Determination of some yield and quality characteristics of advanced rapeseed lines

This research was carried out in 2015-2016 vegetation period in Ayvalık district in Balıkesir province in order to determine some yield and quality characteristics of advanced generations rapeseed lines and cultivars. In the research, 10 advanced generations of rapeseed lines (SC-04, BC-12, QS-18, BS-07, QB-12, CB-16, QC-25, SQ-09, CQ-05 and SB-28) and 5 different double zero rapeseed cultivars (Süzer, Orkan, NK Caravel, DK Excalibur and Elvis) were used as plant material. Field trials were conducted according to a randomized complete block experimental design with four replications. At the end of the research, DK Excalibur and Elvis cultivars and QC-25 and SC-04 lines gave the best results in terms of characteristics such as earliness, yield and quality which most effected the selection of cultivars. DK Excalibur cultivar yielded the highest seed yield with 437.0 kg/da. The QC-25 line was the advanced generation rapeseed line with the highest seed yield with 381.2 kg/da. The DK Excalibur cultivar was also in the first place in terms of crude oil content (49.7 %) and crude oil yield (217.5 kg da).