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.
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