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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SALT CONCENTRATIONS ON THE RESISTANCE OF MAIZE CULTIVARS

Mohammad Ali KHALVATI, Riza AVCIOĞLU, Gülcan DEMİROĞLU

Abstract

Nine different maize cultivars Lr Armigo, Pollen, C-955, Frassino. Güneş-626. Goldeliza. Apache, LG-55 and Flash were grown in water culture (Hydroponics) salinized with 25, 50, 75 and 100 mMol NaCl and tested for salt tolerance during germination. emergence and early growing stage. Germination rate, coleoptile length and root lenght and plant height, number of leaves and stem diameter in addition to the leaf, stem and root dry matter yields were the investigated characteristics. There were significant variations among the cultivars in terms of salt resistance (or tolerance). Flash and Güneş-626 were the most resistant cultivars surviving even under 100 mMol salt concentrations. 25 mMol salt concentration was not harmful for any genotype. whereas 100 mMol salinity was highly detrimental, also lethal for some cultivars (Apache, LG-55). However, it should be pointed out that some cultivars such as Lr Armigo, Pollen. Flash and Güneş-626 had satisfactory growth rthym in above mentioned high salt concentrations.

Keyword: Maize cultivars, salinity, hydroponics ,

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