Abstract
Experiments were conducted during 2011-2012, at three localities in Serbia (Valjevo, Nova Varos and Nova Pazova). The seed of spelt wheat cultivar Nirvana was used, having been selected at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad. The objective of the research was to assess the effect of agro-ecological conditions on morphological and productive properties of spelt wheat grown on different types of soils. The effect of the locality was significantly expressed in all tested morphological properties of spelt wheat (plant height, number of spikelets, number of grains per spikelet), while meteorological conditions (year) affected spike length and grain mass per spike significantly. The average grain yield from all three localities was 3.20 t ha-1. A considerably higher yield was achieved on chernozem, locality Nova Pazova (3.89 t ha-1). The comparison of the grain yields from Valjevo (eutric cambisol) and Nova Varos (grey forest soil) did not show any significant differences.
Highlights
The majority of the world wheat production comprises Triticum aestivum and durum (T. durum) cultivars
Based on the obtained results and the assessment of significance, it was determined that the agro-ecological conditions significantly affected the morphological and productive properties of the spelt wheat grain
The effect of the locality was significantly expressed in all the properties of spelt wheat, and meteorological conditions significantly affected only spike length and grain mass per spike (Table 2)
Summary
The majority of the world wheat production comprises Triticum aestivum and durum (T. durum) cultivars. There is a growing interest in some old wheat species. These species are rather limitedly used in human diet, unlike in animal diet where they are used as alternatives to oats and barley. Spelta L.) is the oldest known wheat species came as a result of spontaneous crossings of wild grasses. At the end of the twentieth century, after studying the nutritional characteristics of spelt wheat grains (Abdel-Aal et al, 1995), this species had a significant role in field crop production. Reviving of spelt wheat production has started in the hilly and mountainous regions of Central
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