ABSTRACT

This research was conducted between the years 1998-2000 in the experimental field of Field Crops Department of Agricultural Faculty in Tekirdag. The experiment was laid out in randomised block design with three replications. Twenty-one common vetch and three Persian clover lines were used. In this study; variation limits, variation coefficients and heritabilities of some morphological characters and seed yield were determined. The highest seed yield was obtained on common vetch line no 94-2-11 ( 211.11 kg/da). Variation limits of number of pod on main stem, pod width, pod length, number of seeds in pod and 1000 seeds weight were changed between 2.00-7.90, 3.20-7.10 mm, 4.11- 8.40 cm, 3.90-8.10 and 40.80-81.33 g respectively. The highest seed yield of Persian clover lines were determined line of yellow (46.33 kg/da) and green (44.81 kg/da) seed. Variation limits number of head on main stem, head diameter, number of seed in head, seed yield/head and 1000 seed weight were changed between 10.30-15.70, 0.80-1.61 cm, 13.70- 42.20, 10.70-42.00 g and 0.60-1.70 g respectively.