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THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SOWING TIME AND HARVESTING HEIGHT ON HYDROCYANIC ACID CONTENT IN SOME SILAGE SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor L.) VARIETIES

Mehmet OTEN

Abstract

The objective of this experiment was to determine the hydrocyanic acid (HCN) levels that have poisonous effects on animals, in 4 different sorghum and 1 sudangrass species, which were developed by Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute and widely used in our country. Experiments were carried out in experimental fields of institute during 2014 and 2015 growing seasons. Rox, Leoti, Early Sumac and Nes sorghum varieties with Gozde 80 sudangrass variety were cultivated as May-June and June-July planted crops in a randomized block design with three replications. Plants were harvested when they reached 40, 80 and 120 cm heights and they were extracted in order to determine HCN contents. The analysis of variance indicated that there were significant differences in terms of HCN content in all varieties. The HCN levels of varieties were determined in Gozde 80, Early Sumac, Nes, Leoti and Rox in descending order. In the first year, the highest HCN level was determined in Early Sumac variety with 40 cm harvesting height at the first sowing time, the lowest level was determined in Gozde 80 variety with 120 cm harvesting height at the second sowing time. In the second year, the highest HCN level was determined in Gozde 80 variety with 40 cm harvesting height at the first sowing time, the lowest HCN level was determined in Early Sumac variety with 120 cm harvesting height at the second sowing time. At the end of the experiment, the highest HCN content was found at the first sowing time with 40 cm harvesting height.

Keyword: Harvesting height, Hydrocyanic acid, Silage sorghum, Sowing time ,

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