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COMPARISON OF OLD AND NEW CLONES OF POTATO NUCLEAR SEED STOCKS FOR TUBER UNIFORMITY IN THE GREENHOUSE

Gulsum OZTURK, Zihin YILDIRIM

Abstract

The plantlets of old and new clones micropropagated from nuclear seed stocks were grown in the greenhouse to compare their tuber uniformity. The old and new clones nested in cultivars Agria, Hermes and Granola, were grown in Completely Randomized Plots design in the fall, 2012 and in the winter, 2013. The tuber characteristics were measured and the standard analyses of variance technique were applied and the regression coefficients of the means of new clones on the means of the old clones were estimated for tuber number, single tuber weight (g), single plant yield (g), plot yield (g), tuber width and tuber length. The F values for the clone type and clone were non significant indicating the uniformity of the means of the old and new clones. In addition, the b values of the regression of the means of the new clones on the means of the old clones were found to be equal to 1 supporting the hypothesis of the uniformity of the old clones and new clones for tuber characteristics.

Keyword: Basic seed, clone, potatoes, regression coefficient, uniformity ,

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