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RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ANEUPLOIDY, GERMINATION RATE AND SEED SHRIVELLING IN 6X-TRITICALES

lknur AKGÜN , Nüket ALTINDAL

Abstract

In this study, relationships among chromosome numbers, germination percentage and seed characters in six triticale genotypes were determined. Genotypes were selected from among 32 triticale cultivars. The genotypes were divided into two groups based on their test weight, and then each genotype was divided into two sub-group by its seed appearance (shriveling or plump). Frequency of aneuploidy in plump and shriveled seeds of the low test weight genotypes were 6.81% and 26.81%; while were 1.08% and 15.89 % in the high test weight genotypes. There was a significant relationship between shrivelling and chromosome number, while there was no or only weak relationship between test weight and aneuploidy. Among the aneuploid chromosome classes, 2n=41 was the largest and hyperplods were not found in all genotypes examined. Negative effect of seed characters was found in germination percentage and germination percentage in shriveled seeds were significantly lower than that of the plum groups. Germination percentage was higher in high test weight genotypes (87.34 %) than in low test weight genotypes (80.21 %). However, correlation between germination percentage and test weight was not significant.

Keyword: Triticale; aneuploidy; shriveling; test weight ,

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