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CHANGES IN LEAF AREA INDEX, LIGHT INTERCEPTION, QUALITY AND DRY MATTER YIELD OF AN ABANDONED RANGELAND AS AFFECTED BY THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZATION

Emine BUDAKLI CARPICI

Abstract

The object of this study was determine the effects of nitrogen ( 0, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 kg N ha-1 ) and phosphorus rates (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg P2O5 ha-1 ) on dry matter yield (DMY), leaf area index (LAI), light interception(LI), crude protein (CP) content, ADF, NDF and total digestible nutrient (TDN) of an abandoned rangeland in Bursa-Turkey in 2010 and 2011 years. Depending on the increases of nitrogen rates, the DMY, LI, CP, NFD and TDN increased, but ADF decreased. However, LAI did not indicated any relation with nitrogen rates. The highest dry matter yields were 9466.9 and 9008.2 kg ha-1 at 200 and 250 kg N ha-1 levels, respectively. The LAI, LI and CP contents were significantly affected by phosphorus rates. The highest LAI and LI values occured at 100 and 150 kg P2O5 ha-1 levels. The highest CP contents were obtained at rates of 50, 100 and 150 kg P2O5 ha-1 . On the other hand, no effects of phosphorus rates on dry matter yield, ADF, NDF and TDN were recorded. As a result, 150 kg N ha-1 can be recommended to increase dry matter yield and forage quality of an abandoned rangelands encountered in the experimental region.

Keyword: Nitrogen, phosphorus, dry matter yield, crude protein, ADF, NDF, TDN. ,

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