Determination of the Important Quality Properties of Some Sunflower Varieties and Candidate Genotypes

The main objective of the experiment was determined suitable sunflower candidate genotypes. The experiment was conducted under Konya-Ilgın conditions in 2018 growing seasonsin Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The experiment materials were the sunflower candidate genotypes which was developed by Associate Professor Rahim Ada and some sunflower varieties. The observations were made hull ratio (%25), oil content (%25), protein content (%25). According to the results of the experiment,significant differences were found in all properties among the varieties and candidate genotypesstatistically. The highest hull ratio was obtained from 4CMS X SARM 6, 4CMS X NP, Bosfora, 4CMS X SB ve 4CM X C75 as 28.57 %25, 27.53 %25, 27.35 %25,26.84 %25, 26.38 %25 respectively. In addition to, the highest oil content was obtained from 4CMS X CO, 4CMS X C21, 4CM X C75 as 48.29 %25, 47.65 %25, 46.75 %25 respectively. Finally, the highest protein content has been obtained from 4CMS X YK-YRKKY with 20.84 %25. The increase in sunflower production will be possible by expanding plantation areas, increasing the yield per unit area and producing varieties with high yield. In addition to high yield, improvement of important quality properties is also comprised of the important yield components. The experimentresults indicated that in terms of the important quality properties of 4CM X C75 was a promising candidate genotype for sunflower production in Turkey