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PERFORMANCES OF SOYBEAN [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] ADVANCED LINES GROWN IN SECOND CROPPING UNDER MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATICAL CONDITIONS OF WESTERN TURKEY

Emre ILKER

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine promising soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] advanced genotypes grown in second cropping under the growing conditions of Mediterranean climate in the western Turkey. The field trials were conducted at the experimental field of the Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops in 2014 and 2015. Ten advanced breeding lines and four registered varieties were grown in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. Results of the combined analysis of variance for all traits (grain yield, plant height, first pod height, pods per plant, days for flowering, days for maturity, 100-seed weight) indicated large variations among the genotypes, years and genotype x year interaction. According to the results advanced breeding lines KASM03, KASM02 and KAMA were the highest yielding genotypes with early maturity. Other promising genotypes should be tested under main cropping conditions due to their late maturity.

Keyword: Adaptation, advanced lines, maturity, soybean. ,

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