Evaluation of Some Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars for Yield, Yield Components and Quality Traits in Bolu Conditions

This study was conducted during 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 under the ecological conditions of Bolu with the objective to determine the yield, yield components and quality traits of 18 bread wheat varieties. This study was done according to randomized complete block design with four replications. In this study, data was recorded on parameters of varieties such as plant height, heading time, spike length, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, grain weight per spike, 1000 kernel weight, hectoliter weight, protein content, wet gluten content, and grain yield. There was a statistically significant difference among the varieties based on the traits recorded. Two years average data indicated a plant height of 80.7-112 cm, heading time of 135.7-146.1 days, spike length of 7.3-10.0 cm, number of spikelets per spike of 16.5-21.2, number of grains per spike of 27.2-49.7, grain weight per spike of 0.93-2.25 g, hectoliter weight of 69.3-80.9 kg, protein contents of 12.6-16.2%, wet gluten contents of 24.9-34.6%, and grain yield of 515.2-790.7 kg/da. The highest yielding varieties were Lucilla, Rumeli and Asl？