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The effect of seed size on
yield and yield components of chickpea and lentil
B. Tuba Biçer
Department
of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Dicle,
Diyarbakir.21280-Turkey. E-mail:
tbicer@dicle.edu.tr.
Accepted
24 December, 2008 |
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This study was carried out in order to determine the effect
of seed size on the yield and yield components of chickpea
and lentil. Two field experiments, composed of three
chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties, four lentil
(Lens culinaris Medik.) and two seed sizes, were
conducted in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey in 2005 and 2006
in randomized complete block designs. The seeds of the three
grading sizes used in this study were evaluated for yield
and its components in chickpea and lentil. For chickpea,
effect of seed size on yield and 100 seed weight were
significant, but no difference in seed size affects other
yield components, and correlations between seed size and
seed yield and 100 seed weight were positive. For lentil,
effect of seed size on yield and yield components was not
significant.
Key
words:
Chickpea, lentil, seed size, yield. |
