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Three Agronomical Traits of the Local Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Ecotypes Grown in the Farmer Fields in Highlands of the Eastern Black Sea Region

Funda Arslanoğlu

Abstract

Some of the agronomic properties of the potatoes grown in high altitudes of the province of Artvin located in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey were studied. Measurements and observations were conducted between 16 and 20th August 2004 in the villages of the Merkez (Central) district of the Province of Artvin and at 74 points in 19 villages located within the boundaries of the districts Ardanuc and Savsat where potatoes are grown at an altitude over 800 meters. Plant height, number of main stems per plant and tuber yield were measured in local potato ecotypes in the farmer fields. And their frequency distributions were calculated. Plant height varied between 24 and 127cm whereas main stem number varied from 1 to 6 per plant and tuber yield between 195 and 1629 g/plant. It was concluded that the population showed a wide variation with respect to the three traits examined and this variation could be used in improvement programs.

Keyword: Solanum tuberosum L., clone, tuber yield, plant height, Artvin ,

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