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EFFECTS OF SODIOUM CHLORIDE SALINITY ON GERMINATION OF RAPESEED CULTIVARS

Farid Shekari, F. R. Kholi, A. Javanshir, H. Alyari, M. R. Shkiba

Abstract

Eighteen cultivars of rapeseed were compared for salt tolerance at germination and seedling stages. In germination experiment seeds were placed in petri dishes and in seedling experiment seeds were placed between rolled papers and exposed to five salinity levels (0, 50, 100, 150, 200 mM NaCl), for seven days at 20±2°C. Germination percent, coefficient velocity of germination, length of shoot and root were decreased, however, first and last day of germination were increased with increasing salt levels. Germination and root or shoot growth were stimulated by low concentration of salt (i.e. 50 mM NaCl). However, after second day for germination experiment and 3-6 days for seedling experiment, control treatment surpassed other treatments. Tolerant cultivars had higher germination percent, germination rates and good growth, especially in root, than others. Shoot Per Root/Ratio in tolerant cultivars was lower than other cultivars. This suggests that the roots of these cultivars were less affected were by salt.

Keyword: Germination, Seedling stages ,

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