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Cultivar Blends in Safflower 1
Author(s) -
Abel George H.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1975.00021962006700020027x
Subject(s) - carthamus , cultivar , yield (engineering) , agronomy , horticulture , biology , mathematics , materials science , medicine , traditional medicine , metallurgy
Cultivar blends of safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L.) were evaluated to determine if there were any favorable competitive interactions for yield of seed or oil. In a 50:50 blend of ‘Gila’ and ‘12417’ there was an average over‐compensation of 3.6% for seed yield and 3.9% for oil yield. For a 50:50 blend of ‘Dart’ and ‘1415430’ there was undercompensation for both seed and oil yield in the 1 year of testing. Generally, seed and oil yield of the blends did not exceed that of the better cultivar planted alone.