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EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION AND HARVEST TIME ON ROOT YIELD AND QUALITY OF FODDER BEET (Beta vulgaris var. crassa Mansf.)

Sebahattin ALBAYRAK , Osman YÜKSEL

Abstract

The effects of five nitrogen rates (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha -1 ) and four harvest times (1 September, 15 September, 1 October and 15 October) on root yield and yield components of fodder beet (Beta vulgaris var. crassa Mansf.) were evaluated under Isparta conditions in the 2007 and 2008 growing seasons. Nitrogen rates and harvest time significantly affected most of the yield components determined in fodder beet. Nitrogen applications increased root yield, dry matter yield, crude protein content, crude protein yield, root diameter and root length but decreased ADF and NDF contents of roots. Crude protein content decreased with advancing times while root yield, root dry matter yield, crude protein yield, root diameter, root length ADF and NDF contents of roots increased. Based on these results, 150 kg per hectare nitrogen treatments and third harvest time can be recommended for similar ecelogical conditions because of high crude protein yield in fodder beet.

Keyword: : fodder beet, root yield, yield components, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber ,

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