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INHERITANCE OF OIL YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

Arzu KOSE

Abstract

In this research, a diallel cross consisting of genetically diverse six parents (Es-8517, Emek-16, Ekak-7, Emek[1]21, Ekay-1, Emek-24) was used, aimed to obtain estimates of the gene action in terms of plant height, first branches height, head diameter, 1000 seed weight, oil content, oil yield of per plant in safflower by using Jinks[1]Hayman type analyses. This study was conducted Transitional Zone Agricultural Research Institute Eskisehir, Turkey during 2016 and 2017. According to the results of all diallel crosses, environmental variance (E), additive gene variance (D), dominance gene variance (H1), (H2) and the value of interaction of additive x dominance gene variance effect (F) were found significant statistically studied traits expect head diameter. Of all the traits studied, being larger dominant gene variances (H1) than the additive gene variances (D) and negative D-H1 value indicated the more important role of dominant genes. Beside of these, positive F value shows that dominant alleles are greater than the number of recessive alleles. Result of Wr, Vr graphics indicated partial dominancy for the first branch height, head diameter, and over dominancy for the rest of the studied traits. It was determined that plant height, first branches height, head diameter, 1000 seed weight, oil content, oil yield of per plant had low narrow heritability values. According to results to obtain superior plants in this hybrid population to perform single plant selection in F3 and F4 generations would be more appropriate.

Keyword: Diallel, Gene action, Inheritance, Safflower, Traits ,

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