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Callus Induction in Some Hypericum Species Growing in Turkey

Ali Kemal Ayan, Cüneyt Çırak

Abstract

Species of the genus Hypericum have attracted scientific interest due to their variety of phytomedicinals and in vitro propagation has been reported as very useful tool in their multiplication and in studying their economically important secondary metabolites. The purpose of this study was to develop suitable media for callus induction in H. linarioides, H. lydum, H. origanifolium, H. venustum and H. scabrum. The seeds were surface sterilised and transferred to Murashige & Skoog basal medium supplemented with BA (benzyladenine) and 2,4-D (2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) at different rates. Culturing seeds in BA and 2,4-D containing media resulted in green and friable callus induction. According to the results of ANOVA, the media supplemented with BA and 2,4-D in tried doses had a significant effect on callus induction and callus fresh weight depending on species.

Keyword: Hypericum Hypericum, callus induction, medicinal plant ,

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