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A STUDY ON THE DETERMINATION OF GENOTYPIC VARIATION FOR SEED YIELD AND ITS UTILIZATION THROUGH SELECTION IN DURUM WHEAT (Triticum durum Desf.) MUTANT POPULATIONS

Tamer KUùAKSIZ, ùahin DERE

Abstract

The effect of gamma irradiation on three spring durum wheat cultivars namely Salihli-92, Ege-88 and Gediz-75 were studied. Various doses of gamma irradiation i.e (0-150-300 Gy) were applied to dry seed. The mutated populations were grown at two locations (Bornova and Alasehir) in the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 growing seasons. A total of 100 single plants were selected from each mutant and control populations in the 2003-2004 growing season. Twenty five percent selection pressure was applied. The progeny rows of the selected mutant plants were grown at two locations in the 2004-2005 growing season. A second stage selection was applied in each progeny population and selected mutant lines were advanced to the micro yield testing. Genetic advance at each stage of selection was estimated for single plant yield, and expected progeny means for plot yield was estimated. In certain mutant populations, heritability and phenotypic standard deviation values, genetic gains were higher than those of control population. The progeny means of the certain mutant populations were also higher when compared to control population.

Keyword: Durum wheat, gamma ray, genetic gain, selection ,

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