EFFECTS OF SALT STRESS ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) IN GERMINATION AND SEEDLING STAGES
Özgür TATAR, Mithat Nuri GEVREK
Abstract
Effects of salts stress on seven rice genotypes (Osmancık, Kıral, Yavuz, Demir, Baldo, IR4630, IR31785) were investigated at the seedling and germination stages. The highest reduction in dry weight was recorded for Demir and Kral while the lowest was in Yavuz. Salt treatment increased the Na+/K+ ratio in all genotypes. Germination ratio, chlorophyll and relative water content (RWC) were decreased by increasing salt levels. The genotypes showed parallel response to salt stress at the germination and seedling stage.
Keyword: Salt stress, rice, chlorophyll, sodium, potassium ,
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