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EFFECT OF SOWING DATE ON SOME AGRONOMICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRAITS OF SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorius L.) IN NORTHERN TURKEY

Naziha El BEY , Merve GORE, Orhan KURT

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the effect of sowing dates on some agronomical and technological traits of safflower cultivars. The research was conducted in Samsun province of Turkey during 2017-2019 growing season with the use of 4 sowing dates (30 October, 14 November, 29 November and 14 December) and two safflower cultivars (Olas and Linas). Plant heights varied between 82.3 - 158.7 cm; number of heads per plant between 4.15 - 9.47; seed weights per head between 0.84 - 1.39 g; thousand seed weights between 34.65 - 47.69 g; seed yields per plant between 3.14 - 7.67 g; oil contents between 24.64 - 29.29% and oil yields per plant between 0.83 - 2.25 g. According to sowing date x cultivar interactions, the highest agronomical and technological traits of Olas cultivar were obtained from the 2nd sowing date and the highest values except for plant height and thousand seed yield of Linas cultivar were obtained from the 2nd sowing date. It was concluded based on present findings that the second sowing date (14 November) was more suitable for safflower cultivation in winter season in Samsun ecological conditions.

Keyword: Carthamus tinctorius, Sowing dates, Yield, Yield components ,

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