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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SEEDING RATES ON FORAGE YIELD AND QUALITY COMPONENTS IN PEA

Aysen UZUN , Barıs B. ASIK , Esvet ACIKGOZ

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of seeding rate on yield and quality components in forage pea cultivars. Four pea cultivars (Ulubatli, Kirazli, Golyazi and Urunlu) and five seeding rates (75, 100, 125, 150 and 175 viable seeds m-2 ) were used in this study. Field experiments were carried out from 2009 to 2011 during the winter growth period at Uludag University, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Application Center in Bursa province, Turkey. The experimental design was a randomized complete block desing with three replications. Dry matter yield, crude protein ratio and yield, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, total digestible nutrients and relative feed values were determined. Significant differences were found among the pea cultivars and seeding rates in all measured characteristics in both years. The highest dry matter yield was obtained from the Kirazli cultivar at 125 seed m-2 . The digestibility of the Golyazi cultivar was higher than the other cultivars. On the other hand, the digestibility of the forage decreased as the seeding rate increased.

Keyword: cultivars, dry matter yield, pea, Pisum sativum, seeding rates ,

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