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THE INFLUENCE OF ROW SPACING ON ROOT AND LEAF YIELDS AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF FORAGE TURNIP (brassica rapa L.)

Sebahattin Albayrak , Necdet Çamaş Cafer , S. Sevimay

Abstract

The effects of four row spacings (20, 30, 40 and 50 cm) on root and leaf yields and some yield components of four forage turnips (diploid cultivars Agressa, Siloganova, tetraploid cultivars Polybra and Volenda) were evaluated under the Black Sea Coastal Area Conditions in the 2002 and 2003 growing seasons. The root yield, root dry matter yield, root crude protein yield, root diameter, root length, leaf yield, leaf dry matter yield, and leaf crude protein yield were determined. Row spacing significantly affected most of the yield components determined in forage turnip cultivars. Root and leaf yields and their yield components increased along with increase of row spacing. The highest root and leaf dry matter yields were obtained from the 40 cm row spacing. The Volenda cultivar had the highest yield under the Black Sea Coastal Area Conditions.

Keyword: Forage turnip, row spacing, root yield, leaf 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