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VARIATION AND CORRELATION OF MORPHO-AGRONOMIC TRAITS AND BIOCHEMICAL CONTENTS (PROTEIN AND Ǻ-ODAP) IN TURKISH GRASS PEA (Lathyrus sativus L.) LANDRACES

Ugur BASARAN, Zeki ACAR, Meral KARACAN, Atiye Nur ONAR

Abstract

Fifty-one landraces and one released variety ‘Gurbuz-2001’ of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) collected from Turkey and grown in Samsun-Turkey condition were characterized by morpho-agronomic traits, protein and neurotoxic ȕ-ODAP (ȕ-N-oxalyl-L-Į,ȕ-diaminopropionic acid) contents in seed. High variation was observed among landraces regarding all the studied traits. ȕ-ODAP content was determined by using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and extreme levels of ȕ-ODAP were 1.40 and 3.05 mg g-1 in among the landraces (average 1.96 mg g-1). Also, the correlations between traits were investigated and, the strongest positive correlations were between main stem number and leaflet length and, between seed yield per plant and pod number per plant. Seed yield significantly (p< 0.01) and positively correlated with most of the investigated traits. Correlations between ȕ-ODAP content and other traits were negative or no significant.  In general, many of the landraces were superior than released variety ‘Gurbuz-2001’ with their seed yield, protein content and ȕ-ODAP content.

Keyword: ȕ-ODAP, characterization, landrace, Lathyrus sativus ,

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