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EFFECTS OF CHILLING ON GERMINATION IN FLAX (L. usitatissimum L.)

Orhan KURT

Abstract

This study was carried out in the biotechnology laboratory of Agricultural Faculty of Ondokuz MayÕs University. The objective of this study was to establish the effects of chilling period and chilling temperature on germination in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). Seeds were subjected to six different heat temperatures (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 oC) for 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours. Germination tests were carried out in a clammed chamber at 25 oC with 70% humidity, 8 hours dark and 16 hours light condition. In all varieties, germination was significantly affected by temperature chilling level. Average mean germination percentage was 88.50% and 93.77% for Antares and 83.24% for Bionda. Germination capacity of seeds was affected either by chilling period or chilling temperature. The highest germination percentage were 0 oC chilling temperature and 96 hours chilling period for Antares with 97.20% and 72 hours chilling period for Bionda with 90.80% germination percentage.

Keyword: Linseed, Germination, Chilling temperature, Chilling period. ,

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