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Longevity Record For A Wild Allegheny Woodrat (Neotama Magister) In West Virginia, Michael T. Mengak, Steven B. Castleberry, W. Mark Ford, Nikki L. Castleberry, Jane L. Rodrigue Oct 2002

Longevity Record For A Wild Allegheny Woodrat (Neotama Magister) In West Virginia, Michael T. Mengak, Steven B. Castleberry, W. Mark Ford, Nikki L. Castleberry, Jane L. Rodrigue

Virginia Journal of Science

The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is found throughout much of the central and southern Appalachians and adjacent portions of the Interior Highlands. Allegheny woodrats have declined in the northern portions of their range and are state-listed as threatened, endangered or sensitive species of concern in every state where they occur. Until recently, biologists have had to rely on biological data collected from the closely related eastern woodrat (N. floridana) because of limited research on the Allegheny woodrat. We have been studying the ecology and natural history of woodrats in Virginia and West Virginia since 1990. On …


Crystalline Structure Properties Of Bleached And Unbleached Wheat Straw (Triticum Aestivum L.) Soda-Oxygen Pulp, Esat Gümüşkaya, Mustafa Usta Jan 2002

Crystalline Structure Properties Of Bleached And Unbleached Wheat Straw (Triticum Aestivum L.) Soda-Oxygen Pulp, Esat Gümüşkaya, Mustafa Usta

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study, the crystallinity index and crystallite size of wheat straw powder, soda-oxygen pulp and soda oxygen pulp bleached with hypochlorite (H) and hypochlorite and peroxide (HP) sequences were determined using an x-ray diffractometer method. The crystallinity indexes of these pulp samples were found to be 45.61%, 52.00%, 52.60% and 54.11%, respectively. The crystallite sizes of these pulp samples were also determined and were 6.4 nm, 3.4 nm, 4.3 nm and 4.6 nm, respectively. On the other hand, the crystallinity index and crystallite size of holocellulose, cellulose and alpha-cellulose in wheat straw were then found to be 65.00%, 55.20% …


Comparison Of Erosion And Runoff Predicted By Wepp And Agnps Models Using A Geographic Information System, Hali̇l Kirnak Jan 2002

Comparison Of Erosion And Runoff Predicted By Wepp And Agnps Models Using A Geographic Information System, Hali̇l Kirnak

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model and the Agricultural Non-Point-Source Pollution Model (AGNPS) were used in conjunction with a geographic information system (GIS) database to predict runoff and sediment discharges for Rock Creek watershed, an agricultural watershed in Ohio, USA. Observed and predicted values were compared for selected storm events in 1988 and 1990. The statistical evaluation of the WEPP and AGNPS models showed that WEPP predicted average runoff, peak runoff and sediment yield better than AGNPS. WEPP and AGNPS overpredicted peak runoff rates compared to observed data by 15.5% and 26.5%, respectively. The t-test showed that there was …


Additive Main Effects And Multiplicative Interactions Analysis Of Yield Performances In Bread Wheat Genotypes Across Environments, Yüksel Kaya, Çeti̇n Palta, Seyfi̇ Taner Jan 2002

Additive Main Effects And Multiplicative Interactions Analysis Of Yield Performances In Bread Wheat Genotypes Across Environments, Yüksel Kaya, Çeti̇n Palta, Seyfi̇ Taner

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study was carried out to determine the yield performances of 20 bread wheat genotypes across six environments in Central Anatolia, Turkey, in the 2000-2001 growing season. The experimental layout was a randomized complete block design with four replications. Additive main effects and multiplicative interactions analysis (AMMI) indicated that the yield performances of genotypes were under the major environmental effects of genotype by environmental interactions. The first two principal component axes (PCA 1 and 2) were significant (p < 0.01) and cumulatively contributed to 78.64% of the total genotype by environment interaction. A biplot generated using genotypic and environmental scores of the first two AMMI components also showed that genotypes with larger PCA 1 and lower PCA 2 scores gave high yields (stable genotypes), and genotypes with lower PCA 1 and larger PCA 2 scores had low yields (unstable genotypes), as in the sites tested.


The Amount Of No_{3}^{-}-N Transferred To Soil By Legumes, Forage And Seed Yield, And The Forage Quality Of Annual Legume + Triticale Mixtures, Uğur Büyükburç, Yaşar Karadağ Jan 2002

The Amount Of No_{3}^{-}-N Transferred To Soil By Legumes, Forage And Seed Yield, And The Forage Quality Of Annual Legume + Triticale Mixtures, Uğur Büyükburç, Yaşar Karadağ

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The forage yield and quality of hairy vetch, grasspea and triticale grown alone and as mixtures of legume + triticale were investigated in field experiments conducted in the fields of the Faculty of Agriculture of Gaziosmanpaşa University in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000. The highest dry matter (10.06 t/ha) and crude protein yields (1.56 t/ha) were obtained from the mixture including 50% Line-452 of grasspea + 50% triticale. On the other hand, the highest seed yield (5.38 t/ha) was achieved from the 50% Line-38 of grasspea + 50% triticale mixture. The amount of NO_{3}^{-}-N transferred to the soil by legumes (0.079 t/ha) …


Seasonal Carbohydrate Changes Of The Bark Tissues Of Hazelnut Cultivars Grown In The East And West Black Sea Region, Yeşi̇m Okay, A. İlhami̇ Köksal, Nevzat Artik Jan 2002

Seasonal Carbohydrate Changes Of The Bark Tissues Of Hazelnut Cultivars Grown In The East And West Black Sea Region, Yeşi̇m Okay, A. İlhami̇ Köksal, Nevzat Artik

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The seasonal changes in total carbohydrate, fructose, glucose and sucrose levels of bark tissues of the Tombul, Palaz, Kalınkara, Çakıldak and Sivri cultivars grown in the East and West Black Sea regions were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). As with other fruit species, carbohydrate levels decreased from the end of spring to summer, showed steady changes with low values in summer and increased starting in the middle of fall until winter. Despite a general tendency of decline during spring, the carbohydrate and soluble sugar contents of Sivri increased in the Düzce region in April. Annual changes in carbohydrates …


Effects Of Girdling, Ga3 Applications And Additional Nutrient Applications On Fruit Yield, Fruit Set And Fruit Size In The Clementine Mandarin, Turgut Yeşi̇loğlu, Ebru Cücü Açikalin Jan 2002

Effects Of Girdling, Ga3 Applications And Additional Nutrient Applications On Fruit Yield, Fruit Set And Fruit Size In The Clementine Mandarin, Turgut Yeşi̇loğlu, Ebru Cücü Açikalin

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In small fruit species, like the mandarin, fruit size is lower in Turkey than in other countries and this has a negative effect on their marketing. There are problems with fruit yield and size in the Clementine mandarin, which is a commonly grown mandarin cultivar in Turkey. To solve these problems, various studies have been carried out. Girdling is one of the methods studied and it had positive effects on fruit yield and size without lowering the fruit quality. However, fruit yield and fruit size were reduced to previous levels if the treatment was repeated over a long period. In …


Developing Tobacco Lines Resistant To Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe Cichoracearum L.) By Anther Culture Technique For The Aegean Region, A. Sani̇ye Gencer Jan 2002

Developing Tobacco Lines Resistant To Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe Cichoracearum L.) By Anther Culture Technique For The Aegean Region, A. Sani̇ye Gencer

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The anther culture technique as a biotechnological application was combined with conventional breeding methods in order to improve tobacco varieties' resistant to powdery mildew prevailing in the Aegean region of Turkey. For this, resistance was transferred to two varieties from a genitor by the backcross method leading to derive haploid plants from the cultured anthers of BC_1 plants firstly, and dihaploid plants by acenaphthene or colchicine treatments secondly. A total of 14 dihaploid lines out of 67 DH lines developed were found to be resistant to powdery mildew in disease screening tests. They were later subjected to field experiments to …


Effects Of Pruning Treatments On The Yield And Fruit Quality Of Precoce De Tyrinthe Apricot Cultivar, Levent Son, Ali̇ Küden Jan 2002

Effects Of Pruning Treatments On The Yield And Fruit Quality Of Precoce De Tyrinthe Apricot Cultivar, Levent Son, Ali̇ Küden

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study was carried out to determine the effects of pruning on the yield, fruit quality and phenological aspects of three year-old trees of the Precoce de Tyrinthe apricot cultivar grown in Mut-Mersin. In the first experimental year, unpruned trees were found to be more productive; however, these trees gave lower yields (6.5 kg/tree) in the second year due to alternate bearing. August+winter (12.0 kg/tree), July+winter (10.4 kg/tree), and September+winter (10.1 kg/tree) pruning applications were more productive than control trees (6.50 kg/tree). The fruit size of the control trees was 34.05 g, while September+winter (45.66 g), August+winter (44.70 g), and …


Comparison Of Determinate And Indeterminate Types Of Sesame For Oil Content And Fatty Acid Composition, Bülent Uzun, Sali̇h Ülger, M. İlhan Çağirgan Jan 2002

Comparison Of Determinate And Indeterminate Types Of Sesame For Oil Content And Fatty Acid Composition, Bülent Uzun, Sali̇h Ülger, M. İlhan Çağirgan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Determinate growth habit in sesame is not available in nature originally. The character was a mutant induced by gamma rays and has the potential to make possible mechanised harvesting in sesame by enabling synchronous flowering. Though no detailed study on fatty acids of determinate types has been recently performed, much material is available on the genotypes of indeterminates. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare determinate and indeterminate types of sesame with regard to oil content and fatty acid composition. A total of 10 genotypes, six determinate and four indeterminate types, were grown in a randomised complete blocks design with …


Research On The Determination Of The Socio-Economic Factors Affecting The Farmers' Behaviour In Adopting Land Consolidation Implemented In Güzelbeyli Town In Zile County, Tokat Province, Nuray Kizilaslan, Sevi̇lay Almus Jan 2002

Research On The Determination Of The Socio-Economic Factors Affecting The Farmers' Behaviour In Adopting Land Consolidation Implemented In Güzelbeyli Town In Zile County, Tokat Province, Nuray Kizilaslan, Sevi̇lay Almus

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The main purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the farmers' adoption behaviour in adopting land consolidation implemented in Güzelbeyli town in Zile county, Tokat province. Chi-square analysis was performed to determine whether a difference existed between the farmers who adopted and did not adopt the land consolidation. The results of the analysis indicated that there were some factors affecting the adoption of land consolidation such as farmers' social participation level and their level of awareness about land consolidation. This result may show that the participation of farmers in different activities increases parallel to an expansion in …


Socio-Economic Structural Analysis Of Small Firms In The Forest Product Industry In The Eastern Black Sea Region In Turkey, Kadri̇ Cemi̇l Akyüz, Hi̇cabi̇ Cindik, Hasan Seri̇n Jan 2002

Socio-Economic Structural Analysis Of Small Firms In The Forest Product Industry In The Eastern Black Sea Region In Turkey, Kadri̇ Cemi̇l Akyüz, Hi̇cabi̇ Cindik, Hasan Seri̇n

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Structural and statistical analyses of small establishments in the forest products industry were performed in 63 towns and cities in six provinces in the Eastern Black Sea region, which is relatively less developed than many other regions in Turkey. The other objective of this study was to classify the establishments by using various factors. Correlation, cluster and discriminate analysis were used for classification of these establishments. Twenty-five various factors, collected especially from workers, were analyzed. The study was realized using questionnaire forms, filled in with the face-to-face communication method. As a result, 341 questionnaire forms were filled out in 63 …


Game Theory And Its Application To Field Crops In Antalya Province, Burhan Özkan, Handan Vuruş Akçaöz Jan 2002

Game Theory And Its Application To Field Crops In Antalya Province, Burhan Özkan, Handan Vuruş Akçaöz

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first aim is to present briefly game theory and to illustrate the relationship between game theory and linear programming. The other aim is to apply game theory to field crops. The game theory model was used for main field crops, namely wheat, barley, maize, chickpea, sesame, cotton and groundnut, in Antalya province in Turkey. The data included time series of gross product values of the investigated crops for the period 1980-1999. The Wald decision-making criterion was applied to the game theory model to determine the highest income under the worst conditions. The …


Checklist Of Major Plant Species In Ashley County, Arkansas Noted By General Land Office Surveyors, Don C. Bragg Jan 2002

Checklist Of Major Plant Species In Ashley County, Arkansas Noted By General Land Office Surveyors, Don C. Bragg

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The original General Land Office (GLO) survey notes for the Ashley County, Arkansas, area were examined to determine the plant taxa mentioned during the 1818 to 1855 surveys. While some challenges in identifying species were encountered, at least 39 families and approximately 100 species were identified with reasonable certainty. Most references were for trees used to witness corners or lines. Prominent arboreal genera recorded in these early survey records included Quercus, Pinus, Carya, Liquidambar, Nyssa, Ulmus, Acer, Fraxinus, and Taxodium. A number of shrubs, vines, graminoids, and herbaceous species were also reported, including notable genera like Vaccinium, Lindera, Crataegus, Myrica, …


Beetle Diversity In An Eastern Cottonwood (Populus Deltoides Bartr.) Plantation And Adjacent Bottomland Hardwood Forest In Southeastern Arkansas, Michael D. Warriner, T. Evan Nebeker, Steven A. Tucker Jan 2002

Beetle Diversity In An Eastern Cottonwood (Populus Deltoides Bartr.) Plantation And Adjacent Bottomland Hardwood Forest In Southeastern Arkansas, Michael D. Warriner, T. Evan Nebeker, Steven A. Tucker

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV),some lands cleared of bottomland hardwood forests have the potential to return to forest as a result of private sector and government interests in Populus cultivation. Specifically, monoculture plantings of eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr.) represent an important component of many recent afforestation efforts in the region. The impact establishment of such monocultures will have on native insect communities in the LMAV is relatively unknown. To evaluate this, beetle (Coleoptera) diversity, abundance, and functional distribution were examined within an intensively managed eastern cottonwood plantation and nearby bottomland hardwood forest in southeastern Arkansas. Beetles were …


Chromosome Association In Allotetraploid Interspecific Hybrid Ryegrass And Parental Species, Bi̇lal Deni̇z Jan 2002

Chromosome Association In Allotetraploid Interspecific Hybrid Ryegrass And Parental Species, Bi̇lal Deni̇z

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study was carried out in glasshouse conditions in summer 2000. Metaphase I (MI) chromosome association and numbers of chromosome arms bound were studied in autotetraploid perennial (Lolium perenne L.) and annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and their interspecific hybrid plants (Lolium hybridum). In addition, the relationships among different cytological characteristics with respect to meiotic regularity were determined. Chromosome associations at MI were often regular in the parent species and hybrid ryegrass plants however different pairing irregularities were found to be higher in perennial and especially in hybrid ryegrass plants than in the annual ryegrass plant genotypes. Total bivalent pairing …


Forage Yield Of Different Alfalfa Cultivars Under Ankara Conditions, Suzan Altinok, Azi̇z Karakaya Jan 2002

Forage Yield Of Different Alfalfa Cultivars Under Ankara Conditions, Suzan Altinok, Azi̇z Karakaya

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This research was carried out in the experimental field of Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops during the years 1997, 1998, and 1999. Alfalfa cultivars Elçi, Kayseri, Mesa Sirsa, Fortress, Bilensoy-80, 5638/Miral, Peru, and Bitlis were used as materials. Plant heights of alfalfa cultivars during three years were highest before first cuts, and the highest forage yields were obtained from these cuts. According to the results, total green yields and dry matter yields were 1869 and 651 kg/da in first year, 4071 and 1297 kg/da in the second year, and 3839 and 1226 kg/da in the third …


Amelioration Of Chilling Injuries In Watermelon Seedlings By Abscisic Acid, Ahmet Korkmaz Jan 2002

Amelioration Of Chilling Injuries In Watermelon Seedlings By Abscisic Acid, Ahmet Korkmaz

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

A greenhouse study, designed in a randomized complete block design with five replications, was carried out at Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, in the spring of 1997. The objective of the study was to investigate whether abscisic acid (ABA) would mitigate chilling damages in the watermelon, a chilling-sensitive plant. 'Crimson Sweet' [Citrullus lanatus (Thumb) Matsum. & Nakai.] watermelon seedlings were grown in a greenhouse with a temperature regime of 25ºC (day) and 20ºC (night). Five-day-old seedlings were sprayed with 10^{-4} M cis, trans-abscisic acid 15 hours prior to being exposed to 1.5 ± 0.5ºC for 24 hours in a dark …


Effects Of Seed Origin And Site On Wood Density Of Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) Grown In Britain, İlker Usta, Mike Hale Jan 2002

Effects Of Seed Origin And Site On Wood Density Of Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) Grown In Britain, İlker Usta, Mike Hale

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Since density may have a direct influence on wood properties and because density is a factor under genetic control, this study details the effects of seed origins and sites on density. In addition to seed origins, its variability both within and between trees was also examined. In this case, the variation in density was investigated in eight seed origins of Sitka spruce (Alaska-AL, British Columbia-BC, Queen Charlotte Islands-QCI, North Washington-NW, South Washington-SW, North Oregon-NO, South Oregon-SO, and California-CA) grown at two sites in Britain (Dalby: Eastern England and Rhondda: South Wales). For this purpose, the five trees of each seed …


Factors Affecting The Production Of E1 Type Particleboard, Gökay Nemli̇ Jan 2002

Factors Affecting The Production Of E1 Type Particleboard, Gökay Nemli̇

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study aimed to determine the best manufacturing variables for the high physical and mechanical properties, and formaldehyde emission of particleboards produced from E_1 type adhesive. In the production of particleboards, two different press temperatures, press times, pressures and three different adhesive use ratios were used. The best manufacturing variables were determined for the particleboard produced from E_1 type adhesive. The effects of these manufacturing variables on formaldehyde emission, bending strength, internal bonding strength and thickness swelling were investigated. According to the results, when the E_1 type adhesive was employed, the use of 11% and 9% adhesive use ratios for …


Hydraulic Conductivity Evaluation For A Drainage Simulation Model (Drainmod), Teki̇n Özteki̇n Jan 2002

Hydraulic Conductivity Evaluation For A Drainage Simulation Model (Drainmod), Teki̇n Özteki̇n

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The objective of this study was to determine the most suitable saturated hydraulic conductivity (K) values as input into DRAINMOD among a range of K data sets developed for the drainage experiment site in North Central Ohio using seven different K estimation methods. The K methods evaluated were monolith, core, auger-hole, MUUF soil database, and using the Hooghoudt, Kirkham, and van Schilfgaarde equations with water table drawdown and drainage discharge data. Simulations using DRAINMOD (Version 4.6) were conducted for the years 1962-1964 and 1967-1971, and runoff and drain discharge predictions were compared with measured discharges. The analyses showed that none …


Estimation Of Instantaneous Peak Flows In Seyhan River Basin Using Regional Regression Procedures, Fati̇h Topaloğlu Jan 2002

Estimation Of Instantaneous Peak Flows In Seyhan River Basin Using Regional Regression Procedures, Fati̇h Topaloğlu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Multivariate procedures for estimating instantaneous flood flows for various return periods in Seyhan river basin are presented in the study. Procedures aim at developing regression equations uscable for the basin using annual peak instantaneous flows, climatic and morphometric charactcristics. It was determined that best subset analysis gave the highest determination coefficients (91.0%


An Estimation Of The Recreational Use Value Of Kursunlu Waterfall Nature Park By The Individual Travel Cost Method, Veli̇ Ortaçeşme, Burhan Özkan, Osman Karagüzel Jan 2002

An Estimation Of The Recreational Use Value Of Kursunlu Waterfall Nature Park By The Individual Travel Cost Method, Veli̇ Ortaçeşme, Burhan Özkan, Osman Karagüzel

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The recreational use value of Kursunlu Waterfall Nature Park in the Antalya province of Turkey was studied by using the Individual Travel Cost Method (ITCM). For this purpose, 500 on-site questionnaires were administered between September 1998 and June 1999. By applying certain criteria to these questionnaires, 280 cases were selected for economic analysis. The number of visits made by individuals was used as the dependent variable, while travel costs of individuals to the Park, socio-economic variables (age, education and household income) and alternative sites were selected as the independent variables in the demand model of the Park. A semi-log functional …


Sampling Sunn Pest (Eurygaster Integriceps Puton) In Overwintering Sites In Northern Syria, Bruce L. Parker, Scott D. Costa, Margaret Skinner, Mustapha El Bouhssini Jan 2002

Sampling Sunn Pest (Eurygaster Integriceps Puton) In Overwintering Sites In Northern Syria, Bruce L. Parker, Scott D. Costa, Margaret Skinner, Mustapha El Bouhssini

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Sampling statistics for development of a sampling plan for adult Sunn Pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton, in their overwintering habitat were generated based on numbers of live and total adults in 1 to 4 litter samples per tree. Taylor's power law was used to estimate optimum sample size, critical stop lines for sequential sampling and a sequential difference test. Sunn Pest were found primarily nearer to tree boles and had an aggregated distribution among trees. There was more statistical and practical advantage to taking 1 sample per tree and increasing the number of trees sampled, rather than in increasing the number …


Development, Survival And Reproduction Of Three Coccinellids Feeding On Hyalopterus Pruni (Geoffer) (Homoptera: Aphididae), Remzi̇ Atlihan, Mehmet Bora Kaydan Jan 2002

Development, Survival And Reproduction Of Three Coccinellids Feeding On Hyalopterus Pruni (Geoffer) (Homoptera: Aphididae), Remzi̇ Atlihan, Mehmet Bora Kaydan

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The development, survival and fecundity of three aphidophagus coccinellid species, Scymnus apetzi (Mulsant), Scymnus subvillosus (Goeze) and Exochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze), were studied under laboratory conditions (25 ± 1, 65 ± 5% RH and 16 L/8D). Development time from egg to adult was 20.4, 17.1 and 16.7 days for S. apetzi, S. subvillosus and E. nigromaculatus, respectively. Mortality rate from egg to adulthood was highest for S. apetzi (37.9%) followed by S. subvillosus (36.3%) and E. nigromaculatus (25.7%). Duration of the oviposition period was 58.6, 64.9 and 75.3 days, and the total number of eggs per female was 492.8, 224.9 and …


Microscopic Evaluation Of Interactions Between Varieties Of Arabidopsis Thaliana Challenged By Peronospora Parasitica, Fi̇gen Mert Türk Jan 2002

Microscopic Evaluation Of Interactions Between Varieties Of Arabidopsis Thaliana Challenged By Peronospora Parasitica, Fi̇gen Mert Türk

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Peronospora parasitica (Pers ex Fr.) Pers. is an obligate biotrophic pathogen that causes downy mildew in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. In this study, cotyledons of four A. thaliana varieties were inoculated with the Cala2 isolate of P. parasitica and the degree of susceptibility was observed under the microscope 1, 2, 3 and 7 days after inoculation (DAI). Microscopic examination of infected tissues revealed that early restriction of the pathogen was accompanied by a hypersensitive response (HR) characterised by autofluorescence under UV or blue light excitation. All haustoria, if visible at all, formed in the cells that underwent the HR in …


Root Yield And Quality Of Sugarbeet In Relation To Sowing Date, Plant Population And Harvesting Date Interactions, Ramazan Çakmakçi, Erol Oral Jan 2002

Root Yield And Quality Of Sugarbeet In Relation To Sowing Date, Plant Population And Harvesting Date Interactions, Ramazan Çakmakçi, Erol Oral

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Sowing date, plant density and harvest date are important factors affecting root yield and quality of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). The effects of sowing date (beginning of April, mid-April, the end of April, mid-May, and the end of May), plant density, and harvest date (the end of September and mid-October) on sugar beet yield and quality were studied in trials in the Eastern Anatolia region on a loam soil in 1994-97. Variation in plant density was obtained by combining two seed distances and two target emergence percentages. Plant populations for the different treatments reached 55 500, 73 000, 88 …


Kinetic Studies With Crude Tomato Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Emi̇n Yilmaz Jan 2002

Kinetic Studies With Crude Tomato Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Emi̇n Yilmaz

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Tomato alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is very important in the formation of fresh tomato aroma volatiles. The kinetic characterization and isolation of this enzyme may promote some in vitro applications. Kinetic studies of crude tomato ADH associated with NAD^+ cofactor revealed Km values of 2.03 mM for ethanol and 0.064 mM for NAD^+, a Vmax value of 24.51 µM/min, and an activation energy of 0.0208 kcal/mole. Variable pH measurements indicated that the enzyme is optimally active in a narrow range above pH 8.5. Dalziel coefficients were consistent with a sequential but not ordered mechanism. Also the enzyme was found to be …


Principal Mechanical Properties Of Eastern Beech Wood (Fagus Orientalis Lipsky) Naturally Grown In Andırın Northeastern Mediterranean Region Of Turkey, İbrahi̇m Bektaş, Cengi̇z Güler, M. Altay Baştürk Jan 2002

Principal Mechanical Properties Of Eastern Beech Wood (Fagus Orientalis Lipsky) Naturally Grown In Andırın Northeastern Mediterranean Region Of Turkey, İbrahi̇m Bektaş, Cengi̇z Güler, M. Altay Baştürk

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The aim of this study was to determine some mechanical properties (compression, static bending, impact bending and shear strengths) of Eastern beech wood (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) and to compare with them other beech species. In the tests, randomly selected logs taken from the trunk 2-4 m height were obtained from trees naturally growing in Andırın (Northeastern Mediterranean region) and these logs were prepared and tested according to Turkish standards. The results showed that the mean compression strength was 606 kgcm^{-2}, static bending strength 1204 kgcm^{-2}, impact bending strength 0.85 kgmcm^{-2} and shear strength 99 kgcm^{-2}. The relations of strengths with …


Effects Of Surface Coating Materials On The Thermal Conductivity And Combustion Properties Of Particleboard, Gökay Nemli̇, Hülya Kalaycioğlu Jan 2002

Effects Of Surface Coating Materials On The Thermal Conductivity And Combustion Properties Of Particleboard, Gökay Nemli̇, Hülya Kalaycioğlu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The specific properties of particleboard samples used in this study were as follows: 280x210x1.8 cm dimensions, 0.68 g/cm^3 specific gravity. Produced boards were coated with lacquered paint, melamine impregnated papers, wood veneers and continue press laminates. The effects of surface coating material type, melamine paper weight, wood veneer type and thickness, and continue press laminate thickness on the thermal conductivity and combustion properties of particleboard were investigated. Results showed that surface coating material type was found to affect these properties. Melamine paper weight and wood veneer thickness did not affect the thermal conductivity and combustion properties of particleboard samples. Wood …