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The Effect of Different Harvest Methods on Yield and Yield Compenents of Capers (Capparis ovata desf. var. canescens (coss.) Heywood) Growing in Natural Areas

Yüksel Kan, Ahmet Gümüşçü, Neşet Arslan

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine different harvest methods on the bud production of caper. Vegetative, generative development and bud yield of caper were examined by comparing different harvest methods (light, medium and intense) at Konya ecological conditions in the 1998-2000 period. It was determined that the best way of harvest was Medium level harvest (by collecting 50% of the buds on the plant) on plant development. Less productivity was observed by light harvest (by collecting the 25 % of the buds). Although the highest bud yield was obtained by intense harvest (by collecting the 100% of the buds), new generations may be threatened and endangered in this way. Bud yield showed yearly differences by years, and varied between 412,1-784,6 g/plant. 

Keyword: Capers, Capparaceae, Capparis ovata, harvest method, flower bud 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