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ADAPTABILITY OF NEWLY IMPROVED CREEPING BENTGRASS (Agrostis stolonifera L.) GENOTYPES IN A MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT

Yasar Tuncer KAVUT, Rıza AVCIOGLU, Gulcan DEMIROGLU, Hakan GEREN, Behcet KIR

Abstract

Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.), with a mild shade tolerance, is a stoloniferous cool season turf grass adaptable to temperate climatic conditions. Recently new genotypes were improved by breeders in the USA, having respectively higher heat and drought tolerance. In an attempt to evaluate the adaptability of this type of bentgrass genotypes, an experiment were established on the experimental farm located at Bornova, Ege Univ. Agric. Faculty, Izmir, Turkey during the years of 2007 and 2009. Six genotypes of bentgrass and traditional cultivar “Kromi” as control were tested for two years and turf grass color, cover, weed infestation and turf quality were assessed by a visual scoring (1-9 points). Results indicated significant variations among the genotypes in terms of the evaluated characteristics and the average adaptability of some genotypes of which some traits such as cover and turf quality were in an acceptable range. It was also suggested that distinguished genotypes such as genotype M65-6-OVN-28, M71-6-26-294 and M39-6-20 should be tested furthermore and for other agronomical characteristics.

Keyword: adaptability, creeping bent grass, mediterranean environment ,

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