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THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SOWING TIMES AND HARVEST STAGES ON FORAGE YIELD AND QUALITY IN BUCKWHEAT (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

Sebiha EROL, Omer ARSLAN, Barıs Bulent ASIK, Emine BUDAKLI CARPICI

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effects of different sowing times and harvest stages on the yield and forage quality of buckwheat in Marmara’s conditions. The experiment was conducted in 2018 and 2019 in Bursa Uludag University Agricultural Application and Research Area using the Gunes variety as plant material. The experiment arranged randomized complete block design with split plot arrangement having three replications. Four different sowing times (15 April, 1 May, 15 May and 1 June) and three different harvest stages (flowering, milky and dough) were considered in the main plot and sub-plot, respectively. Results showed that higher plant height and dry matter yield values were obtained from plants sown on 15 April and harvested during the milky or dough stages. The highest crude protein ratio, crude protein yield and relative feed value, and the lowest acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber values were determined in plants that were sown early and harvested during flowering stage. In general, delaying the harvest stage increased the yield of buckwheat but negatively affected the forage quality.

Keyword: Buckwheat, dry matter yield, harvest stage, quality, 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