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EVALUATION OF SOLID BIOGAS FERMENTATION RESIDUE AS A SOURCE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER ON BERSEEM CLOVER (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)

Mustafa SURMEN , Emre KARA

Abstract

The study was carried out in order to investigate the effects of 5 different solid biogas fermentation residue doses (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 t ha -1 ) on the yield and quality of berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) in Aydın province. In the study, no chemical fertilizers were applied and the harvest was carried out at 50-100% flowering time. In the study, hay yield (t ha-1 ), leaf / stem ratio (%), Ca (%), Mg (%), crude ash content (%), acid detergen fiber (ADF, %), neutral detergent fiber (NDF, %), crude protein content (%) parameters are measured. Crude protein yield yield (t ha -1 ) and relative feed value calculated after the measurements. According to the results, in 2016-2018 years average hay yield was obtained from 5.529 t ha -1 of 15 t ha -1 solid biogas residue application. In terms of crude protein content, the highest value in 2016-2018 years was found as 22,88% in 10 t ha -1 fertilizer application. As a result of the study, it was found that solid biogas waste had positive effects on feed efficiency and quality when all parameters were evaluated. Especially 10 t ha -1 and 15 t ha -1 solid biogas residue fertilizer doses were determined to come to the fore in the berseem clover.

Keyword: : Berseem clover, biogas residue, fertilizer, forage quality ,

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