Turkey: New chickpea and barley seeds were introduced to agricultural production from Çukurova

Chickpea and barley varieties with high protein content, market value and yield, and low grain loss at harvest were developed at the institute, where studies on a wide range of plants from wheat to cotton, sunflower to corn were conducted. The developed chickpea seeds were named "Tolga", "Nuribey", "İsmetbey", and the barley varieties were named "Sürpriz" and "Şaheste". With the latest seeds developed at the institute, the number of registered varieties in chickpeas increased to 9, and the number of barley increased to 6. The seeds will be registered by the Seed Registration and Certification Center affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and will be offered to the service of farmers. Institute Director Abdullah Çil told AA correspondent that they have developed nearly 100 seed varieties, primarily wheat, in their institute, which has been serving Turkish agriculture for nearly 100 years. Stating that they are working to increase the welfare level of Turkish ...