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THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT AND HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS ON EMBRYO INDUCTION AND PLANT REGENERATION IN SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.)

Nazan DAĞÜSTÜ

Abstract

Cotyledon explants of two hybrid cultivars (Sunbred 281 and Sunbro) of sunflower were used to determine the effect of light conditions and hormonal combinations on regeneration. Sterilized seeds were germinated in dark and in light. Callus cultures were induced on a MS medium supplemented with a combination of NAA (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mg/l) and BAP (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mg/l) in both dark and light. Shoots regenerated from callus were left for root induction in 1/2 MS medium with NAA. After 4 weeks plantlets were transferred into sterile soil for acclimatisation. Sunbro produced the highest amount of callus per explant compared with Sunbred 281 (F= 20.05**). Regeneration of shoot varied from 17% to 0% while rooting efficiency was between 6.8- 29.5%. There were also significant interactions between light and cultivars in terms of callus, root and shoot production respectively (F= 5.94**, F= 14.93**, 14.55**). Almost 50% of the regenerated shoots selected from randomly chosen plantlets acclimatised to in vivo conditions.

Keyword: sunflower ,callus, root and shoot production ,

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