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UTILIZATION POSSIBILITIES OF CARNATION BY-PRODUCTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUGHAGE SOURCE

Osman YÜKSEL , Sebahattin ALBAYRAK, Mevlüt TÜRK , Cahit BALABANLI

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the possibility of using carnation by-products as an alternative roughage source for animal feeding in Isparta. For this purpose the carnation by-products obtained from a special firm were evaluated as fresh and silage with no additive compound. Dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber contents of both fresh and silage carnation by-products were determined. Fleig score, pH and physical quality of silages were also determined. According to the results fresh and silage carnation have 22.64 and 19.76% dry matter, 15.50 and 12.19% crude protein, 42.08 and 39.73% neutral detergent fiber and 29.48 and 28.3% acid detergent fiber contents respectively. Silages fleig scores were 69.59, pH values were 4.37 and physical quality was very good in the study. According to the results carnation by-products both fresh and silages have a good nutritive value for animals and can be used as an alternative roughage source. However, since it is very common practice using pesticides in carnation farming. Using this by-product as animal feed should be taken into account for both animal and human health.

Keyword: carnation, by-product, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, silage. ,

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