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THE EFFECTS OF SEEDING TIME AND COMPANION CROP ON YIELD OF ALFALFA (Medicago sativa L.) AND WEED GROWTH

Irfan CORUH, Mustafa TAN

Abstract

Weed control with cultural methods is of great importance for perennial forages. This study was planned in order to determine the effects of seeding time and mixed seeding of alfalfa with wheat on hay yield and weed growth. The study was carried out in the irrigated area of Atatürk University, Faculty of Agriculture in 2014 and 2015. Alfalfa was seeded in two different seasons (spring and summer) as a sole crop and as a mixture with wheat. The research was established in a randomized complete blocks design with four replications. Dry matter yield, alfalfa plant height, weed rate, weed biomass production, weed frequency and density were examined in the study. Research results revealed that mixed seeding of alfalfa with wheat under the irrigated conditions of Erzurum Region increased the dry matter yield both in the first and the following year. This application also reduced the biomass production of weed and the weed rate of hay. Seeding in summer months instead of spring reduced the dry matter yield in the first year, but it was found more effective in terms of weed control.

Keyword: Alfalfa, seeding time, mixture crop, weeds ,

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