Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Mutants in Comparison with Commercially Released Cultivars in Iran

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Authors

1 Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Sararood Branch, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, AREEO, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Department of Plant Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran

3 Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Considering the adaptability and importance of the safflower for the production of oilseeds in Iran, this research was conducted to evaluate and investigate of main agronomic traits in 12 mutant lines, produced in the National Research Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology along with Sina, Faraman, Omid, Sofeh, Goldasht, Golmehr, Parnian and Padideh cultivars. The project was carried out as a complete randomized block design in three replications under rainfed conditions during the crop season 2021-2022 in the Dryland Agricultural Research Institute-Sararood, Kermanshah, Iran. The results of variance analysis for all measured traits showed significant differences between cultivars and mutants at the probability level of 1%. The highest and lowest weight of 1000 seeds in this research was related to the Faraman cultivar (40.65 g) and Safeh (23.47 g), respectively. The first to third highest seed yield was observed in the Omid and Sina and Mutant No. 8 respectively with an average of 267.3, 242.2 and 233.3 kg/ha. The lowest yield belonged to Padideh and Golmehr cultivars (65.3 and 73.4 kg/ha, respectively).

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Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Mutants in Comparison with Commercially Released Cultivars in Iran

Highlights

  • Safflower seeds are mainly used to prepare edible oils. This crop has been used for many years to use its flowers in coloring and flavoring food and making dyes.
  • Mutation is one of the ways to improve different quantitative and qualitative properties in different crops.
  • Identification of some desirable mutants in crops such as safflower can be well used in breeding programs of this oil crop.                  

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Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops
Volume 3, Issue 1
Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops (Agrotech Ind Crops) (Online ISSN: 2783-2945)
March 2023
Pages 38-43

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