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Determination of Some Agronomical Characteristics and Hybrid Vigor of New Improved Synthetic Varieties in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Abdurrahim T. GÖKSOY, Aydın TÜRKEÇ, Zeki M. TURAN

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to improve new synthetic varieties with high yielding ability and to evaluate hybrid vigor for certain agronomical traits of these synthetics. Three Syn Is, each composed of four inbred lines, (Syn IA. Syn IB. Syn IC) and one Syn 1 derived from twelve lines (Syn ID) were formed artificially by inter crossing. Four experimental Syn Is, their parentel mixtures (Syn O's) and two check varieties (open pollinated Vnimik-8931 and commercial hybrid Sunbred-281) were evaluated in the replicated field trials under Bursa conditions without irrigation in 1995. 1996 and 1997. The rates of heterosis observed for plant height, head diameter. seed number/head, 1000-seed weight, seed weight/plant (head) and seed yield/ha were found as 11.2. 14.7. 35.8. 15.7. 59.4 and 65.7 % respectively.

Keyword: Sunflower, sythetics and hybrid vigor ,

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