots, grapes, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut.

Other: alfalfa, olives.

2. Total land under cultivation: 666.9 thousand hectares (irrigated 130.9 and rainfed 536 thousand hectares).

FIGURE A11
Major crop production in Zanjan

3. Total fertilizer used: 49 700 tonnes (N-fertilizers 27 200, P-fertilizers 15 300, K-fertilizers 2 600 and Compound-fertilizer 4 600 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-58-16+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 4

Hamedan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, lentil.

Industrial crops: sugar beet, oil seeds.

Vegetables: potato.

Fruits: watermelon, apples, peach, plums, grapes.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut.

Other: alfalfa, medicinal plants.

2. Total land under cultivation: 647.9 thousand hectares (irrigated 278.8 and rainfed 369.1 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 85 800 tonnes (N-fertilizers 34 000, P-fertilizers 35 000, K-fertilizers 6 600 and Compound-fertilizer 10 200 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-94-27+1 percent Zn.

FIGURE A12
Major crop production in Hamedan

FIGURE A13
Major crop production in Ilam

Ilam

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, lentils.

Vegetables: cucumber.

2. Total land under cultivation: 225.2 thousand hectares (irrigated 52.2 and rainfed 173 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 42.6 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 23.4, Pfertilizers 15.3, K-fertilizers 0.6 and Compound-fertilizer 3.3 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-66-07+1 percent Zn.

Kermanshah

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea.

Industrial crops: sugar beet, oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Fruits: apples, peach, grapes, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut.

Other: alfalfa, figs.

2. Total land under cultivation: 746.8 thousand hectares (irrigated 170.7 and rainfed 576.1 thousand hectares).

FIGURE A14
Major crop production in Kermanshah

3. Total fertilizer used: 108 100 tonnes (N-fertilizers 60 600, P-fertilizers 28 000, K-fertilizers 4 300 and Compound-fertilizer 15 200 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-49-15+1 percent Zn.

Lorestan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice, chickpea, bean, lentil.

Vegetables: cucumbers.

FIGURE A15
Major crop production in Lorestan

Fruits: apples, apricots, grapes, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnuts.

Other: alfalfa, olives, medicinal plants.

2. Total land under cultivation: 693.1 thousand hectares (irrigated 189.5 and rainfed 503.6 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 111 400 tonnes (N-fertilizers 70 100, P-fertilizers 32 900, K-fertilizers 2 100 and Compound-fertilizer 6 300 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-49-06+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 5

Khuzestan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice, maize, beans.

Industrial crops: sugar beet, sugar cane, oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: tomato, cucumber.

Fruits: melon, watermelon, orange, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds.

Other: alfalfa, dates, olives.

FIGURE A16
Major crop production in Khuzestan

2. Total land under cultivation: 980.1 thousand hectares (irrigated 623.1 and rainfed 357 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 304 800 tonnes (N-fertilizers 193 300, P-fertilizers 62 200, K-fertilizers 16 700 and Compound-fertilizer 32 600 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-36-15+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 6

Esfahan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, rice.

Industrial crops: sugar beet and oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, tomato.

Fruits: apples, pears, apricots, black cherry, grapes, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, pistachios.

Other: alfalfa, flowers, dates.

2. Total land under cultivation: 333.5 thousand hectares (irrigated 303.9 and rainfed 29.6 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 191 500 tonnes (N-fertilizers 122 600, P-fertilizers 45 500, K-fertilizers 8 500 and Compound-fertilizer 14 900 tonnes).

FIGURE A17
Major crop production in Esfahan

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-40-12+1 percent Zn.

Yazd

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley.

Fruits: apricots, grapes, mulberry, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, pistachios.

Other: alfalfa, saffron, dates.

2. Total land under cultivation: 111 thousand hectares (irrigated 110.3 and rainfed 0.7 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 48 700 tonnes (N-fertilizers 26 100, P-fertilizers 13 800, K-fertilizers 2 300 and Compound-fertilizer 6 500 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-55-17+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 7

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, beans.

Fruits: apples, peach, grapes.

Dry fruits: almonds.

Other: alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 169.8 thousand hectares (irrigated 103.4 and rainfed 66.4 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 38 500 tonnes (N-fertilizers 25 600, P-fertilizers 9 400, K-fertilizers 1 400 and Compound-fertilizer 1 900 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-40-09+1 percent Zn.

Fars

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice, maize, chickpea, bean, lentil.

Industrial crops: cotton, sugar beet and oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, tomato.

FIGURE A18
Major crop production in Fars

Fruits: watermelon, apples, apricots, peaches, grapes, cherry, oranges, tangerines, lemons, sweet lemon, sour orange, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, pistachios.

Other: alfalfa, flowers, dates, olives, figs.

2. Total land under cultivation: 1 156.6 thousand hectares (irrigated 872.2 and rainfed 284.4 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 389 500 tonnes (N-fertilizers 255 400, P-fertilizers 89 300, K-fertilizers 15 400 and Compound-fertilizer 29 400 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer: 100-38-11+1 percent Zn.

Kohkilouyeh and Boyerahmad

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, paddy rice, lentil.

Fruits: apples, grapes, lemon.

Dry fruits: walnut.

Other: alfalfa.

2. Total land under cultivation: 194.2 thousand hectares (irrigated 57.1 and rainfed 137.1 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 27 800 tonnes (N-fertilizers 16 700, P-fertilizers 9 300, K-fertilizers 800 and Compound-fertilizer 1 000 tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-57-07+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 8

Bushehr

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat.

Vegetables: tomato.

Fruits: oranges, lemons.

Other: dates.

2. Total land under cultivation: 248 thousand hectares (irrigated 71.2 and rainfed 176.8 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 22.5 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 11.8; Pfertilizers 7.4; K-fertilizers 0.3 and Compound-fertilizer 3.0 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-63-10+1 percent Zn.

Hormozgan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat.

Vegetables: onion, tomato, cucumber.

Fruits: water melon, oranges, tangerines, lemons, sweet lemon, mango.

Other: dates.

2. Total land under cultivation: 131.3 thousand hectares (irrigated 125.3 and rainfed 6.0 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 41.8 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 20.4; Pfertilizers 12.2; K-fertilizers 1.5 and Compound-fertilizer 7.7 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-61-18+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 9

Jiroft

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, maize.

Industrial crops: oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, tomato, cucumber.

Fruits: watermelon, oranges, tangerines, lemon, sweet lemon, grapefruit.

Dry fruits: walnut.

Other: alfalfa, dates, flowers.

2. Total land under cultivation: 195.4 thousand hectares irrigated.

3. Total fertilizer used: 55.9 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 33.5; Pfertilizers 13.8; K-fertilizers 4.3 and Compound-fertilizer 4.3 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-44-19+1 percent Zn.

Kerman

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, maize.

Industrial crops: oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

FIGURE A19
Major crop production in Jiroft

Fruits: apples, quinces, apricots, black cherry, peach, cherry, grapes, oranges, tangerines, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, pistachio.

Other: alfalfa, dates, figs, flowers, olives.

2. Total land under cultivation: 413.8 thousand hectares (irrigated 410.7 and rainfed 3.1 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 200.7 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 109.9; Pfertilizers 43.6; K-fertilizers 23.9 and Compound-fertilizer 23.3 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-43-31+1 percent Zn.

Sistan and Baluchestan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley.

Fruits: apricots, grapes, oranges, pomegranates, lemons, banana.

Dry fruits: pistachios.

Other: alfalfa, dates.

2. Total land under cultivation: 119.9 thousand hectares (irrigated 109.3 and rainfed 10.6 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 46.6 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 21.9; Pfertilizers 18.9; K-fertilizers 2.0 and Compound-fertilizer 3.8 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios in 2001/02: 100-82-15+1 percent Zn.

ZONE 10

Khorasan

1. Major production:

Cereals: wheat, barley, chickpea, beans, lentil.

Industrial crops: cotton, sugar beet and oil seeds (sunflower, rape seed and soybean).

Vegetables: potato, tomato.

Fruits: melon, watermelon, apples, pears, apricots, black cherry, peach, plums, cherry, grapes, mulberry, pomegranate.

Dry fruits: almonds, walnut, pistachio.

Other: alfalfa, dates, figs, barberry, sumac, saffron, berry for silk worm production.

FIGURE A20
Major crop production in Khorasan

2. Total land under cultivation: 1 576.1 thousand hectares (irrigated 1 042.5 and rainfed 533.6 thousand hectares).

3. Total fertilizer used: 329.7 thousand tonnes (N-fertilizers 178.6; Pfertilizers 105.5; K-fertilizers 16.4 and Compound-fertilizer 29.2 thousand tonnes).

4. N-P2O5-K2O+micronutrient-fertilizer ratios: 100-60-15+1 percent Zn.


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