Effects of temperature and moisture stress during elongation and branching on development and yield of safflower
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2002
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Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario (Córdoba, Argentina); Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain). Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible.
Abstract
Although safflower is considered a drought resistant crop, irregular distribution of precipitation and limited
rain are the main risk factors for growing this crop in fields under dryland agriculture. This study presents the
effects of water shortage and high temperature during stem elongation and branching on development and
yield of safflower under non-irrigated conditions in Ankara (Turkey). Three years of results showed that plant
height, number of heads per plant, head diameter, and yield were reduced drastically (from 74.4 to 48.2 cm;
from 10.2 to 4.1 heads/plant; from 2.3 to 1.9 cm and from 218.9 to 48.4 kg/da, respectively) when the crop
was subjected to limited rains. Consequently, supplementary irrigation must be applied during the specific
stages of plant i.e. elongation and/or preflowering for ensuring the development of safflower under Ankara
conditions.
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Drougth, Kuraklık stresi, Safflower, Aspir, Mutant
Citation
Uslu, N. ... [ve arkadaşları]. (2002). Effects of temperature and moisture stress during elongation and branching on development and yield of safflower. Sesame and Safflower Newsletter, (17), 103-107.