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THE EFFECT OF NATURAL GROWTH REGULATORS OBTAINED FROM Ecklonia maxima AND MINERAL NITROGEN ON TRUE PROTEIN AND SIMPLE SUGAR CONTENTS OF Dactylis glomerata L. AND Festulolium braunii (K. richt.) A. camus

Agnieszka GODLEWSKA, GraĪyna Anna CIEPIELA

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of the biostimulant Kelpak on true protein and simple sugar contents of Dactylis glomerata and Festulolium braunii at different nitrogen rates. A field experiment was set up as a randomised sub-block design (split-split-plot) with three replicates. The following factors were examined: the biostimulant with trade name Kelpak SL, nitrogen rates: 0, 50 and 150 kg N. ha-1, pure-sown grass species and cultivars (monoculture). Protein compounds and simple sugars were determined in the dry matter of plants, and a carbohydrate/protein ratio was calculated. The Ecklonia maxima extract significantly increased true protein and simple sugar contents as well as the sugar/protein ratio in the tested plants. Nitrogen rates significantly influenced protein and sugar contents in the dry matter of Dactylis glomerata and Festulolium braunii. The carbohydrate/protein ratio averaged 1.07 and was within the range of values which are believed to be optimal for ruminants.

Keyword: Biostymulator, Dactylis glomerata, Festulolium braunii, Kelpak ,

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