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Nitrogen Effects on Yield and Forage Quality of Perennial Ryegrass (Lollium perene L.)

Sebahattin Albayrak, Mustafa Güler

Abstract

The effects of four nitrogen rates (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg ha-1) on forage yield and some yield components of four perennial ryegrass (Lasso, Tetramax, Tivoli and Tove) were evaluated under the Black Sea Coastal Area Conditions in the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 growing seasons. Nitrogen treatments significantly affected most of the yield components which were determined in perennial ryegrass. Forage yield and quality increased along with increase of nitrogen doses. Nitrogen fertilizer also increased the crude protein content in all cultivars. The highest forage, dry matter and crude protein yields were obtained from cultivar Tove (12.90, 4.25 and 0.44 t ha-1, respectively) in the treatment of 150 kg per hectare nitrogen.

Keyword: Lolium perenne L., Perennial Ryegrass, Forage Yield, Forage ,

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