ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Crop and Product Physiology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1630915
Cultivation Factors Affecting Durum Wheat Performance Under Speed Breeding Conditions
Provisionally accepted
- 1Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
- 2Hakkari University, Hakkari, Türkiye
- 3Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Türkiye
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This study examined the effects of pot size, soil type, fertilizer x dose interactions, and foliar fertilizer application on wheat growth under speed breeding conditions. The study was conducted in 2020 in a semi-controlled greenhouse at Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Türkiye, with a 22-hour photoperiod, 22/17°C day/night temperature, 70% humidity, and 316.15 μmol/m²/s light intensity using a mix of white, red, yellow, and purple LED lamps. Sampiyon durum wheat cultivar was used as plant material. The highest productivity was achieved in a deep pot (270 cm3), 100% peat soil, and 20.20.0 (%20 N + %20 K) fertilizer application. Among the foliar fertilizer applications, the best results were observed in the tillering stage and stem elongation-heading stages. These findings highlight ways to optimize plant productivity and improve the efficiency of the speed breeding process. Because the primary goal of speed breeding is to obtain multiple generations in a short period, determining suitable conditions will contribute to the rapid development of more resilient and productive plant varieties in the future.
Keywords: Speed breeding, wheat, fertilizer, soil type, Pot size
Received: 19 May 2025; Accepted: 11 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Bayhan, Özkan, Albayrak, Akıncı and Yıldırım. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Onder Albayrak, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Türkiye
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