Performance of Some Local and Imported Bread Wheat Varieties under A-Zone Conditions

Abstract

This study was conducted at Agricultural Research Scientific  Center of  Kamshly, AL - Hasska, Syria, during two successive growing seasons 2013/2014 – 2014/2015 under A-Zone Conditions, in order to assess the  performance of some local and imported bread wheat varieties under A-Zone conditions to be utilized as parents in the plant breeding programs to improve wheat crop productivity.  The experiment was laid according to the complete random design (CRD ) with three replications. Results showed that the variety Cham8 and Sudos1 were superior in most of the investigated traits, especially earliness and high grain yield, so they could be used as parents in the genetic improvement programs to develop early maturing varieties with high production capacity under dry farming conditions