Introduction Approximately 23.97 million hectares of Türkiye’s land area are suitable for agriculture. Field crops occupy 69.9% (16.75 million hectares) of the agricultural land, excluding fallow areas. Cereals cover about 71% of this area (11.89 million hectares). Among the cereal crops, wheat has the largest share at 57%, followed by barley with 27%, and corn with 8.1%.1 The demand for agricultural products is rising quickly as the world’s population grows. This demand is closely tied to seed.