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AN INVESTIGATION ON ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF CORIANDER AND CUMIN AT DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS

Süleyman KIZIL , Tahsin SÖĞÜT

Abstract

The antimicrobial activity of essential oils of coriander and cumin were investigated at 25 and 50 μg concentrarions. The essential oils of these spice's fruits were determined by steam distillation method. The disk diffusion method was used to measure the antimicrobial activity, and the disks were prepared by absorbing 25 and 50 μg of the essential oil solution, and antimicrobial activities were examined on some Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtillis, Streptococcus pyogenes), Gram negative (Escherichia coli pUC9, Pseudomanas aeroginosa) bacteria and a fungi (Candida albicans 174). The findings showed that Gram (-) bacteria were more sensitive to the spices than Gram (+) bacteria. As a result, we found that the low concentrations of essential oils of Coriandrum sativum and Cuminum cyminum revealed effectively antibacterial effects against some Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria used in the study.

Keyword: Antimicrobial activity. Coriandrum sativum L.. Cuminum cyminum L. ,

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