Determination of seed yield and yield components of some safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Cultivars, Lines and Populations under the Semi-Arid Conditions

Abstract

-1 ), plant height (cm), number of branch per plant, number of head per plant, 1000 seed weight (g), oil content (%) and oil yield (kg ha -1 ) properties were investigated. According to the average of two years study, the highest seed yields were obtained from cultivars Syria Hama (1585 kg ha -1 ), Hartinan (1543 kg ha -1 ) and S-541-2 (1582 kg ha -1 ) lines, while the lines 250540 (34.8%) and S- 541-2 (34.2%) had the highest oil contents. The highest oil yields were obtained from Syria Hama (530 kg ha -1 ) cultivar and S-541-2 (541 kg ha -1 ) line.