Determination of agronomic and quality characteristics ofsome oat (Avena sativa L.) varieties in kirşehir ecological conditions

The research was carried out in the experimental fields of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Agriculture in the 2021 in order to evaluate the adaptation of some oat varieties to Kırşehir ecological conditions. 21 oat cultivars were used in this study, which was established as three replications according to randomized complete block design. In the study, grain yield, yield components and quality parameters were evaluated. In the analysis of variance for the examined traits, the difference between the cultivars was found to be statistically significant. The average values among the oat varieties ranged between 155.6-354.2 kg/da in grain yield, 118.3-443.3 in fertile panicle per square meter, 12.2-34.4 in spikelets per panicle, 23.33-65.2 in number of grains per panicle, 0.957-1.842 g in grain weight per panicle, 30.74-43.92% in harvest index, 23.21-42.73 g in thousand grain weight, 40.8-55.6 kg/hl in hectoliter weight, 9.55-14.79%. in protein ratio. Seydişehir (354.2 kg/da) variety came to the fore with the highest grain yield in the study, followed by Albatross and Somun Yildizi varieties with 339.1 and 327.5 kg/da yields, respectively. As a result, oat varieties that come to the fore in the rainfed conditions of Kırşehir were determined as the varieties that can take place in the region's agriculture. Keywords: Oats, yield, yield components, quality