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VARIATION OF SOME MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF SAFFLOWER (CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L.) GROWN DIFFERENT SOIL SALINITY LEVELS IN THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT STAGE

Mehmet Demir KAYA , Arif İPEK , Ahmet ÖZTÜRK , Özer KOLSARICI

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the effects of various levels of soil salinity (0.8, 2.5, 5.1, 8.7, 13.0, 15.2 and 23.0 dS m¹) on the development and growth of seedlings of variety 5-154 (spiny) using three sampling intervals (7, 14 and 21 days) after emergence. Different root zone soil salinity levels were constituted by applying water containing various NaCl concentrations. Emergence proportion, root and shoot length, root and shoot dry weight, root/shoot dry weight ratio and daily root and shoot growth rate were investigated. The results showed that the investigated traits diminished with increasing soil salinity in three sampling intervals. On the average, root dry weight reduced from 22.27 to 4.86 mg/plant and shoot dry weight declined from 43.32 to 21.53 mg/plant with increasing salinity levels. Moreover, daily growth rate of root and shoot had range of 0.8 dSm¹ and 23 dSm¹ showing reduction of 85.13% and 64.39%, respectively. Results indicated that the root growth was more adversely affected than shoot growth by soil salinity. At higher salinity levels extended growth period, the seedling growth slowed down with increased the resistance and stable growth to salinity.

Keyword: Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), soil salinity, sampling interval, first development stage ,

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