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THE EFFECTS OF LOCATION AND THE APPLICATION OF DIFFERENT MINERAL FERTILIZERS ON SEED YIELD AND QUALITY OF POT MARIGOLD (Calendula officinalis L.)

Radosav JEVDOVIC, Goran TODOROVIC, Miroslav KOSTIC, Rade PROTIC, Slavoljub LEKIC, Tomislav ZIVANOVIC, Mile SECANSKI

Abstract

The four-replicate trial with a local variety Domaći oranž (Local orange) was set up according to the randomised complete-block design in four locations (Gorobilje, Arilje, Pančevo and Kačarevo) and two variants of fertilizing (200 kg ha-1 KAN with 27 % of nitrogen and 400 kg ha-1 NPK 15:15:15) and the control without fertilizing. According to the three-factorial analysis of variance for all observed traits it was determined that there were very significant differences within growing locations and fertilizing variants and their interaction (L x F). The highest seed yield (672.84 kg ha-1) was detected in the variant with 400 kg NPK ha-1. The significantly lower seed yield (579.84 kg ha-1) was obtained in the variant with KAN at the rate of 200 kg ha-1 and the control variant (344.88 kg ha-1). The highest total seed germination of 91.84% and the 1000-seed weight (6.83 g) were obtained in the variant with 400 kg NPK ha-1. Total seed germination (85.87) and the 1000-seed weight (5.82 g) obtained in the control were significantly higher than total seed germination (83.31%) and the 1000-seed weight (5.42 g)  obtained in the variant with 200 kg ha-1  KAN.

Keyword: pot marigold, location, mineral fertilizers, seed, germination, 1000-seed weight ,

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