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Allometric Model for Leaf Area Estimation in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Orhan Kurt, Hüseyin Uysal, Sezgin Uzun

Abstract

This study was undertaken to develop a method of estimating the individual leaf area (LA) of linseed directly without time-consuming area measurements. Ten linseed varieties were used in the study. Two hundred mature leaves were collected from each variety and an allometric relationship was derived between actual leaf area (ALA) measured using the Placom Digital Planimeter, leaf length (LL) and leaf width (LW). Leaf area estimation model was found to be LA (cm2) = (0.57846 + 0.26123xLL + 1.51435xLW + 0.14395xLLxLW2. This allometric model was used to calculate LA, which was then compared with the actual LA, and the correlation correficient (R2) between actual and predicted leaf area was found to be 0.962 (P<0.01).

Keyword: Allometric model, linseed flax, leaf area estimation ,

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