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EFFECTS OF WASTEWATER SLUDGE ON GROWTH OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS (Lolium perenne L.)

Pervin UZUN & Uğur BİLGİLİ

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of sun dried wastewater sludge (SDS) and peat amendments on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) growth, as well as to identify the optimum rates of amendments and impact of irrigation frequencies for turfgrass production. The experiments were conducted over a 40-day period under greenhouse conditions in Bursa, Turkey in 2008 and 2009. The experimental design was a randomized splitsplit plot design with three replications. Irrigation frequencies served as main plots, amendments were subplots, and cover mixture rates were sub-subplots. Wastewater sludge samples were obtained from the Food Company, where the domestic and industrial wastewater was treated together. Results showed that the content of plant nutrient matter of SDS was high and its heavy metal contents were found below the critical levels according to the soil pollution control instructions. Based on these observations, we recommend amending soils with 50-75% SDS for optimum Lolium perenne L. growth. SDS amendment at these levels can greatly improve the soil nutrient supply without significantly affecting its heavy metal and soluble salt contents.

Keyword: E. coli, heavy metal, Lolium perenne L., Turfgrass, wastewater sludge ,

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