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EFFECTS OF WEED CONTROL ON SEED YIELD AND FATTY OIL RATIO OF BLACK CUMIN (Nigella sativa L.)

Saliha KIRICI, Tuncay CALISKAN , Rustu HATIPOGLU , Veli CELIKTAS , Hande OTU BORLU

Abstract

Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, is one of the medicinal plants, its seeds show a wide therapeutic potential, and they are used as spice in different kind of foods. The effects of different herbicides on yield and some yield components of Cameli Black cumin cultivar under Adana ecological conditions were investigated in this experiment that conducted between 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 growing seasons in the Research and Application Area of Field Crops Department of Agricultural Faculty of Cukurova University. Three different herbicides were applied in nine different applications. Plant height, number of branches, number of capsules in the plant, seed yield and oil ratio differed according to application periods. The highest seed yield was obtained from the treatment of hand hoeing. Malondialdehyde and proline analysis were performed to detect oxidative stress and it was found that hand hoeing caused less stress in plants compared to other treatments. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that hand hoeing instead of herbicide application for the control of weeds in black cumin is more appropriate for yield and ecological perspective.

Keyword: Black cumin, morphological, herbicide, stress, malondialdehyde, proline ,

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