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AGRONOMIC SEED PRODUCTION AND OIL QUALITY EVALUATION OF VARIOUS RAPESEED GENOTYPES GROWN UNDER SEMI-ARID CLIMATIC CONDITION

Ahmad SHER, Sami UL-ALLAH, Abdul SATTAR, Muhammad IJAZ, Abdul QAYYUM, Abdul MANAF, Bushra SARWAR

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Rapeseed is important oil seed crop of the world. Increase in the demand of edible oil due to the ever-increasing population has threatened the sufficient availability of edible oil. For this purpose, a two-year field experiment was carried out at experimental farm of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah-Pakistan for characterization of rapeseed germplasm in production and seed oil quality semi-arid climatic condition. Twenty rapeseed genotypes viz., Holya-401, Faisal canola, AARI-Canola, Hop-09, RBN-04722, Panjab Sarsoon, RBN-11049, Mulki, PARC-Canola hybrid, Pakola, Canola Raya, Con-II, 19-H, Durr-e-Nifa, RBN-03046, Shiralee, Dunckled, Bulbul, Nifa Gold and Abasin-95 were used in experiment and repeated for two consecutive years 2018-19 and 2019-20. Statistical analysis showed significant (p<0.05) differences among rapeseed genotypes in relation to their morphological attributes and yield contributing traits. Results revealed that genotype ‘Dunkled’ produced the higher number of seeds per siliqua per plant, biological and seed yield while higher oil seed quality was observed in genotype ‘Nifa-Gold’. To conclude genotype ‘Dunckled’ and ‘NifaGold’ have ontogenically being more plastic performed under semi-arid climate conditions. Variability in rapeseed genotypes may be a good approach for breeding programs to obtain good production and oil quality under various environmental conditions.><0.05) differences among rapeseed genotypes in relation to their morphological attributes and yield contributing traits. Results revealed that genotype ‘Dunkled’ produced the higher number of seeds per siliqua per plant, biological and seed yield while higher oil seed quality was observed in genotype ‘Nifa-Gold’. To conclude genotype ‘Dunckled’ and ‘Nifa-Gold’ have ontogenically being more plastic performed under semi-arid climate conditions. Variability in rapeseed genotypes may be a good approach for breeding programs to obtain good production and oil quality under various environmental conditions.

Keyword: Rapeseed genotypes, oil quality, seed yield, semi-arid region ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

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A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding