PJB-2018-1592
Agro-morphological characterization of wild safflower (Carthamus L.- Asteraceae) species in Turkey
Yusuf Arslan
Abstract
The genus Carthamus L. belongs to Asteraceae family, has approximately 25 taxa with worldwide. The naturally distributed species belonging to this genus in Anatolia are as follows: Carthamus dentatus (Forssk.) Vahl., C. glaucus M. Bieb., C. lanatus L., C. tenuis (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm. And C. persicus Desf. ex Wild. And C. tinctorius L. (safflower). Carthamus tinctorius is the cultivated species. In the present study, the seeds of C. dentatus were collected from 31 localities of Turkey, C. lanatus from 32 localities, C. persicus from 3 localities, C. glaucus from 8 localities, C. tenuis from 3 localities. Seeds were germinated in the cabins and transferred to viols for obtaining seedlings and then the seedlings were transferred to the field. Data on various morphological traits such as rosette period, days to flowering and maturity, plant height (cm), branches per plant and 1000 seed weight (g) were recorded. There were substantial variations for the investigated morphological characteristics. The analysis of variance revealed that the differences among 77 accessions were significant for all the studied characters. Some localities revealed very good agronomic performance for some traits. Positive and negative correlations existed among different morphological and agronomic traits. These findings indicate a number of useful traits in the gene pools and a wide range of phenotypic variation that provides a good source of diversity for their use in modern safflower breeding programs.
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