YIELD OF WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) DEPENDING ON THE CULTIVARS
Valmir SALIJI, Alirami SALIJI, Nikollaq BARDHI, Bardhyl LIMANI, Zejnedije ADEMI, Hazir POLLOZHANI
Abstract
This experiment has analyzed the following biometric and qualitative parameters: the number of cobs per m², plant height, number of grains per cob, cob weight, grain weight per cob, yield, yield per hectare, moisture, hectoliter weight, proteins, gluten, sediment, energy, and gluten elasticity.
The study included four wheat cultivars: Moisson, Apache, Amazon, and Orovçanka. The experiment was set up according to a randomized block design with three replications in the 2023 vegetative year. After biometric measurements, the data were statistically processed to draw conclusions and provide recommendations for the most suitable cultivar.
Following the ANOVA test, the post-hoc Tukey HSD analysis highlighted statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in yield among the wheat cultivars. The results showed that the Moisson cultivar had the highest yield compared to all other cultivars. The differences between Moisson and Apache (p = .000), Amazon (p = .004), and Orovçanka (p = .000) were statistically significant, reflecting the superior performance of this cultivar for this agronomic indicator. Additionally, Amazon exhibited a significantly higher yield than Orovçanka (p = .000) and Apache (p = .001). The Orovçanka cultivar ranked last in terms of yield, with significantly lower values compared to all other cultivars.
These results suggest that cultivar selection considerably impacts production levels (kg/ha) and that using cultivars with high genetic potential, such as Moisson and Amazon, may significantly contribute to increased wheat productivity under similar agroecological conditions.
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