Agricultural and Quality Properties of Oltu Ecotype Lines of Wild Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata L.)

Research was conducted between 2005 and 2007 in erzurum ecologic conditions. eight lines of oltu ecotype that were selected in the previous selection and 1 control cultivar were used in this research. lines used in the research were compared to each other and to control variety. green mass, dry matter yield, crude protein content and yield, plant nutritional elements, adf and ndf rates, and seed yield traits were investigated. in oltu ecotypes, there was no significant differences among lines and control in regards to green mass, crude protein content and yield, and mg content, while 1 line in dry matter yield, 8 lines (all) in p content, 7 lines in k content, 1 line in ca content and 6 lines in seed yield gave better result than control. on the other hand, adf rates in 2 lines and ndf rates in 5 lines were lower than that of control variety. it is concluded that lines 8, 16, 17, and 19 in oltu ecotype can be used for new variety development, in terms of hay yield and quality.