An investigation on determining yield and yield components of some chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.) varieties and lines under diyarbakir ecological conditions

This study was carried out to investigate the grain yield and yield components of 15 spring chickpeas genotypes (9 lines and 6 varieties) under Southeastern Anatolia Region conditions. The experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications in 2009 growing season.The results of this study indicated that emergence time values changed between 20.33-22.00 days; the number of plant per square meter 33.67-35.33; days to flowering 65.33-70.67 ; days to physiological maturity 101.67-107.00; plant height 34.17-42.53 cm; the first pod?s height 15.27-20.20 cm; the number of main branches per plant 2.67-3.07; the number of pods per plant 12.30-16.23; the number of grain per plant 12.47-16.80; 100 seeds weight 29.87-39.90 g ; biological yield 312.4-446.0 kg/da ; seed grain yield 121.5-173.0 kg/da ; harvesting index values 36.6-41.8%;The results of cor¬relation coefficient analysis revealed that grain yield was positively and significantly correlated with the first pod?s height, the number of pods per plant, the number of main branches per plant and biological yield.Key Words: Chickpea, Genotype, Variety, Yield, Correlation