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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PLANT CONTROLLING HERBICIDES ON HAY YIELD AND BOTANICAL COMPOSITION OF A MAQUIS-BRUSH VEGETATION IN CUKUROVA

Kagan KÖKTEN, Tuncay TÜKEL

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different herbicides on the control of shoot regrowth of shrubs cut at 5-10 cm above soil surface at the experimental area of Cukurova University in the years of 2001 and 2002. The Experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. In the experiment, three herbicides, such as 2,4-D (2 l/ha), Glyphosate (10 l/ha) and Paraquat (10 l/ha) were evaluated for the control of shrubs in the range vegetation. The results of the study showed that herbicides applied effectively prevented shoot regrowth of the root crowns of Calicotome infesta, but they were not effective on control of shoot regrowth of Quercus coccifera. The hay yield and botanical composition of the vegetation were not significantly influenced by herbicide applications in the two years of the study. It was concluded that more research work needed in order to determine the long term effects of herbicides on a maquis-brush vegetation.

Keyword: Maquis-brush vegetation, Herbicides, Hay Yield ,

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