Biotech Studies 1993, Vol 2, Num, 4     (Pages: 009-026)

THE RELATIONS BETWEEN YIELD AND SOME CHARACTERS AFFECTING YIELD IN SOME BARLEY CULTIVARS

Hüseyin TOSUN 1 , Aydan OTTEKİN 2 , Taner AKAR 3

1 Dr. Tarla Bitkileri Merkez Arş. Ens. Müd. Ankara
2 Tarla Bitkileri Merkez Araş. Ens. Müd. Ankara
- In this study, the relations between yield and plant height, spike lenght, number of grain per spike, number of spike per m2, 1000 kernel weight, protein content, cold and winter damage in some barley varieties released for Central Anatolia and Transtional zones were investigated.

The results showed that there is a significant relation between yield and plant height (r = 0.786**) in cultivar Yıldırım; number of spike per m2 (r = 0.903**) in cultivar Bülbül-89; spike lenght (r = - 0.506**) in cultivar Yesevi-93; number of grain per spike (r = 0.301**) in cultivar Tarm-92; 1000 kernel weight (r = - 0.838**) in cultivar Obruk-86; protein content (r = 0.275**) in cultivar Yıldırım; winter damage (r = - 0.487) in Tarm-92; cold damage (r = - 0.357**) in Tarm-92. Keywords : Barley; yield; plant height, spike lenght, number of grain per spike, number of spike