WHEAT PRODUCTION USING DIRECT SEEDING, REDUCED TILLAGE AND CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE IN MIDDLE ANATOLIA

The objective of this study was to examine wheat production using direct seeding, reduced tillage and conventional tillage in Middle Anatolia during the years of 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. In the experiment, two tillages and the direct seeding were used. All tillage methods and the direct seeding were applied in the dry fanning conditions. The effect of treatments on mean emergence dates, percentage of emerged seedling, fuel consumptions and wheat yield were measured. From the data, power requirement and field efficiency of each method were calculated.