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Effects of Different Tillage Practices on the Trait Associations in Barley

Burhan Kara

Abstract

The experiments were conducted at the irrigated field of Cukurova district during 2003 and 2005 growing seasons with 3 barley cultivars (Kaya, Tokak 157/37 and Cumhuriyet-50). The study aimed to determine relationships between grain yield and some yield components in different tillage systems (conventional- till, cultivator-till, and disc-harrow-till) in barley. Results of correlation analysis showed that grain yield was positively and significantly correlated with plant height, ear length, weight of per spike, grain volume weight, number of grain per spike, 1000 grain weight and grain yield per spike. Direct and indirect effects of these yield components on grain yield were determined with Path coefficient analysis. Among the yield components, grain yield per spike had the highest positive direct effect followed by plant length on grain yield. Plant height and grain volume weight followed to grain yield per spike. On the other hand, the direct effects on the grain yield spike length, weight of per spike, grain number per spike and 1000 grain weight varied according to tillage systems. It could be concluded that grain yield increase may be possible if grain yield per spike, plant length and grain volume weight were used as a selection criteria in barley.

Keyword: Barley, path analysis, correlation, tillage ,

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