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THE EFFECTS OF NITROGEN AND SULPHUR FERTILIZERS ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF FENUGREEK (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

Rüveyde TUNÇTÜRK, A.Esen ÇELEN, Murat TUNÇTÜRK

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of nitrogen and sulphur applications on the yield and quality of fenugreek in Van, Turkey in 2006 and 2007 growing seasons. Field trials were designed in Completely Randomized Block Design with three replications at the experimental fields of Agricultural Faculty of Yüzüncü Yıl University. In the study, plant height (cm), the number of branches (branch plant-1), first pod height (cm), the number of pods (pod plant-1), the number of seeds in the pod (seed pod-1), pod length (cm), thousand-seed weight (g), seed yield (kg ha-1), protein content (%) and protein yield (kg ha-1) were determined. The all growth and yield parameters except for thousand seed weight were significantly affected by nitrogen fertilization. All the parameters except for the number of branches, pod length and thousand seed weight were affected by sulphur fertilization. The highest seed yields (853.0 and 815 kg ha-1) were obtained from 90 kg N ha-1 and 20 kg S ha-1applications in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The highest protein content (24.2 %) was obtained from 90 kg N ha-1 and 40 kg S ha-1 applications in both experimental years.

Keyword: Fenugreek, nitrogen, sulphur, yield ,

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