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RESISTANCE IN SESAME TO Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. sesami

Bülent Uzun & M. İlhan Çağırgan

Abstract

Gamma ray induced 1076 mutants of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in M3 and M4 generations were evaluated for resistance to Fusarium wilt in a naturally infected field in Antalya. Sixteen mutant lines in the nursery were found to be promising as a source of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. sesami. Subsequently, these lines and four local checks were screened in a randomised complete blocks design with three replications under naturally infected field conditions according to 1-9 visual field scoring scale in the 1998 and 1999 seasons. Based on the visual scorings, three mutant lines were identified for resistance to F. oxysporum f. sp. sesami. Pot screening procedure was also followed in order to verify the field results. Sixteen mutant lines and four checks were also tested for resistance to Fusarium wilt in pot culture inoculations in a growth chamber at 22°C and 16 hours day length. Based on the pot screening procedure, resistance to F. oxysporum f. sp. sesami was confirmed in the three mutant lines as recorded in the field.

Keyword: Sesame, Sesamum indicum L. Fusarium wilt. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. sesami, Field screening, Induced mutants ,

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