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CERTAIN ION ACCUMULATIONS IN BARLEY MUTANTS EXPOSED TO DROUGHT AND SALINITY

Cengiz TOKER, John GÖRHAM, M. İlhan ÇAĞIRGAN

Abstract

A total of twelve barley genotypes, of which mutants (M-K 23, M-K 24, M-K 25, M-K 35, M-K 55, M-K 63, M-Q 54 and M-Q 76) and their parents (Kaya and Quantum), and two checks (Chevron, salt sensitive and CM 67, salt tolerant), were grown to assess their tolerance to drought (irrigated with 15 min. per week) and salinity (irrigated 15 min. per day with 150 mol m –3 NaCl + 7.7 mol m –3 CaCl2). For ion analysis, the fully emerged flag leaf of genotypes was used and the followings were measured Nitrate (NO3), Malate, Sulphate (SO4), Magnesium (Mg), Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) and (K/Na) rate was computed. All of the ion accumulation in the leaves was generally higher in drought than those in saline and control plants. Although different responses to drought and salinity were found among the barley mutants, Quantum, M-Q 76, M-K 23 and M-Q 54 had the highest K/Na concentrations in the external saline treatments. These genotypes have performed as well as a salt tolerant genotype, CM 67. It was concluded that high K/Na rate could be used as a selection criterion to determine the level of tolerance to salinity of barley genotypes.

Keyword: BARLEY MUTANTS, DROUGHT, SALINITY, genotypes ,

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