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A Study on the Herbage Yield and Its Components of Different Maize (Zea mays L.) Cultivars under Irrigated Conditions of Manis

Tamer Kuşaksız, Esen Kuşaksız

Abstract

This research was conducted at Alaşehir county of Manisa province in the western Turkey in 2003 and 2004. The varieties tested are Maverick, Brasco, C- 955, Dracma, Doge, Tietar and Vero. Significant differences were found among the varieties for plant height, number of green leaves per plant, stem diameter, dry matter content(%), dry matter yield and herbage yield. Plant height of maize genotypes varied between 155.18 and 206.75 cm; number of green leaves per plant between 10.9 and 13.6; stem diameter between 2.06 and 2.38 cm; dry matter(%) between 27.60 and 35.01; dry matter yield between 16.27 and 23.14 t ha-1 ; herbage yield between 55.98 t ha-1 and 72.97 t ha-1. It was concluded that C-955 cultivar was superior to other cultivars for dry matter yield and herbage yield.

Keyword: Maize, plant height, dry matter yield, herbage yield ,

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