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INHERITANCE OF LONG AND DENSE CAPSULE CHARACTERISTICS IN SESAME

Engin YOL, Cengiz TOKER, Bülent UZUN

Abstract

Long and dense capsule characteristics in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) are associated with high seed yield. Therefore, inheritance of long and dense capsule and their genetic association were investigated in a cross of “Muganli-57 (♀)” with short and sparse capsule with “ACS 352 (♂)” having long and dense capsule. In the F1, long and dense capsule characteristics were dominant over short and sparse capsules. In the F2, 12:3:1 segregation ratio revealed that long capsule character had dominance with epistasis over dense capsule. The presence of the dominant Ln allele (long capsule) masked the effects of either Dn or dn alleles (dense capsule). The expected 12:3:1 segregation ratio in F2 was confirmed in F3. The results suggested that positive selection for long and dense capsule characteristics in sesame should be given high priority to reach ideal plant type with high seed yield potential.

Keyword: Capsule density, capsule length, epistasis, genetics, Sesamum indicum L. ,

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