EVALUATION OF SOME SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorius L.) CULTIVARS FOR MORPHO AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS UNDER HATAY ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Mehmet Emin ÇALIŞKAN, Ahmet MERT, Mehmet MERT, Necmi İŞLER
Abstract
Some morphological and agronomical characteristics of seven safflower cvs. (Oleicleed. Yerli CK. 308, 5-154, Yenice, Dincer and 416-5) were investigated at autumn sowing under Hatay ecological conditions in 1995-96 and 1996-97 growing seasons. The safflower cultivars differed significantly for all characters studied; hut, especially the cultivars Dincer and 5-154 resulted in high seed and oil yield. Based on the results of two years, it was concluded that safflower crop had a growing potential in non-irrigated areas of Hatay region with autumn sowing.
Keyword: safflower, morpho agronomic characters, hatay ecological conditions ,
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