Analysing the factors driving the population size and activities of soil microorganisms is important for understanding the soil ecosystem’s structure and functioning. For this purpose, the soil enzymes are used as an indicator of soil microbial activity and soil fertility. Although there are many studies on the distribution and activities of various soil enzymes in soils under monoculture or crop alternation conditions, there are only few studies examining the ecological relationship in natural ecosystems, especially by using enzymes. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of different land uses on the catalase enzyme activity in soil. For this purpose, the catalase enzyme activities in soil samples taken from 0-5cm and 5-10cm depths in agricultural, forest, and pasture lands in north and south exposures were determined and the effects of different land use, exposure, and soil depth conditions on the enzyme activities were investigated. At the end of the study, it was determined that the catalase enzyme activity significantly differed by the land use and the highest level of catalase enzyme activity in both south and north exposures and at both depth levels was found in forest soils, whereas the lowest level of activity was found in agricultural lands in north exposure and pasture soils in south exposure.

Bu çalışmada, Aydın İlinde yer alan incir işleme tesislerinin teknik ve kalite etkinlik skorları ve bu skorlar üzerine etkili olan faktörler non-parametrik bir yöntem olan Veri Zarflama Analizi ve 1000 replikasyonlu truncated-regresyon modeli ile belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Anket yöntemi ile elde edilen veriler kullanılarak yapılan analizler sonucunda, işletmelerin neredeyse tamamının ölçeğe göre değişen getiri varsayımı altında çalıştıkları ve teknik etkinlik skorları ortalamalarının %98, kalite etkinliği skorları ortalamalarının ise %58 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Teknik etkinlik skorları üzerinde “Öğrenim Durumu”, “Sektör Tecrübesi” ve “Kendi Ürünü Olan İnciri İşleme”, kalite etkinliği skorları üzerine ise “Sektör Tecrübesi”, “Sözleşmeli Üretim” ve “Kalite Kontrol Uygulamaları” faktörlerinin pozitif yönde etkili olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bunun yanında, özellikle sağlıklı atıştırmalıklar pazarında niş bir ürün sayılabilecek kuru incirin üretim aşamasında sektörel eğitim ve dış riskler açısından önemli sorunlar görüldüğü ve bu sorunların çözümü için sektör bileşenlerine sorunları dile getirme ve çözüm talebi konusunda önemli görevler düştüğü, özellikle sektörel eğitim ile kalifiye eleman ihtiyacının giderilmesi gerektiği, jeotermal santraller ve barajlar konusunda bilimsel araştırmalar yapılmasının gerekliliği öneri olarak dile getirilmiştir.

Her toplumun inanışları ve gelenekleri doğrultusunda şekillenen mezarlık alanları, ülkemizde genellikle atıl durumda kalmış; ne insan ruhunu ne de bir zamanlar hafızası olduğu kentini besleyemez yerler haline gelmiştir. Kentsel peyzajın dinamik bir parçası olarak kabul edilen mezarlık alanlarının yer seçimi kararından, sahip olacağı son şekle kadar bütün süreçlerinin doğru şekilde planlanması durumunda kent ve kentliye pozitif etki sağlayacağı açıktır. Bu çerçevede Ordu ili, Altınordu ilçesinde yer alan altı adet şehir mezarlığının mekânsal ve tasarımsal açıdan mevcut durumları analiz edilmiş, ziyaretçilerin beklentilerini öğrenmeye yönelik anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Ayrıca Ordu kent merkezi mezarlık ihtiyacı konusunda değerlendirmelerde bulunulmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda mevcut mezarlıkların alansal yeterliliğe sahip oldukları, ancak kentsel peyzaja katkı sağlayabilmeleri için uygun mekânsal düzenlemelere gereksinim duydukları görülmüştür.

Agricultural production is one of the leading sectors in the world and in our country in terms of employment rates. Agricultural production activities, the importance of which is increasing day by day due to the increasing world population, is an important strategic element for every country. The economy of many countries, including our country, still depends on the products they obtain because of agricultural production. Appropriate agricultural policies should be implemented to increase the productivity in agricultural production, to protect the employed workforce and to ensure its continuity. In addition to establishing appropriate agricultural policies, employed workers should also be protected by laws, regulations and directives. It is a fact that most of the people employed in agricultural production in our country must work under dangerous and harsh conditions without being under legal protection, without union formation and union rights, as in other sectors. Protecting the health of agricultural production workers working under very difficult conditions due to variable climatic conditions, ensuring safe production and ensuring that the necessary Occupational Health and Safety measures are taken should be among the priority items when forming our state’s policies. In this study, the situation in the world and in our country was examined under the title of occupational health and safety in agricultural production. The hazards and risk factors to be encountered in agricultural production have been determined and the Occupational Health and Safety measures to be taken against them have been tried to be explained.

Organic matter has a positive effect on the uptake of nutrients in the soil. The increase in mycorrhizal activities in the soil causes an increase in the activities in the rhizosphere region. Vermicompost is among the most useful organic fertilizers that can be added to the soil in recent years. Soil microflora is capable of realizing the return of mineral substances. Akkız cowpea variety was used in the study: The experiment was carried out as a viol study with 3 replications according to the randomized blocks trial design. In the study, seedling development was achieved by mixing vermicompost (0, 15, 30 and 45%) with and without mycorrhiza in a soil containing 16% lime into the viols in order to develop seedlings. Sufficient minerals have been applied to the plants for their growth. Seedlings were harvested when they were 40 days old, and seedling measurement parameters and macronutrients in plant leaves were checked. As the amount of vermicompost increased, it caused an increase in the above-ground fresh and dry weights, root fresh and root dry weights of the seedlings. As the organic fertilizer mixture increased, the nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium concentrations of the plant leaves increased. The addition of mycorrhiza to the rearing medium has led to different results in the investigated characteristics. Addition of increasing organic fertilizer ratios in the study, Organic fertilizer and bacteria application of cowpea cultivars were effective in increasing the development of plants in calcareous soils.

Storage of the foods obtained by plant and animal production is as important as their cultivation. Crops cultivated around the world lose 28-36% of total yield during the process from agricultural land to consumption. With the most of this loss occurs after harvest and harvest, it can be reduced by suitable machines and appropriate methods to be used. Niğde is in third place in the list of cities with the highest apple production in Turkey. In addition, it is seen that the potential of the region to benefit from solar energy is quite high with 8.02 hours of daily sunshine duration and 1550-1800 kWh m-2 total solar radiation values. In line with the information given, Niğde province stands out as an important opportunity for apple drying processes using solar-powered drying methods. In this study, suitable drying methods that can be used for agricultural products in general and methods that can be used in Niğde province have been investigated and with the using the information obtained from previous studies related to the region its examined that the solar drying system and machines that can be developed for the province of Niğde are specified.

Global climate is estimated to change drastically over the next century and the ecosystems will be affected in this changing environment. Plant-associated beneficial microorganisms can stimulate plant growth and increase resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Nowadays, the effects of climate change factors such as increased carbon dioxide (CO2), drought and warming on plant-beneficial microorganism interactions are increasingly being investigated in the scope of plant growth and health. Recent studies have shown that high CO2 level has a positive effect on the abundance of mycorrhizal fungi, whereas the effects on plant growth promoting bacteria and endophytic fungi are more variable. Elevated CO2 conditions lead to increased colonization of beneficial fungi. Additionally, the results of increasing CO2 levels, warming and drought, depend upon the plant and the microbial genotype. Also, plant growth promoting microorganisms, especially bacteria, positively affect plants exposed to drought stress. Altered communities of beneficial microorganisms depending on climate changes, might have to compete with different microbial communities and, therefore microbial activities may also get affected. This work presents that climate change is an important factor affecting microorganism and plant interactions, needs to take into consideration the adaptation processes in plants and microorganisms and might require the selection of adapted plant cultivars.

One of the most important factors that increase soil fertility is the amount of soil organic matter. One of the ways to increase soil organic matter is the addition of organic fertilizers. Yemsoy soybean cultivar was used in the study, and pot study was carried out in 3 replications according to the randomized blocks experimental design. In the study, three different fertilizer doses (EC 0- 0.5- 1), three different grape pomace compost (0- 20-40 %) were applied to the peat perlite mixture, and mycorrhiza and bacteria inoculation to these environments. At the end of a 60-day growing period, the plants were harvested from the top of the pot, and measurements were made. In the study, there was an increase in the above-ground fresh and dry weights, root fresh, and root dry weights of soybean plants grown with increasing fertilizer rates. The addition of compost to the growing medium, the addition of mycorrhiza, and bacteria caused different results in the investigated properties. The increase in compost and plant nutrition doses was effective in increasing plant growth.

Teknolojinin gelişmesine ayak uyduramayan küçük aile işletmelerinin, rekabet piyasasındaki mevcut konumlarını korumak ve etkinlik paylarını artırmak önemli bir konudur. Küçük aile işletmeleri gıda üretimin yaklaşık %80’ini karşılamakta ve bu işletmelerin piyasadan çekilmesi gıda arzında ani düşüşe sebep olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı küçük aile işletmelerine pazarlama eğitimi sağlanmasının, çiftçilerin becerilerini, üretimi ve karlılığı nasıl artırabileceğini göstermektir. Bu beklentilerin gerçekleşmesi büyük işletmelerin ya da kamunun sağlayacağı desteklerle mümkün olabilecektir. Bu çalışmada oyun teorisi kullanılarak, iki oyuncu (Proje kurucu ve çiftçi) arasında gerçekleşen olası stratejiler dikkate alınmış ve her aşamada elde edilecek kazançlar bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, yatırımı yapan kuruluş ile eğitimi alan çiftçinin iş birliği yapması, kazancı artıracağı sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu sonuç güven duygusu, iş birliği ve örgütlenmenin temelini oluşturmaktadır. Böylece üretim artarken, kalifiye eleman eksiği azalacak ve istihdama katkı sağlanacaktır. Ayrıca teknoloji kaynaklı pazarlama sorunlarının aşılmasına da katkı sağlayacaktır.

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are one of the most populous families of Diptera. In this study, it was aimed to determine the fauna of fruit flies in Ordu province. Adult specimens were collected from the research region in 2016-2017 years. All the specimens were identified by examining their morphological characters in Gaziantep University, Biology Department, Entomology Laboratory. As a result, thirty-three species belonging to 11 genera from three subfamilies were identified. All species are recorded for the first time from Ordu province. Material examined and wing photographs of the species are presented.