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THE GRAIN QUALITY OF MODERN DURUM WHEAT CULTIVARS AND LANDRACES

Necdet Budak, Metin B. Yıldırım, Sehal Pekin, Önder Çaylak

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the grain quality of landraces in comparison with modern cultivars grown in Turkey. Fifty-six modern durum wheat cultivars and 55 durum landraces were obtained from the different parts of Turkey. The population of modern durum wheat cultivars were grown in 1996-97 and 1997-98 growing seasons while landraces were grown only in 1997-1998 growing season at Bornova. Protein content and vitreousness were determined in each growing season. The mean, standard deviation, standard deviation of mean, range, coefficient of variation, correlation and histogram based on protein content and vitreousness for modern durum wheats and landraces in each growing season were estimated. The results indicated that the population including landraces had higher protein content than the population consisting of modern durum wheat cultivars which had higher mean of vitreousness. There was not statistically significant correlation between the two quality traits showing that selection should be done separately for each trait.

Keyword: modern cultivars grown ,Protein content and vitreousness ,

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