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EFFECTS OF SOWING DATE AND GLYCINE BETAINE APPLICATION ON YIELD COMPONENTS AND OIL YIELD IN CANOLA (Brassica napus L.)

Neda SAFDARI-MONFARED , Ghorban NOOR-MOHAMMADI , Amir-Hossein SHIRANI-RAD , Eslam MAJIDI-HERAVAN

Abstract

Canola (Brassica napus L.) is one of the most important oil seed crops for human consumption. Effects of sowing date and glycine betaine application on yield and oil content of canola genotypes deserve attention. The present study therefore aimed to evaluate the effect of sowing date and glycine betaine on some traits of six canola genotypes (namely Elvis, HL2012, L155, KR2, HW113 and Danob). The genotypes were sown in three sowing dates (October 7, 17, and 27), for two years (2014-2015 and 2015-2016). A factorial split-plot experiment was conducted in a complete randomized blocks design with three replications, where the sowing dates and the two levels of glycine betaine (0 and 0.2%) were allotted to main plots and the genotypes were allotted to subplots. The main effects of sowing date, glycine betaine and genotype were significant for almost all measured traits. The first sowing date and the application of glycine betaine had a positive effect on the all measured traits. According to the result Danob and HL2012 genotypes with high yield and oil content were more suitable for cultivation in the studied area. At the end, the determination of sowing date and choosing a suitable genotype for each region are very important to obtain high yield.

Keyword: canola, glycine betaine, oil yield, seed yield. ,

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