Acceleration Of Growth In Tomato Seedlings Grown With Growth Retardant,
2021
TÜBİTAK
Acceleration Of Growth In Tomato Seedlings Grown With Growth Retardant, Ufuk Uçan, Atnan Uğur
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
In vegetable growing, seedling is the foundation of a successful growing. Use of commercial seedlings have become more popular in recent years due to effective use of labour and land and economic concerns. It is aimed to produce small vigorous seedlings with sufficient roots and free of diseases and pests in the commercial seedling enterprises. Although certain cultural applications are used for production of small-sized seedlings, growth retarding chemicals are generally preferred due to their effective results. There are some concerns regarding on-going retarding effects of such chemicals under field conditions. In this study, it is aimed to remove the …
Effects Of Different Liquid Smoke Treatments On Osmotic Dehydration Of Apple Cubes,
2021
West Virginia University
Effects Of Different Liquid Smoke Treatments On Osmotic Dehydration Of Apple Cubes, Rohit Singh
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Refined Liquid Smoke (RLS) (1%) was incorporated during osmotic dehydration of apple cubes (10 mm each side) to observe its effect on solid gain, water loss, yield, water activity, product quality, and consumer preference. Three different treatments, POD (pure osmotic dehydration, no RLS), LSISS (RLS inside sugar solution) and PTLS (pre-treatment with RLS), were compared in this study. Osmotic dehydration was carried out using 42 °Brix sugar solution, and the fruit to solution ratio was kept at 1:4. The osmotically dehydrated apples were evaluated for soluble solid content (SSC), water loss, and solid gained. After osmotic dehydration, apple cubes were …
Identification Of Genetic Basis Associated With Agronomic Traits In A Global Safflower Panelusing Genome-Wide Association Study, Fawad Ali, Muhammad Azhar Nadeem, Ephrem Habyarimana, Muhammad Tanveer Altaf, Muzaffer Barut, Cemal Kurt, Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Iftikhar Hussain Khalil, Mehtap Yildiz, Gönül Cömertpay, Muhammad Qasim Shahid, Faheem Shahzad Baloch
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Safflower is an underutilized and minor oilseed crop that received less attention from the scientific community compared to other oilseed crops like soybean and sunflower. Exploring the genetic basis associated with agronomic traits is crucial for markerassisted breeding of safflower. A genome-wide association study was conducted using a total of 12,232 DArTseq markers to identify the marker-trait association for important agronomic traits in an international safflower panel derived from 26 different geographical countries of the world. Statistically significant genotypic effects (p < 0.05) were observed across mean data of both locations (Pakistan and Turkey). Moderate to high heritability estimates were observed for the studied traits. Studied material showed higher performance for all traits except seeds per capitulum in Pakistan compared to Turkey. Phenotypic diversity for important agronomic traits, such as plant height (60.08 to 121.48 cm), capitula per plant (8.7 to 80.4), seeds per capitulum (15 to 42.05), and seed yield per plant (4.85 to 51.02 g), was illustrated. Seed yield per plant showed a highly significant and positive correlation with capitula per plant (0.4985***). Constellation plot analysis resulted in four groups, i.e. A, B, C, and D. Genotyping by sequencing resulted in 12,232 DArTseq markers being used for the investigation of marker-trait association through mixed linear model (Q + K) approach. DArT-38077549 showed significant association with capitula per plant, while two markers (DArT-22763576, DArT-22763253) were associated with plant height. A total of two markers (DArT-38079422, DArT-100043360) were associated with seeds per capitulum. A total of five DArTseq markers showed significant association with seed yield per plant and maximum variation was resulted by DArT-100004992. The results of this study provide a new insight to understand the genetic basis associated with agronomic traits in safflower. We envisage that significant markers identified through this investigation may be applicable in future safflower marker-assisted breeding programs.
Comparison Of Phenotypic And Marker-Assisted Selection In Turkish Cultivars And Global Genotypes Of Chickpea For Resistance To Pathotypes Of Ascochyta Rabiei (Pass.) Labr., Hüseyi̇n Kabakci, Göksel Özer
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The pathotypes of Ascochyta rabiei, which causes ascochyta blight, show a high pathogenic variation. Forty-four chickpeas, including 26 cultivars commonly cultivated in Turkey and 18 global genotypes, were characterized for resistance status to ascochyta blight following inoculation with four pathotypes of A. Rabiei. The pathogenicity experiments were conducted using the whole-plant inoculation method and completely randomized designs with three replicates. The pathogenicity tests revealed that 32, 17, 3, and 1 chickpea showed resistance reactions to pathotypes I, II, III, and IV, respectively. These chickpeas were genotyped with STMS (GAA47, TA146, and TA194), SCAR (SCK13603, SCAE19336, and SCY17590), and an allele-specific …
Effects Of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-Mcp) Treatment On Antioxidant Enzymes And Fruit Quality Parameters Of Cold-Stored Baby Squash, Mehmet Seçki̇n Kurubaş, Jasmina Sabotic, Mustafa Erkan
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
In this study, the effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on the antioxidant enzymes and fruit quality parameters of baby squash (Cucurbita pepo L., cv. Soleil F1 and İskender F1) during cold storage was investigated. After being freshly harvested, the İskender F1 (green-skinned) and Soleil F1 (yellow-skinned) baby squash were treated with 250 and 500 ppb concentrations of 1-MCP and stored at 10 °C for 14 days. The 250 ppb 1-MCP treatment suppressed the loss of total soluble solid, ascorbic acid, total phenolic, and total flavonoid contents during storage in the Soleil F1 squash. Similarly, the 250 ppb 1-MCP treatment delayed …
Comparative Analysis Of The Relationship Between Morphological, Physiological, And Biochemical Properties In Spinach (Spinacea Oleracea L.) Under Deficit Irrigation Conditions, Musa Seymen
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Drought is an abiotic stress factor that negatively affects plant development and causes economic losses in plant production, and its effect is getting significant every day. Spinach contains a high amount of water and drought stress affects its development as well as causing changes in its biochemical contents. In this study, it is aimed to determine the changes in the morphological, physiological, and biochemical contents of spinach grown under deficit irrigation conditions in different stages of development. For this purpose, by considering five different irrigation levels (I100, I80, I60, I40, and I20), and 4 harvest times determined according to the …
The Potential Of Göktürk 2 Satellite Images For Mapping Burnt Forest Areas,
2021
TÜBİTAK
The Potential Of Göktürk 2 Satellite Images For Mapping Burnt Forest Areas, Murat Kuruca, Di̇lek Küçük Matci, Uğur Avdan
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Using remotely sensed data to identify burnt forest areas produces fast, economical, and highly accurate results. Accordingly, in this study we investigate the capabilities of Göktürk-2, Turkey's national satellite, for mapping burnt forest areas. We compare our results with those obtained from Landsat-8 and Worldview-2 satellite images, which are frequently used for mapping burnt areas. The capabilities of the satellites are compared, in terms of detecting burnt forest areas, using support vector machine (SVM) and rotation forest (RF) classification, which are advanced methods. According to the results of the accuracy analysis, SVM classification gives similar kappa statistics and overall accuracy …
Differences Of Flavonoid Structural Genes Preferentially Expressed In Brown And Green Natural Colored Cotton,
2021
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Differences Of Flavonoid Structural Genes Preferentially Expressed In Brown And Green Natural Colored Cotton, Öner Canavar, Mark D. Rausher
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
We compared the expression levels of some structural genes involved in the flavonoid pathway between two brown cotton lines (brown 16 and light brown 14) and two green cotton lines (greenish 12 and light green 5). Gene expression levels of six structural genes F3'h (flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase), F3'5'h (flavonoid 3'5'-hydroxylase), Dfr (dihydroflavonol 4-reductase), Lar (leucoanthocyanidin reductase), Ans (anthocyanidin synthase), and Anr (anthocyanidin reductase) were all substantially highly expressed in both brown cotton lines than in green cotton lines. Our study also revealed differences in expression levels between the two brown cotton lines. F3'h and F3'5'h had higher expression in the brown …
Rapid And Efficient In Vitro Regeneration Of Transplastomic Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Plants After Particle Bombardment,
2021
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Rapid And Efficient In Vitro Regeneration Of Transplastomic Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Plants After Particle Bombardment, Md Jakir Hossain, Emre Aksoy, Zahi̇de Nesli̇han Öztürk Gökçe, Faiz Ahmad Joyia, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Allah Bakhsh
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
In contrast with traditional nuclear gene transformation, transplastomic technology has opened a new horizon for the transgenic plant research that offers several beneficial aspects including the convenient use of transgene stacking and the generation of high expression levels of foreign proteins. However, this technology has been well adopted and established in tobacco, the introduction and adoption of cost-effective, swift, and reproducible protocol for in vitro regeneration of transplastomic potato is challenging and laborious. The present research aimed to develop such prompt and efficient protocol to instigate and revive the regeneration potential with the combinations of different plant growth regulators (PGRs). …
Stimulation Of Plant Secondary Metabolites Synthesis In Soilless Cultivated Strawberries (Fragaria × Ananassa Duchesne) Using Zinc-Alginate Microparticles, Slaven Juric, Kristina Vlahovicek-Kahlina, Boris Duralija, Luna Maslov Bandic, Petra Nekic, Marko Vincekovic
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
An innovative approach to stimulate the production of plant secondary metabolites (PSM) is the use of encapsulated bioactive agents. Zinc-alginate microparticles [microspheres (ALG/Zn) and microcapsules (CS/ALG/Zn)] were applied near the root zone of soilless cultivated strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne) to ensure a constant supply of an essential micronutrient zinc ions throughout the whole period of maturation. Both, ALG/Zn and CS/ALG/Zn had a positive effect on PSM (total polyphenols, total flavonoids, total anthocyanins, and flavan-3-ols) synthesis and increased antioxidant activity in two strawberry varieties (Albion and San Andreas). Treatments with Zn-alginate microparticles resulted in no visible damages on the plant …
Identification And Expression Profiling Of Toxic Boron-Responsive Micrornas And Their Targets In Sensitive And Tolerant Wheat Cultivars, Doğa Seli̇n Kayihan, Emre Aksoy, Ceyhun Kayihan
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Post transcriptional gene regulation in wheat cultivars caused by boron (B) toxicity has not been reported to date. In this study, two wheat cultivars Bolal-2973 (B-tolerant) and Atay-85 (B-sensitive) were compared with regard to the transcriptional regulation of miR319, miR172 and miR398 and their plausible target genes in order to address differences in their performances under high B levels. The expression levels of Cu/ZnSOD gene were found to be greater in Atay exposed to toxic B compared to Bolal, as verified by stable expression level of miR398. In wheat cultivars, both toxic B concentrations might cause an induction of leaf …
Determination Of Fatty Acid And Tocopherol Contents In Chandler × Kaplan-86 F1 Walnut Population,
2021
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Determination Of Fatty Acid And Tocopherol Contents In Chandler × Kaplan-86 F1 Walnut Population, Ümmühan Merve Arcan, Mehmet Sütyemez, Şaki̇r Burak Bükücü, Aki̇de Özcan, Muhammet Ali̇ Gündeşli̇, Sali̇h Kafkas, Nesi̇be Ebru Kafkas
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is one of the most common nuts in the world. There are a wide walnut variety of genotypes that differ in forestry, physical and chemical properties. Most of the walnut genotypes, which are natural resources have been evaluated as promising and germplasm sources for breeding. Walnuts are high in many beneficial biochemical compounds, so they have a useful profile for many people in relation to disease risk. Therefore, the demand for production and consumption of walnut is increasing day by day. In the present study, fatty acid and tocopherol profiles of 156 F1 genotypes belonging to …
Evaluation Of Asparagus Adscendens Accessions For Root Yield And Shatavarin Iv Content In India,
2021
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Evaluation Of Asparagus Adscendens Accessions For Root Yield And Shatavarin Iv Content In India, Parmeshwar Lal Saran, Susheel Singh, Vanrajsinh Solanki, Ravish Choudhary, Ponnuchamy Manivel
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The study was carried out to evaluate fifty-six accessions/species suitable for industrial purpose. Understanding the bioactive compound diversity among both the shatavari species, Asparagus racemosus (AR) and A. adscendens (AA) are an important species for crop development. Sufficient variation for bioactive compounds (shatavarin IV) were registered in both the species. AR and AA confined average 22.84 μg g-1 and 117.74 μg g-1 shatavarin IV, respectively. The A. adscendens produced about five-folds higher shatavarin IV content as compared to A. racemosus. Wide variation for shatavarin IV content were also observed within the AA accessions. Successful restoration of such species depends upon …
Crosstalk Between Flowering And Cold Tolerance Genes In Almonds (Amygdalus Spp.),
2021
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Crosstalk Between Flowering And Cold Tolerance Genes In Almonds (Amygdalus Spp.), Başak Özdemi̇r, Fatma Yeşi̇m Okay, Gölge Sarikamiş, Canan Yüksel Özmen, Umut Ki̇bar, Ali̇ Ergül
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Almond production is usually affected by late spring frosts. Late flowering is an important trait in almond production in order to avoid frost damage. Breeding for late flowering has always been an important objective in almond breeding programs. Utilising molecular approaches may guide and accelerate breeding programs. In the present study, the expressions of the Prunus persica FLOWERING LOCUS T (PpFT) and Prunus armeniaca SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (PabSOC1) genes known as floral integrators that promote flowering in plants were determined in almonds (Amygdalus spp.). Frost tolerance is another important trait in almond production. Almond accessions may vary in …
Evaluation Of Occupational Accidents In Forestry In Europe And Turkey By K-Means Clustering Analysis,
2021
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Evaluation Of Occupational Accidents In Forestry In Europe And Turkey By K-Means Clustering Analysis, Anil Orhan Akay, Mustafa Akgül, Abdullah İlker Esi̇n, Murat Demi̇r, Necmetti̇n Şentürk, Tolga Öztürk
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The incidence rate of occupational accidents is an important indicator of occupational safety performance. The aim of this study was to classify the similarities and differences among 23 European Union (EU) countries along with Turkey in terms of various occupational accident evaluation criteria. This was achieved using the k-means clustering method on data from the forestry and logging sector between 2008 and 2017. The occupational accident assessment criteria used in the study include the nonfatal male accident incidence rate, the nonfatal female accident incidence rate, the total (male + female) nonfatal accident incidence rate, and the total (male + female) …
Comparison Of Methods Used In Predicting Irrigation Performance Indicators,
2021
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Comparison Of Methods Used In Predicting Irrigation Performance Indicators, Si̇nan Kartal, Firat Arslan
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Decreasing availability of water and increasing consumption of it in recent years shows water management plans increase its value. Depending on water consumption in the current and previous years, it is important to predict water consumption in the coming years and make plans accordingly. Evaluation of the performance of water use in agriculture, identifying water resources that are most intensively used and prediction of the potential performance in the coming years have become increasingly important. Irrigation water management is of crucial importance for sustainable food security and needs to plan for saving water due to global warming and climate change …
Effects Of Growing Site Parameters On Vessel Elements Of Quercus Ilex Through Turkey Andevaluating In Respect Of Forestry,
2021
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Effects Of Growing Site Parameters On Vessel Elements Of Quercus Ilex Through Turkey Andevaluating In Respect Of Forestry, Ünal Akkemi̇k, Sena Genç, Osman Yalçin Yilmaz, Erşan Selvi̇, Hati̇ce Yilmaz, Ece Sevgi̇, Orhan Sevgi̇, Ferdi̇ Akarsu
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The purpose of the study is to find the effects of different growing site conditions on trees with the vessel features in the woods of Quercus ilex L. growing in different regions through Turkey, and to evaluate the results in respect of forestry. A total of 102 wood samples were collected from 102 sampling plots (as 20 m × 10 m plots) in 9 distribution areas in Turkey. Environmental, climate and stand data were obtained for each plot. Standard wood anatomical studies were performed. The results show that, while vessel element lengths are almost stable in all regions, the most …
The Role Of Tree Species, The Herb Layer, And Watershed Characteristics On Nitrogen Cycling In A Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest,
2021
West Virginia University
The Role Of Tree Species, The Herb Layer, And Watershed Characteristics On Nitrogen Cycling In A Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest, Sian E. Eisenhut
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Little is known about the forest herbaceous layer’s contributions to nitrogen (N) cycling under varying levels of N deposition, at different stages of forest succession, in watersheds with different aspects, and under different tree species. The objectives of this study were to quantify nitrogen reductase activity (NRA) of two tree species, red maple and sugar maple, and surrounding common herb-layer species at the tissue (foliage, roots) and plot level and to assess how these species affect the concentrations of nitrate, ammonium, and organic N in soil water collected in lysimeters beneath these trees. Different watersheds located at the Fernow Experimental …
Insect Community Associated With Black Cherry (Prunus Serotina) In The Allegheny National Forest,
2021
West Virginia University
Insect Community Associated With Black Cherry (Prunus Serotina) In The Allegheny National Forest, Craig James Larcenaire
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) is valuable species managed for its economic and ecologic benefits. This species grows best in the environment of the Allegheny Plateau region in northwestern Pennsylvania. Land managers on the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) have been managing black cherry for a variety of goals and purposes. Over the last few decades, the land managers have noticed a decline in the natural regeneration of black cherry in the forest. Because the black cherry flowers are self-incompatible and require animal pollinators to transfer the pollen from one tree to another one hypothesis for this decline could be …
Nitrogen Fertilization, Stand Age, And Overstory Tree Species Impact The Herbaceous Layer In A Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest,
2021
West Virginia University
Nitrogen Fertilization, Stand Age, And Overstory Tree Species Impact The Herbaceous Layer In A Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest, Lacey J. Smith, Kirsten Stephan
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Research Highlights: Herb-layer community composition, abundance, species richness, and Shannon–Wiener diversity index are shaped by nitrogen fertilization, disturbance history, and the overstory tree species in its immediate vicinity. Background and Objectives: While the herbaceous layer in deciduous forests is increasingly recognized for its importance in various aspects of forest ecosystem function, this study sought to describe the factors impacting the herbaceous layer. Specifically, this study’s objective was to quantify and compare herb-layer species composition, cover, and other community indices in watersheds with (a) different levels of N deposition, (b) different stand ages due to differing disturbance histories, and (c) different …
