Determination of Yield and Yield Components in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Cultivars under Menemen-Izmir Ecological Conditions

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