بررسی برخی از صفات کمی ژنوتیپ‌های وارداتی گلرنگ (Carthamus tinctorius L.) با استفاده از آنالیزهای چند متغیره در منطقه ساری

Development of germplasm resources through importing new genotypes could improve the efficiency of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) breeding programs. During 2014-2015 season, 82 imported safflower genotypes were evaluated in randomized complete block design at the research station of ORDC (Oilseeds Research & Development Company) in Sari. In this plan, six important quantitative traits related to grain yield were recorded for all genotypes. For modeling of stepwise regression PCA (Principal components analysis) were analyzed by PROC MIXED, PROC GLM and PROC IML methods, respectively. The results of PCA showed that grain yield and thousand grain weight components were correlation in linear combination. It was found 68% of the total variation justified with the three first components. The regression coefficients were significant for grain number per head and thousand grain weights at 1% and 5%, respectively indicating that these two mentioned traits had an effective role on increasing grain yield. The number of grain per pod and thousand grain weights remained in the model of Stepwise regression and for showed a signification with grain yield. Therefore, for increasing grain yield in breeding programs and producing high potential genotypes, the studied traits would be of great importance.