PIGEONPEA [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.], A NEW FOOD LEGUME FOR TURKEY
Cengiz TOKER , Hüseyin ÇANCI , M. İlhan ÇAĞIRGAN
Abstract
Five exotic pigeonpea genotypes were evaluated for yield and yield components at Antalya location in the West-Mediterranean region of Turkey for two years in 2001 and 2002 seasons. It was concluded that the high yielding genotype, ICPL 88039, could successfully be grown in the region under rainfed conditions as an alternative food legume.
Keyword: Cajanus cajan, pigeonpea ,
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