Agronomic performance, oil quality, and multivariate characterization of Anatolian safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) germplasm under Mediterranean winter-growing conditions
Celal Sayilir, Emre Ilker · 2026
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Celal Sayilir and Emre Ilker evaluate Anatolian safflower germplasm under Mediterranean winter growing conditions in a 2026 field study. Sixteen local genotypes and five registered cultivars were grown over two seasons and scored for agronomic traits, oil content, and fatty acid composition. Safflower is valued as a resilient oilseed for dry regions, yet local material was poorly characterized.
Genotypes varied significantly on most traits. One accession led on seed and oil yield, another held the highest oil content, and a third stood out for linoleic acid, while two cultivars led on oleic acid. Statistical analysis showed the balance between those two fatty acids, together with yield traits, drove most variation, cleanly separating high-oleic from high-linoleic material. The authors offer the collection as breeding stock for Mediterranean oil quality and productivity.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Celal Sayilir, Emre Ilker |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |