The effects of the different row spacings on the yield and quality of Lesquerella fendleri under the Çukurova conditions

ABSTRACTMsc. THESISTHE EFFECTS OF THE DIFFERENT ROW SPACINGS ON THE YIELDAND QUALITY OF Lesquerella fendleri UNDER THE ÇUKUROVACONDITIONSSevgi Yasemin KARANDEPARTMENT OF FIELD CROPSINSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCESUNIVERSITY OF ÇUKUROVASupervisor : Prof.Dr.Sezen TANSIYear : 2005, Sayfa: 55Jury : Prof.Dr. Sezen TANSI: Prof.Dr. Halis ARIOĞLU: Prof.Dr. Sevgi PAYDAŞThis study was conducted to determine effects of the different row spacingson the yield, yield components and quality of Lesquerella fendleri under theecological conditions of Çukurova during 2004 and 2005 growing years. Theexperiment was arranged in randomized plot design three replications. Row spacingsare 20 x 20 and 40 x 40 cm.In this study, plant height, number of branch, length of flower spike,capsule numbers per spike, capsule number per plant, seed numbers per capsule,capsule weight per plant, seed yield per plant, thousands of seed weight, seed yieldand oil rate of Lesquerella fendleri were determined.Optimum yield (22.08 kg/da) was obtained in autumn sowing with 20 x 20cm raw spacing.Key Words : Lesquerella fendleri, Row Spacing, Yield, QualityII