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ADAPTATION OF SOME AZOLLA GENOTYPES TO THE AEGEAN ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN WESTERN PART OF TURKEY

Mithat Nuri GEVREK

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the adaptation of some azolla genotypes to Aegean ecological conditions in the western part of Turkey. A research was carried out in the Research Field of the Aegean University, Faculty of agriculture, Izmir-Menemen during 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. Thirteen genotypes belong to the Species, A. caroliniana, A. microphylaa, A. filicloides and A. pinnata var. Pinnata, obtained from IRRI and two azolla species, A. Filicloides and A.mexicana, adapted to Aegean conditions were used in the experiment. The results of the study showed that the genotypes FI-1040 and MI-4030 could be adaptable to the Aegean ecological conditions. Their fresh weight increased 222.4 % and 221.8 % m -2 and they had dry weight values 67.8 g m-2 and 8.2 g m-2 , respectively. The fresh weight values of these genotypes were approximately 230 ton/ha, whereas, the annual dry matter production reached to 16.0 ton/ha.

Keyword: Azolla specie, fresh weight, dry weight ,

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