Investigation of Yield and Some Agricultural Characteristics of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Genotypes in Rainfed Conditions of Konya Province

This study was conducted to determine the yield and some agricultural characteristics of barley lines and varieties. In the study, 30 lines of Bahri Da？da？ International Agricultural Research Institute Barley Improvement Program and 6 standard varieties (Karatay 94, Tokak 157/37, Tarm 92, Anadolu 98, ？nce-04 and ？？ld？r 02) were used. The trial was carried out in Konya as a 3 replicate field experiment in a 6*6 partly balanced latice trial design in the growing season of 2013- 2014. In the experiment, grain yield (kg/da), plant height (cm), number of days to maturity, number of ripening days and winter damage properties were investigated. According to the results of the research, the grain yield of the genotypes ranged between 225- 395 kg /da, while the experimental average was 335 kg/da. The highest yield was obtained for line-33. It was determined that the plant size ranged from 66.8 to 85.3 cm , the number of days of heading ranged from 128 to 139 days, the number of maturing days ranged from 177 to 186 days and the winter damage values varied from 1.86 to 5.19. The plant height characteristics were found to be insignificant while there were significant differences between the genotypes at the 1% level statistically due to grain yield, number of days of maturation and ripening, and cold tolerance characteristics. In this study, it has been seen that the hybrid lines are left behind the standart varieties especially in terms of grain yield and certain properties. It is thought that the use of these advanced lines should continue to be used in breeding programs