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THE EFFECTS OF MEPIQUAT CHLORIDE (PIX) ON YIELD, YIELD COMPONENTS AND FIBER CHARACTERISTICS OF COTTON

Mehmet MERT, Mehmet Emin ÇALIŞKAN

Abstract

The effects of different doses of the mepiquat chloride (MC) applied at different growth stages and different does on the yield, yield components and liber characteristics of cotton (G. hırsutum L.) were investigated under Amik Plain conditions under 1996 and 1997. MC treatments reduced plant height and improved earliness of cotton crop in both years while its effect on seed cotton yield showed inconsistency between years. It was also determined that multiple applications of MC had more positive effects on seed cotton yield and earliness. MC also affected significantly the seed cotton weight per boll in both years and the ginning outturn in 1996, MC did not create significant differences on the other morphological and fiber characteristics in both years.

Keyword: Effects of mepiquat chloride, yield components, fiber characteristics of cotton ,

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