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YIELD AND QUALITY OF BLACK CUMIN (Nigella sativa L.) POPULATIONS: THE EFFECT OF ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

Nimet KARA , Duran KATAR , Hasan BAYDAR

Abstract

The experiment was carried out in two vegetation seasons of 2013 and 2014 at the Isparta and Eskisehir ecological conditions. The main purpose of the study was to determine the effects of years and locations on seed yield, some yield-related traits, essential oil content and fixed oil ratio of black cumin populations. In the study, black cumin populations were obtained from Burdur, Tokat, Usak, Eskisehir and Antalya provinces. The experiments were arranged according to a randomized complete-block design with three replications. The average seed yield varied between 201.0-407.1 kg ha-1 in 2013 and 458.9-790.3 kg ha-1 in 2014. In compared to locations; while yield components of black cumin populations significantly varied according to locations and years, seed yield in both years were higher in Isparta location on all populations due to higher rainfall than Eskisehir. In compared to populations; the highest seed yield was determined in Usak population and it was followed by Eskisehir population. But the essential oil wasn’t detected in Usak population. The highest essential oil content was obtained from Tokat population in both locations and years, it was followed by Eskisehir population. The fixed oil ratios were higher in Tokat, Usak and Antalya populations in both locations and years.

Keyword: Black cumin, Yield, Essential oil, Fixed oil ,

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