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GENETIC VARIABILITY AMONG THE POTATO CLONES ORIGINATED FROM TUBEROSA x ANDIGENA CROSSES

Metin B. YILDIRIM , Necdet BUDAK , Nihat MIDIKOĞLU

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the genetic variability among the clones originated from the Tuberosa x Andigena crosses and to select the genotypes with desirable traits. The true seeds generated from the crosses were planted to seedlings beds at Bornova in 1992 to obtain seedling progenies. The seedling progenies were transplanted to field using the Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications at Menemen on 16 April, 1992. In 1993, the hybrid lines generated in Menemen were planted to the field at Bornova. Plant height (cm), the number of main stem and stem number, leaf length and width (cm), tuber yield (g per plot), berry number per plot and seed yield (g per plot) traits were measured. There were statistically significant differences among the entries in terms of observed traits measured in both years. The lines 9-41 and 9-44 developed from the L506 x R143 gave the highest tuber yield. The lines obtained from L 506 x R 143, Isola x NT 78, Isola x R 143 and Cosima x R 68 crosses had large variation for plant height and the number of stems. The lines belong to 4-8 (Isola x NT 78), 7-1 (NT 77 x R68), 9-41 (L 506 x R 143) and the R162 had high leaf length and width values.

Keyword: Genetic Variability, Tuberosa, Seedling Progenies, Andigena Crosses ,

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