DETERMINATION OF SUITABLE WINTER CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.) CULTIVARS UNDER KAHRAMANMARAŞ CONDITIONS

Abstract

This study was conducted with the chickpea cultivars of Işık-05, Azkan, Sarı 98, Hisar, Çakır, Aydın 92, Yaşa-05, Menemen 92, Cevdetbey, Çağatay, Aksu and two local cultivars over the experimental fields of Kahramanmaraş Eastern Mediterranean Transitional Zone Agricultural Research of Institute in 2014-2015 cropping years. Experiments were conducted in randomized blocks design with 3 replications. Quality traits of plant height, the first pod height, number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of kernels per plant, kernel weight per plant, kernel yield, 100-kernel weights were investigated. The differences in plant height, the first pod height, number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of kernels per plant, kernel weight per plant, kernel yield and 100-kernel weight of the genotypes were found to be significant. Kernel yields of the genotypes varied between 425.40 - 267.93 kg da-1 with the greatest value from Çakır cultivar and the lowest value from Hisar cultivar.