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CORRELATIONS AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF SEED YIELD COMPONENTS IN SUNFLOWER (Helianthus annuus L.)

Nazan Dağüstü

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine simple correlations between seed yield/plant and some of yield components and the direct and indirect effects of 5 components on yield in newly improved sunflower lines, testers and their experimental hybrids. The research was conducted at the Research and Training Centre of the University of Uludag, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy in 2000 and 2001. First year, 25 experimental hybrids were obtained from manual crosses. Second year, CMS, RHA and experimental hybrids were grown in randomised complete blocks design with three replications. Correlation studies involving 35 genotypes (5 RHA. 5 CMS and 25 experimental hybrids) showed that seed yield/plant was significantly and positively different in terms of number of seeds/head (r= +0.819**), plant height (r= +0.755**), diameter of heads (r= + 0.750). 1000 seed weight (r=+0.598**) and number of leaves/plant (r= +0.302**). Path coefficient analysis indicated that number of seeds/head (0.8105 and at 91.94%), followed by 1000 seed weight (0.5742 and at 89.4%) were the most important traits for seed yield/plant. 

Keyword: sunflower, correlation and path coefficient analysis ,

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