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The Effects of Inoculation and Nitrogen Fertilization on Forage Yield and Protein Content of Some Annual Clovers

Sebahattin Albayrak, Özgür Töngel, Tamer Yavuz

Abstract

The effects of rhizobium inoculation and different nitrogen dose combinations (control, inoculation, 30 kg ha1 N, 60 kg ha1 N, 30 kg ha1 N+ inoculation and 60 kg ha1 N + inoculation) on forage yield and quality of three annual clovers (crimson, gelemen and berseem clover) were evaluated under the Black Sea Coastal Area Conditions, Turkey, in the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 growing seasons. The experiments were randomized block design with three replications for annual clovers, seperately. The highest forage, dry matter and crude protein yields were obtained from 30 kg ha N + inoculation treatments in both crimson clover (18.2, 4.2 and 0.71 t ha1, respectively) and berseem clover (31.1, 6.1 and 1.15 t ha', respectively). However, inoculation treatment gave the highest forage, dry matter and crude protein yields in gelemen clover (29.5, 5.2 and 1.05 t ha1, respectively).

Keyword: Crimson clover, gelemen clover, berseem clover, forage 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