Effects of plant density on the yield and yield components of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Van

This study was conducted in the experimental area of Yuzuncu Yil University Agricultural Faculty in 1994-1995. The trial was carried out in a randomized block design with four replications. In this study, three chickpea lines and three plant densities (28, 42 and 56 seed/m2) were examined for their effects on yield components. According to the results over 2 years, the effects of plant density were significant on the yields and yield components in chickpea. The highest grain yield per unit area was obtained with a density of 42 seed per m2 (146.6 kg/da). The lowest grain yield per unit area was obtained with 28 seed per m2 (123.4 kg/da).