This experiment was carried out to determine the yield and oil contents of jojoba populations that were derived from a base population raised from seed in Antalya between 1999 and 2001. In the first year 59 types were evaluated, and 19 promising types were determined. | Turk J Agric For 26 (2002) 319-322 © TÜB‹TAK Selection of Promising Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis Link Schneider) Types in Terms of Yield and Oil Content Salih ÜLGER Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya - TURKEY Özgür AKDEfi‹R Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya - TURKEY ‹brahim BAKTIR Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya - TURKEY Received: Abstract: This experiment was carried out to determine the yield and oil contents of jojoba populations that were derived from a base population raised from seed in Antalya between 1999 and 2001. In the first year 59 types were evaluated, and 19 promising types were determined. In the second and third years experiments were conducted on these 19 types. Chilling, insect and disease damage was not seen during the experiment periods. However, some plants were dead where water ponded after heavy rains. The mature seeds were hand collected after they fell onto the soil in September, and their yield and oil contents were determined. The highest average yield was obtained in AA-56 with kg/tree, followed by AA-46 with kg, CA-28 with kg and DA-50 with kg. The lowest yield was recorded in BB-36 with kg/tree. The oil content ranged from 43% to 58% over the three years. The highest average oil content was in AA-43 with , followed by AB-11 with , AB-8 with and BA21 with . AA-56, AA-46, CA-28 and DA-50 types were shown to be promising in the area with respect to yield and oil content. Key Words: Jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis, selection, yield, oil content Ürün ve Ya¤ ‹çeri¤i Bak›m›ndan Ümitvar Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis Link Schneider) Tiplerinin Seleksiyonu Özet: Bu araflt›rma, Antalya’da tohumdan yetifltirilen jojoba plantasyonunun verim ve ya¤ içeriklerini belirlemek amac›yla 1999-2001 y›llar› aras›nda yap›lm›flt›r. ‹lk y›l .
