- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 32 Issue: 1
- Effects of Safflower Cultivars (Carthamus tinctorius L.) on Yield and Yield Components of Different ...
Effects of Safflower Cultivars (Carthamus tinctorius L.) on Yield and Yield Components of Different Row and Row Spaces
Authors : Mehtap Gürsoy, Dilek Başalma, Farzad Nofouzi
Pages : 20-28
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Publication Date : 2018-04-27
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an annual plant with number of thistle or thistle less cultivars with broad leaves, oil and different flower colored varieties. They are tolerant to drought with varying oil percentage of 30-50%. It is known that demand of vegetable oil is increasing every day. Therefore, safflower is an increasingly important plant among the oil seed plants. The aim of the study was to determine the efficiency of the safflower cultivars by maintaining 20, 30, 40 cm row to row and 5, 10, 15 cm plant to plant distance under Ankara conditions during 2015 using cv. Ayaz and Linas. Parameters like plant height (cm), number of lateral branches attached to the main stem, number of capsules per plant, number of seeds per capsule, seed yield (kg da-1) and oil percentage (%) were examined. Significant interactions were noted among all evaluated parameters for row spacings × plant to plant distances × cultivars. When the average values were taken into consideration, the highest yield per plant was found in cv Ayaz with yield of 46.53 g. Maximum seed yield of 157.7 kg da-1 and oil percentage of 47.90% was also determined on cv. Ayaz using 30×10 cm. When the results of the research were compared collec-tively, it was concluded that cv. Ayaz was more advantageous compared to the cv. Linas under the tested climate and soil conditions.Keywords : Aspir, (Carthamus tinctorius L.), tohum verimi, yağ oranı, verim ögeleri