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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SOWING AND HARVESTING TIMES ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF FORAGE TURNIP (Brassica rapa L.) GROWN AS A SECOND CROP

Havva TIRYAKIOGLU , Mevlut TURK

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the effects of different sowing and harvesting times on yield and quality of forage turnip (Brassica rapa L.) grown as a second crop in Isparta in 2010 and 2011 growing seasons. The field experiment was established in randomized complete block design with three replications. Three different sowing times (20 June, 5 July, 20 July) and three different harvesting times (1 October, 15 October, 30 October) were applied in this research. Root length, root diameter, root yield, leaf yield, dry matter yields, crude protein ratios, ADF and NDF ratios of root and leaf were investigated. According to the results, the effects of sowing and harvesting times were statistically significant at all components. The crude protein ratios increased with late sowing while root length, root diameter, root yield, leaf yield, dry matter yields, ADF and NDF ratios of root and leaf decreased. The root length, root diameter, root yield, leaf yield, dry matter yields, ADF and NDF ratios of root and leaf increased with late harvest while the crude protein ratios decreased.

Keyword: Forage turnip, sowing time, harvesting time, root yield, ADF, NDF ,

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