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TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.) CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS

Hamdi OZAKTAN

Abstract

Technological characteristics (dry weight, dry volume, wet weight, wet volume, water absorption capacity, water absorption index, hydration coefficient, swelling capacity, swelling index, cooking time, number of destructed seeds after cooking) of 27 chickpea cultivars grown under natural conditions (without the use of chemical/organic fertilizers) were investigated in this study. Except for water absorption index and hydration coefficients, effects of cultivars on investigated characteristics were found to be significant. The wet weight, wet volume and water absorption capacity characteristics on PC1 explained 49.33% of total variation and swelling capacity, swelling index and unit weight characteristics on PC2 explained 25.79% of total variation (both explaining 75.12% of total variation). Dry weight had highly significant positive correlations with wet weight (r=0.9776), wet volume (r=0.9653) and water absorption capacity (r=0.9317). In terms of investigated characteristics, cultivars were clustered under three groups in scatter plot and dendrogram was composed of three sub-clusters under two main clusters.

Keyword: Chickpea, Cooking time, Hydration coefficient, Natural conditions, Technological characteristics. ,

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