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BENEFITS OF MICROBIAL FERTILIZERS APPLIED AT DIFFERENT GROWTH STAGES ON OIL CONTENT AND QUALITY PROPERTIES OF PEANUT

Cenk Burak SAHIN, Mustafa YILMAZ

Abstract

Microbial fertilizer helps the plants grow healthy and stay strong due to including fertilizer and beneficial microorganisms. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of microbial fertilizers applied in different growth stages on oil content, fatty acid composition and oil quality of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). The study was conducted in Osmaniye/Turkey in 2019 and 2020 according to RCBD arranged in split-plots design with 3 replications. The highest oil contents were observed in 150 cc da-1 (53.07%) and beginning bloom + full bloom (53.95%) treatments in studied years. For total unsaturated fatty acid compositions, the highest values were obtained in full bloom (79.49%) and 100 cc da-1 (79.99%) treatments. The highest O/L ratio were observed in full bloom and 100 cc da-1 treatments as 1.72 and 1.68, respectively according to mean of 2-year values. Similar results were seen in IV, and these treatments came forefront with the values 93.83 and 94.52, respectively. As a results of the study, it was concluded that (i) microbial fertilizers had the positive effects on oil content and quality parameters of peanut, (ii) the treatment 100 cc da-1 applied in full bloom may be the optimum selection.

Keyword: Iodine value, oleic/linoleic acid ratio, peanut, quality ,

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

Abstract

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