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TUBER SIZE EFFECTS ON YIELD AND NUMBER OF POTATO MINITUBERS OF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES IN A GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Ercan OZKAYNAK

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of three different minituber (Mt) sizes (large, cutting and small) on the number and yield of minitubers (Mts) in 6 commercial potato varieties. The research was carried out according to the split plot design of greenhouse conditions in the 30x30cm plant density in 2017 and 2018. From potato varieties, Soylu were given the highest values in large and small Mt sizes, the number of Mt per plant and per hectare. Mt weight per plant, average Mt weight and Mt yield per hectare Cevher variety showed better performance than other varieties. Approximately 48-50 % of the Mts obtained in terms of Mt size were determined as Mts of 45-60 mm. The size of the cutting Mt was given a higher yield per hectare and the number of Mts than the others. According to the results of the study, Mts of commercial varieties in greenhouse conditions were planted in 30x30 cm plant density and 90% of them were planted directly in the field (≥ 25mm), firstly. Approximately 700000 Mts can be produced from one hectare greenhouse in the greenhouse production system in narrow plant density.

Keyword: Conventional, mini tuber, Solanum tuberosum L., yield. ,

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