Determination of some Agricultural Characteristics on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars that are Sown at Different Periods

Aim of the present research was determination of yield and some quality com-ponents of 3 chickpea varieties (Akçin, Azkan and Gökçe) which were sown on 2 different times (16 March and 17 May) Sarayönü Town-Konya ecological con-ditions. Field trial was set up in 2014 according to split plots in randomized blocks design with 3 replications. Ranges of the investigated data for sowing time x variety interaction were as following; 20.33-36.67 for number of pod per plant, 34.67-57.33 cm for plant height, 15.33-27.67 cm for first pod height, 0.86-1.24 for number of seed per pod, 182.63-277.77 kg da-1 for seed yield, 34.67-43.44 g for one hundred seed weight, 25.60%-27.03% protein ratio and 47.35-71.08 kg da-1 for protein yield. As a consequence of the present research, Azkan variety sown on 17th of May is promising due to higher seed yield while Akçin variety sown on 16th of March beside Azkan variety sown on 17th of May is promising due to higher protein ratio. Konya City that has a big importance in production demands for the determination of optimum sowing time and suitable genotypes by renewed researches with regard to yield and quality as well.