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Bio-Chemical Composition of Azolla Mexicana under Menemen Climatic Conditions

M. N. GEVREK, B. YAĞMUR

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the chemical composition of an Azolla genotype (A.mexicana) and to compare it with other organic fertilizers. In this study the chemical composition was analysed as follows; Nitrogen 3.92%, Phosphorus 0.52%, Potassium 1.25%, C/N 10:1, dry mass value 4.5-6.3%, Crude protein 23.3% and Chlorophyll 0.1-0.2 mg/gr. As a result, it could be concluded that A. mexicana could be a fertilizer alternative to mineral fertilizers on the basis of organic matter by enhancing the organic content of soil by decomposing in a short period.

Keyword: chemical composition, Azolla genotype, organic fertilizers ,

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