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Book of Abstracts First Legume Society Conference 2013: A Legume Odyssey Novi Sad, Serbia, 9-11 May 2013
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Seed yield and yield components of different narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis L.)
genotypes in Mediterranean climate
Bilal Aydınoğlu, Sadık Çakmakçı
Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
Population growth, urbanization, and income growth in developing countries are causing an
increase in demand for food of animal origin. Number of animals must be raised in order to
increase milk and meat production. Feed requirements of animals play an important role in
livestock production. Legume seeds are a major source of plant-derived proteins and are
economically important for worldwide feed and food. Narbon vetch (Vicia narbonensis L.) is a
leguminous species with the potential to become an important grain and straw crop for animal
feed due to its drought and cold tolerance, pest resistance, high green biomass and seed yields
and ability to fix nitrogen. A study was conduct to investigate seed yield and yield related
characters of 15 narbon vetch genotypes and 1 local accession in typically Mediterranean climate.
Experiments were carried out in the Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture experimental
fields located at the Mediterranean coastal region of Turkey in 2002 and /2004. The experimental
plots were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Seed
yield ranged from 1450 kg/ha to 3855 kg/ha and dry mass ranged from 2880 kg/ha to 8812
kg/ha. A significant positive correlation was observed between seed yield and plant height,
number of stems, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per plant, dry mass and harvest
index. Results in this study demonstrated that narbon vetch has the potential to play a more
prominent role in the agriculture of regions within Mediterranean type environments.
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