EVALUATION OF YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF COMMON VETCH (VICIA SATIVA L.) GENOTYPES GROWN IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF TURKEY BY GGE BIPLOT ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study was carried out under the ecological conditions of three locations in Turkey (Bilecik, Sivas and Bingol) during 2016 aiming to investigate the variations in yield and yield components of common vetch and to evaluate in different environmental conditions the best performing genotypes using the GGE Biplot analysis. 5 lines and 8 commercial cultivars were used as plant material. GGE biplot analysis concluded that plant height, forage yield, biological yield and straw yield were included in component 1. Dicle genotype was found superior in terms of forage yield and dry matter yield, while Kralkizi genotype reflected its potential for biological and straw yield. Findings of this study are suggesting that the common vetch, plant height, forage yield, biologic yield, straw yield are important traits and can be used as selection criteria for the evaluation of best performing common vetch genotypes.