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USE OF FLAMER AS A HERBICIDE REPLACEMENT IN POTATO FIELDS

P. Shimi

Abstract

Weed control in potato fields of Iran is carried out either by mechanical means or by use of herbicides ie. Metribuzine (pre-em.)or paraquat (post-em.), the latter being more successful. These means of weed control were compared with burning weeds using a portable gasoil flamer in a RCBD 2- Year experiment during 1997-1998.Results showed that flaming not only controlled weeds better than other methods,but also produced higher yields of potato. Both broad- leaf and grass weeds were controlled by flaming, but grass weeds germinated after flame treatment. An economic calculation showed that flaming is the cheapest method of weed control. None of the above methods could compete with the weed-free treatment as far as potato yield was concerned.

Keyword: Weeding, flamer, herbicide ,

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