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THE DETERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VERTICILLIUM WILT (Verticillium dahliae Kleb.) AND EARLY MATURITY IN COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Oktay ERDOGAN, Nedim OZBEK, Aydın UNAY, M. Erhan GORE

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between earliness of crop maturity and Verticillium wilt. Ten cotton genotypes were evaluated in natural infection under field conditions of Nazilli Cotton Reseach Institute in 2006 and 2007. Foliar disease index (FDI), vascular disease index (VDI), days to flowering (DF), days to boll opening (DB) and seed cotton yield (SCY) were determined. In regard to FDI and VDI, the most tolerant genotypes were Carmen (standard cotton cultivar), NGC, GSN 12 and M25-G, while the most sensitive genotype was NP Ozbek-100. NMCH-11/4, NCCH-9/2 and NCCH-8/1 were other sensitive genotypes. The performances to verticillium wilt of other standard cotton cultivars, Nazilli 84 S and Sayar 314 were non-stabile. The maturity characteristics, DF and DB, were significant negative correlated with all Verticillium severity parameters, whereas these characteristics were significant positive correlated with SCY. Carmen cultivar should be recommended for infected areas and improving diseases tolerance in cotton breeding programs.

Keyword: Cotton, verticillium wilt, early maturity, disease severity, 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