Potential of Trakya Region for Production of Triticale

This s tudy was aimed to reveal the potential of the triticale production in the Trakya Region which exis ts in European part of Turkey having valuable agricultural potential. The total sowing area of the Trakya region is 19.044 km² and occupies 2.43% of total land of Turkey. About 60% of the total population of this region lives in the cities and other 40% live in rural areas. The main source of income of people in this region is agriculture. 25% of the total income in the agriculture is animal production and 75% crop production. The wheat and sunflower production are predominant in the region, and it is affected by biotic factors such as diseases and pes ts, and abiotic factors such as drought and high temperature in almos t every year. Agro chemicals are widely used for chemical disinfection agains t diseases and pes ts in the region. Therefore, new alternative products that are less affected by biotic and abiotic factors are needed in the region. In addition, 81.2% of the agricultural areas of Trakya region are in 1-4 classes. 18.8% of it is in 5-8 classes in soil properties. In the s tudies conducted in the region, the triticale genotypes exhibited higher values in terms of grain and herbage yield than the other alternative cereals, especially under extreme climatic and soil conditions. Moreover due to the intensive cultural animal production in the region, the triticale production in this region has a significant chance.