Yield and quality traits of some silage maize cultivars

The research was carried out under Kirsehir ecological conditions in 2016 and 2017 vegetation period. The experimental layout was randomized blocks with three replications. In this study, 10 hybrids and one composite maize cultivars were evaluated for some yield and quality characteristics. Important yield and quality characteristics green herbage yield (tons ha4), dry matter yield (tons ha4), crude protein yield (tons ha4), ADF (%), NDF (%), ADL (%) digestible dry matter ratio (%) and digestible dry matter yield (tons ha4) were determined. Significant differences were found between cultivars in terms of yield and quality. The two-year mean values of dry matter yield, crude protein yield and digestible dry matter yield indicated that Kerbanis, Karadeniz Yildizi and Samada-07 were the high yielding cultivars. The ADF, NDF and ADL ratios which are the quality indicators, of high yielding cultivars were also low. The results revealed that the high-yielding cultivars are also prominent in terms of important quality criteria. Kerbanis, Karadeniz Yildizi and Samada-07 cultivars are suitable for silage maize production considering the yield and quality characteristics and can be recommended for Kirsehir and similar ecologies. © 2020 Parlar Scientific Publications. All rights reserved

A Case of Brucellosis with a Rare Complication: Pericarditis

Objectives: To describe brucellosis and its possible complications according to clinical, laboratory and radiological findings. Methods: We describe a case of Brucella pericarditis visualized at transthoracic echocardiography with clinical manifestations. Results: Clinical manifestations, imaging and laboratory findings provided the correct diagnosis of Brucella pericarditis. The patient recovered fully following doxycycline and rifampin therapy. Conclusion: Brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of disorders that affect the pericardium in endemic areas

Forage yield and quality of Hungarian vetch mixture with oat varieties under rainfed conditions

This study was conducted to determine the appropriate mixture rates of Hungarian vetch and oat varieties in Kirsehir province of Turkey for two years 2017-2019. In this study, the yield and quality characteristics of single and mixed cultivations of three oat (Avena sativa L.) varieties and Hungarian vetch (Vicia pannoica Crantz) were determined. Yield characteristics such as green forage and dry matter, crude protein and digestible dry matter yields and quality characteristics such as crude protein ratio, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, digestible dry matter, total digestible nutrient, dry matter intake and relative feed value were examined in the single and mixed cultivations. The result of the two-year research indicated that the highest green forage, dry matter, crude protein and digestible dry matter yields were obtained from the mixture of 25% HV + 75% O mixture of Saia oat variety (18.3, 5.7, 0.76, 3.6 t ha(-1), respectively). The highest crude protein, total digestible nutrients, relative feed value and the lowest ADF, NDF ratio were obtained from the single cultivation of Hungarian vetch (18.1%, 65.6%, 163.1 and 27.7%, 38.4%, respectively). In conclusion, with respect to the investigated quality parameters with forage yield, 50% HV + 50% O mixtures can be suggested

THE FACTORS AFFECTING YIELD AND QUALITY OF HUNGARIAN VETCH plus CEREAL MIXTURES IN ARID ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

WOS: 000455562500043This study was carried out to determine the performances of pure sowing of Hungarian vetch (HV) (Vicia pannonica Crantz), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), triticale (T) (XTriticosecale Wittmack) and their mixtures with HV in arid conditions during 20122013 and 2013-2014 vegetation seasons. The experiment was designed based on split plots in a randomized block design with four replicates. Three different cutting times of pure sowing and mixtures were determined as booting, flowering and milk dough stages. Vetches were at 10% flowering when cereals were in booting stage, the vetches were in full flowering while the cereals were in flowering stage, while the lower pod-setting of vetches, the cereals were in milking dough stage. The pure sowing vetch was also harvested during these periods. The highest wet and dry hay yields, considering the mixture and cutting time separately, were obtained at the milk dough stage from the mixture of 25% HV + 75% T. The crude protein ratio increased with the increase in HV ratio of mixtures while the ratios of ADF and NDF decreased. The extend of cutting time from booting to milk dough stage increased the hay yield while quality traits were decreased. The superior yield and quality traits of annual legume + cereal mixtures, when evaluated along with cutting time, suggested that harvesting of 50% HV+50% T mixture can be recommended during flowering period.Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [2013/75]This manuscript was produced from PhD thesis funded by Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit with project number of 2013/75

Some physical, chemical, and germination properties of Peganum harmala L. seeds

In this study, the aim was to determine some physical and chemical properties of the seeds of Peganum harmala, known as rue or harmel, and to determine the effects of some implementations to break the seed dormancy. The mean length, width, thickness, and surface area values for the P. harmala seeds were 4.78 mm, 1.81 mm, 1.53 mm, and 14.14 mm(2), respectively. Linked to the dimensions, the arithmetic mean diameter, geometric mean diameter, and sphericity values were calculated as 2.71 mm, 2.34 mm, and 0.50. The bulk density and true density values were measured as 0.5379 and 1.015 g cm(-3), respectively, and the porosity value calculated linked to these values was 46.98%. The static friction angles on two different surfaces of galvanized metal and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were measured as 15.67 degrees and 17.67 degrees, and the static friction coefficient values linked to these angles were 0.28 for galvanized metal and 0.32 for PVC. Terminal velocity experiments determined the velocity for P. harmala seeds was 5.03 ms(-1). According to analysis results for the chemical structure of P. harmala, dry matter ratio was 89.7%, crude ash ratio was 11.0%, crude protein was 10.3%, crude fiber was 42.0%, and crude oil ratio was 10.8%. In seed dormancy studies, the effects of sulfuric acid, precooling, soaking in water, and mechanical scarification (sanding) applications were determined. Accordingly, the most effective method for germination of P. harmala seeds was sanding with 84.0% germination rate. This was followed by soaking in water (78.0%) and 5 min H2SO4 (75.0%) applications. Practical Applications Turkey is a country with a current account deficit in the seed import-export balance. Therefore, the efficient use of seeds in each step of farming and postharvest operations is essential to reduce the seed waste. Determining the engineering properties of seeds will help to provide more efficient systems. The physical properties of seeds are important to design, develop, and adjustment of planters, storage structures, transporting systems, and postharvest systems. Chemical properties are essential to determine the optimum storage conditions and postharvest chemical processes for optimum utilization of seeds as foods or as raw materials for medicinal and industrial purposes. Seed dormancy-breaking features will be useful to determine optimum presowing conditions and breeding conditions of the seeds

THE FACTORS AFFECTING YIELD AND QUALITY OF HUNGARIAN VETCH plus CEREAL MIXTURES IN ARID ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

WOS: 000455562500043This study was carried out to determine the performances of pure sowing of Hungarian vetch (HV) (Vicia pannonica Crantz), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), triticale (T) (XTriticosecale Wittmack) and their mixtures with HV in arid conditions during 20122013 and 2013-2014 vegetation seasons. The experiment was designed based on split plots in a randomized block design with four replicates. Three different cutting times of pure sowing and mixtures were determined as booting, flowering and milk dough stages. Vetches were at 10% flowering when cereals were in booting stage, the vetches were in full flowering while the cereals were in flowering stage, while the lower pod-setting of vetches, the cereals were in milking dough stage. The pure sowing vetch was also harvested during these periods. The highest wet and dry hay yields, considering the mixture and cutting time separately, were obtained at the milk dough stage from the mixture of 25% HV + 75% T. The crude protein ratio increased with the increase in HV ratio of mixtures while the ratios of ADF and NDF decreased. The extend of cutting time from booting to milk dough stage increased the hay yield while quality traits were decreased. The superior yield and quality traits of annual legume + cereal mixtures, when evaluated along with cutting time, suggested that harvesting of 50% HV+50% T mixture can be recommended during flowering period.Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [2013/75]This manuscript was produced from PhD thesis funded by Gaziosmanpasa University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit with project number of 2013/75

Intercropping of corn with cowpea and bean: Biomass yield and silage quality

WOS: 000261383600020An experiment was carried out at the Bornova experimental fields of Field Crops Department of Agriculture Faculty., Ege Univ., Turkey during 2004-2005 growing season in order to determine biomass yield and silage quality of corn (Zea mays indendata) mixed with legumes such as various cowpea (Vigna ungiuculata) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars monocropped or intercropped in same or alternate-rows. Results indicated that intercropping system affected many characteristics such as plant height, fresh biomass and dry matter (DM) yield, pH level and crude protein (CP) content and yield of silage material. Intercropped corn with legumes were far more effective than monocrop corn to produce higher DM yield and roughage for silage with better quality. Practicing alternate-row sowings and benefiting from climbing types of legumes as component crop had better performances than same-row sowings and dwarf type legume

Some physical, chemical, and germination properties of Peganum harmala L. seeds

In this study, the aim was to determine some physical and chemical properties of the seeds of Peganum harmala, known as rue or harmel, and to determine the effects of some implementations to break the seed dormancy. The mean length, width, thickness, and surface area values for the P. harmala seeds were 4.78 mm, 1.81 mm, 1.53 mm, and 14.14 mm(2), respectively. Linked to the dimensions, the arithmetic mean diameter, geometric mean diameter, and sphericity values were calculated as 2.71 mm, 2.34 mm, and 0.50. The bulk density and true density values were measured as 0.5379 and 1.015 g cm(-3), respectively, and the porosity value calculated linked to these values was 46.98%. The static friction angles on two different surfaces of galvanized metal and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were measured as 15.67 degrees and 17.67 degrees, and the static friction coefficient values linked to these angles were 0.28 for galvanized metal and 0.32 for PVC. Terminal velocity experiments determined the velocity for P. harmala seeds was 5.03 ms(-1). According to analysis results for the chemical structure of P. harmala, dry matter ratio was 89.7%, crude ash ratio was 11.0%, crude protein was 10.3%, crude fiber was 42.0%, and crude oil ratio was 10.8%. In seed dormancy studies, the effects of sulfuric acid, precooling, soaking in water, and mechanical scarification (sanding) applications were determined. Accordingly, the most effective method for germination of P. harmala seeds was sanding with 84.0% germination rate. This was followed by soaking in water (78.0%) and 5 min H2SO4 (75.0%) applications. Practical Applications Turkey is a country with a current account deficit in the seed import-export balance. Therefore, the efficient use of seeds in each step of farming and postharvest operations is essential to reduce the seed waste. Determining the engineering properties of seeds will help to provide more efficient systems. The physical properties of seeds are important to design, develop, and adjustment of planters, storage structures, transporting systems, and postharvest systems. Chemical properties are essential to determine the optimum storage conditions and postharvest chemical processes for optimum utilization of seeds as foods or as raw materials for medicinal and industrial purposes. Seed dormancy-breaking features will be useful to determine optimum presowing conditions and breeding conditions of the seeds