%0 Journal Article %T Determination of Yield and Yield Components in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Cultivars under Menemen-Izmir Ecological Conditions %A Ayd£¿n ¨¹NAY %A Celal SAYILIR %J - %D 2019 %X ABSTRACT: In the study, it was aimed to determine the performance of 5 safflower varieties in £¿zmir Menemen District where monoculture cotton is grown and soil alkalinity problems affected the crop productivity. Balc£¿, Din£¿er, Linas, Olas and Remzibey-05 safflower varieties were arranged in the Randomized Complete Block Design with 4 replications in the 2014 - 2015 growing season. As a result, plant height (86.3- 103.3 cm ), head number (13.38-25.71), head diameter (1.80- 2.30 cm ), flowering days (196.30-199.80), maturing days (216.30-219.80), grain yield (1560- 2500 kg ha-1), thousand seed weight (42.80- 54.10 g ), hull ratio (41.87-50.29 %), oil content (25.35 - 35.03 %), and oil yield (492.1- 872.5 kg ha-1) were determined. In conclusion, Olas and Linas varieties with low hull ratio, high grain and high oil yield, could be recommended to Menemen, £¿zmir or similar conditions with ecological and soil characteristics %K Aspir %K £¿e£¿it %K verim %K ya£¿ i£¿eri£¿i %U http://dergipark.org.tr/anadolu/issue/45404/568851