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EFFECTS OF PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZATION AND HARVESTING STAGES ON FORAGE YIELD AND QUALITY OF WOOLYPOD VETCH

Sebahattin ALBAYRAK, Mevlüt TÜRK, Osman YÜKSEL

Abstract

The effects of five phosphorus rates (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 kg ha-1) and three harvest stages (beginning of flowering, full flowering and seed filling) on forage yield and quality components of woolypod vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. dasycarpa Ten.) were evaluated under rainfed conditions in Isparta, Turkey in the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 growing seasons. Dry matter yield (DMY), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), K/Ca+Mg ratio, manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) were determined individually. Phosphorus applications increased DMY, N, P, Ca and Mg contents but decreased K, Fe, K/Ca+Mg ratio, ADF and NDF and had no effect Mn, Cu and Zn. Harvesting at the late stages causes a reduction in forage quality. N, P, K, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mg contents and K/Ca+Mg ratio decreased with advancing stages while DMY, Ca, ADF and NDF contents increased.

Keyword: Dry matter yield, forage quality, phosphorus rate, harvest stage ,

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