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VARIABILITY IN FORAGE QUALITY OF TURKISH GRASS PEA (Lathyrus sativus L.) LANDRACES

Uğur BAŞARAN, Hanife MUT, Özlem ÖNAL-AŞCI, Zeki ACAR, İlknur AYAN

Abstract

In this study, variation regarding the days from sowing to 50% flowering stage (FL); dry weight at 50% flowering stage (DW); and contents of crude protein (CP), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), phosphorus (P), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and dry matter digestibility (DDM), dry matter intake (DMI), relative feed value (RFV), Ca/P ratio and K/(Ca+Mg) ratio characteristics in hay were investigated in 56 grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) accessions comprice of 51 Turkish landraces, one released variety ‘Gürbüz-2001’, and 4 ICARDA lines (560, 564, 565, 566) in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 growing seasons. Number of the days to 50% flowering was between 174 and 184, and plant dry weight was between 7.63 and 25.52 g amongst grass pea accessions. The range in hay was 20.95 – 26.31% for CP, 28.80 – 34.40% for ADF, 33.42 – 45.01% for NDF and 129 - 185 for RFV amongst accessions. In general, while hay of landraces had higher CP, Ca, Mg, K and P content and RFV than ICARDA lines and released variety, the earliest accession was Gürbüz-2001 variety. Landraces N2, D1 and BR1 were the most promising accessions for hay production or breeding for their CP, ADF, NDF contents, RFV value and yield.

Keyword: Lathyrus sativus L., landrace, forage quality, relative feed value, crude protein ,

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