This experiment was carried out under the study entitled “Ripening regulation of the banana Cv. Malbhog using different ripening inducers” for controlling the ripening of the banana, for improvement of quality attributes and post-harvest life of banana. The experiment was conducted at laboratory of horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal from 14th March to 16th April 2019. These experiments were laid out in completely randomized design in which the first experiment comprised of seven treatments consisting of distilled water spray, ethephon @ 250 ppm, ethephon @ 500 ppm, ethephon @750 ppm, ethephon@1000 ppm, Dhurseli (Colebrookea oppositifolia) leaves and Ripe banana replicated thrice. Different post-harvest parameters were recorded at the interval of two days for the experiment till any one of the treatment attained score 6 in the color chart. In this experiment, the CI-6 stage was reached earlier on the 9th day with the use of ethephon @ 1000 ppm but ethephon @ 500 ppm was found more effective regarding quality parameters with TSS (21˚B), and TSS/TA (34.66). The maximum physiological loss in weight (12.927%) and pulp peel ratio (3.65) was observed with ethephon@1000ppm and the minimum was achieved in banana sprayed with distilled water. The shelf life of banana was seen minimum (13.33 days) in ethephon @ 1000 ppm and maximum (20.33 days) in banana sprayed with distilled water.

Crabapple (Malus tribolata C.K. Schneid.), which one of the rare wild fruit trees in Turkey. This study was carried out to determine the aroma compounds, phenolic compound, antioxidant capacity and some fruit properties of fruits obtained from 2 different crabapple genotypes. The amount of phenolic substance was done by Folin-Ciocalteu method; antioxidant analysis was done using DPPH technique. With respect to antioxidant capacities, the highest value (70.12%) was determined in 46 EL 01 genotype. We found that 46 EL 01 genotype had the highest total phenolic content (839.13 mg/100 g). Determination of volatile compounds that play a major role in fruit quality using the HS-SPME/GC/MS technique, total of 37 aroma compound, namely 7 alcohols, 2 terpenes, 5 aldehydes, 17 esters, 1 ketone, 3 acids and 2 other compounds, were found in two different crabapple genotypes. Total aroma compounds in 46 EL 01 and 46 EL 02 genotypes were calculated as 101.78 μg/L and 102.26 μg/L, respectively. As a result, it has been determined that crabapple, which is a wild fruit, has high phenolic and antioxidant contents and also has many aroma compounds.

In Ethiopia, maize is the second largest in production areas and first in its productivity but there are high yield gaps between the actual yield currently producing and the potential yield. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify factors that affecting maize production of smallholder farmers at the farm level in the Meta district in the east Hararge zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. A two-stage random sampling technique was employed and a total of 200 smallholder farmers were randomly and proportionally selected to collect primary data. Multiple linear regression models were used to analysis factors that affect maize production among smallholder farmers. The result showed that the production of maize was influenced by several factors. The coefficient provided that as the farmers obtained 1 dollar from non-farm activity, the maize production of farmers increased by 293.2 kg, keeping other factors constant. Thus, the farmers who had money from non-farm sources used as additional income to gain agricultural inputs for maize production and thus generate more maize quantity. The result was pointed out that the size of the cultivated areas of land had a positive influence on the quantity of maize production of farmers. The coefficient entailed that as the size of the cultivated areas of land increased by one hectare, the farmer’s quantity of maize production increased by 140.4 kg by keeping other factors constant. The result was also indicated that other factors being constant, the maize crop production of smallholder farmers of Meta district was decreased by 4 kg as Development Agent’s (DA’s) office distance increased by one minute. The possible explanation was that extension services were a critical source of information on agronomic practices. Therefore, policy makers should encourage the current maize production and supplying improved seed and chemical fertilizer which support to improve smallholder farm households’ welfare by increasing their sources of income.

Bu araştırma, atık reçel karışımı ilavesinin yonca silajlarının fermantasyonu ve in vitro sindirilebilirlik üzerine etkilerini belirlemek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Yonca, ekim ayında çiçeklenme başlangıcında hasat edilerek soldurulmuştur. Atık reçel karışımı önce bir süzgeç yardımıyla katı ve sıvı olarak iki kısıma ayrılmıştır. Kontrol grubuna, 20 ml saf su ilavesi yapılmıştır. Sıvı kısım; Reçel-I silajı (RI), 50 mg sıvı reçel+20 ml saf su /kg yonca; Reçel-II silajı (RII), 100 mg sıvı reçel+20 ml saf su /kg yonca olacak şekilde ilave edilmiştir. Katı kısım ise; Reçel Parçacık-I silajı (RPI), 30 mg reçel parçacıkları +30 ml saf su /kg yonca; Reçel Parçacık-II silajı (RPII), 60 mg reçel parçacıkları +60 ml saf su /kg yonca olacak şekilde hazırlanmıştır. Silajlar, kapalı bir depoda 60 gün süresince fermantasyona bırakılmıştır. Reçel ve reçel parçacıkları ilave edilmesi yonca silajının pH ve nötral deterjanda çözünmeyen lif (NDF) içeriklerini düşürmüştür. Araştırmada, en yüksek laktik asit (LA) içeriği RII grubunda kuru madde (KM) de 100,28 g/kg olarak belirlenirken en düşük ise kontrol grubunda 23.07 g/kg KM olarak belirlenmiştir. Yoncaya reçel ve reçel parçaçıkları ilavesi, kontrol grubuna göre enzimde çözünen organik madde (EÇOM) içeriğini önemli düzeyde arttırmıştır (P

Bu çalışmada 32 haftalık yaştaki Japon bıldırcını sürüsünden elde edilen toplam 402 kuluçkalık yumurta, gelişme döneminde kabuk sıcaklığı, kabuk sıcaklığı ile makine sıcaklığı arasındaki fark ve oransal ağırlık (nem) kaybının kuluçka sonuçları üzerine etkilerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla kullanılmıştır. Yumurtalar ağırlık sınıfına göre iki gruba ayrılmış (≤12 g ve >12 g) ve makine katlarına rastgele ve eşit olarak dağıtılmıştır. Beklendiği üzere, kuluçkalık yumurta ağırlığı civciv çıkış ağırlıklarını önemli ölçüde etkilemiştir. Hafif yumurtalar ağır yumurtalara göre daha fazla nem kaybetmişlerdir. Embriyo, gelişme döneminin ilk yarısında hissedilir düzeyde ısı üretememekteyse de (endotermik faz), ikinci yarısında belirgin biçimde ısı üretmeye başladığından (ekzotermik faz), kabuk sıcaklığı makine iç sıcaklığından daha yüksek olmuştur. Bu durum ağır yumurtalarda daha belirgin olmaktadır. Gelişim döneminin ilk yarısında kabuk sıcaklığı hafif yumurtalarda ağır yumurtalara göre daha yüksekken, ikinci yarıda yumurta ağırlık gruplarında belirlenen kabuk sıcaklıkları katlara göre değişmiştir. Genel olarak, büyüyen embriyonun artık belirgin biçimde ısı ürettiği bu geç dönemde iri yumurtalarda ve üst katta yer alan yumurtalarda daha yüksek kabuk sıcaklıkları belirlenmiştir. Alt kattaki hafif yumurtalar, diğer tüm kombinasyonlardaki yumurtalardan daha düşük kabuk sıcaklığı değerlerine sahip olmuşlardır. Son dönem embriyonik ölümler ağır yumurtalarda önemli ölçüde daha yüksek bulunmuştur.

Bu çalışmanın amacı Burdur ilinde süt sığırcılığı ile birlikte bitkisel üretim yapan işletmelerin, gübre olarak ahır gübresi kullanımlarının farklı işletme büyüklükleri düzeyinde ekonomik analizini yapmaktır. Araştırmanın verileri süt sığırcılığı ile birlikte bitkisel üretim yapan 102 işletmeden anket yöntemi ile elde edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; işletme büyüklüğü arttıkça işletmelerin bitkisel üretimlerinde ihtiyaçları olan bitki besin maddesini, hayvan gübresinden karşılama oranlarının arttığı belirlenmiştir. Ahır gübresinden besin maddesi ihtiyacının karşılanma oranı Grup I, II ve işletmeler ortalaması için sırasıyla; %29,9, %58,9 ve %45,2 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Çiftçilerin gübre olarak ahır gübresi kullandıklarında, Grup I, II ve işletmeler ortalaması için sırasıyla 51,8, 107,1 ve 80,6 TL/dekar tasarruf sağladıkları hesaplanmıştır. Bu sonuçlar ahır gübresi kullanımının çiftçiler için ekonomik olabileceğini göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, işletmelerde fazla kimyasal gübre kullanımı ile ilişkili olarak besin maddesi kayıplarının olduğu saptanmıştır. İhtiyaç fazlası kimyasal gübre kullanımından dolayı ortaya çıkan besin maddesi kayıpları (fazlalıkları) Grup I, II ve işletmeler ortalaması için sırasıyla 7,1, 15,9 ve 11,8 kg olarak belirlenmiştir. Fazla bitki besin maddesi kullanımından dolayı ortaya çıkan ekonomik kayıp Grup I, II ve işletmeler ortalaması için sırasıyla 65,1, 152,6 ve 110,6 TL olarak hesaplanmıştır. Araştırma bölgesinde ahır gübresi ve kimyasal gübre kullanımında ve yönetiminde çiftçilerin bilgi düzeylerinin yetersiz olduğunu söylemek mümkündür. Ahır gübresi kullanımından önce çözülmesi gereken önemli bir sorun, çiftçileri toprak analizinin önemi hakkında bilgilendirmektir.

The sculpture, which is the expression of beliefs and fears in prehistoric times, has taken on different roles as an urban reinforcement element in all cultures with numerous themes. In the Middle Ages, it became an organic part of the architectural structure, teaching the truth about religious beliefs. With the Renaissance movement, it became independent by breaking away from the architectural structure and moved to the urban space. In the twenty-first century, its dimensions have grown to be equivalent to architecture, it has created its own space and established new aesthetic and functional relations with the audience. In this study, the relationship of some sculptures on the Alaeddin Keykubat campus of Selcuk University with the landscape elements was examined in terms of design elements and basic design principles. In the light of the data obtained, suggestions have been developed in order to increase the life and aesthetic quality of the campus.

In the present study, totally 49 samples, which showed the symptoms of leaf and shoot blight and cankers with brown discoloration of necrotic tissues on mature branches, were collected from 22 districts and areas of Konya Province between 2017 and 2019. Presence rate of E. amylovora in collected samples, showing symptoms of the disease, from the province was determined to be 40% for blackberry and raspberry and 33% rosehip for rosehip in three years. Bacteria consistently isolated from the diseased tissues were identified on the basis of biochemical, physiological, and molecular tests, comparing with a reference strain of E. amylovora, isolated from blackberry (Kbb 371). Twenty seven representative bacterial strains were gram-negative, rod-shaped, mucoid, fermentative, positive for levan formation and acetoin production, no growth at 36°C, positive for gelatin hydrolysis, and negative for esculin hydrolysis, indole, urease, catalase, oxidase, arginine dehydrolase, reduction of nitrate, acid production from lactose, and inositol. All strains induced a hypersensitive response in tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum cv. White Burley) 24 h after inoculation with a 108 CFU ml-1 bacterial suspension in sterile distilled water. The strains were identified as E. amylovora using the species-specific primers set A/B (1), which amplified a 1-kb DNA fragment in PCR, and the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) method. In order to fulfill the Koch postulates, pathogenicity test was confirmed by injecting bacterial suspensions of 108 CFU ml-1 in sterile distilled water into the shoot tips of 3-year-old blackberry R. fruticosus cv. Chester, raspberry R. idaeus cv. Heritage and rosehip R. canina. All tests were repeated three times. The bacterium was re-isolated from inoculated plants and identified as E. amylovora. Phytosanitary measures are needed to prevent any further spread of the bacterium as potential inoculum sources to new blackberry, raspberry and rosehip growing areas.

Within the scope of this research, the chronic effects of ammonium nitrate, which is the most widely used fertilizer worldwide, on the tadpoles of Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus), the Iranian Long-Legged Frog (Rana macrocnemis), the Caucasian Parsley Frog (Pelodytes caucasicus) and the Variable Green Toad (Bufotes variabilis) were examined. To assess the chronic effects of the fertilizer, the tadpoles of all the species were exposed to 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 mg/L concentrations in same conditions. The chronic concentrations were applied from the 25th developmental stage to the 42nd developmental stage. It was defined at the end of the experiments that although there were some variability between different populations of the same species or between different species in the observed effects, chronic levels of ammonium nitrate caused decreased growth rate, prolonging in time to complete metamorphosis, increased abnormalities, and mortality in general. Among the 4 amphibian species, the Variable Green Toad was the most damaged one in terms of growth reduction (on average 31-41 %), abnormality rates (on average 50-75 %), prolonged time to complete metamorphose (14-21 days on average) and mortality rates (%54-100). The most adaptive species and the least damaged one was an Iranian long-legged frog for growth reduction (on average 0-15 %), prolonged time to complete metamorphose (7-9 days on average), and mortality rates (%9-15). All the harmful effects of chronic fertilizer levels caused by agricultural activities in the region had very important for examined species in our researches and it can be said that important environmental and biodiversity problems may occur if certain precautions are not taken regarding the use of the fertilizers and if the attitudes of the farmers on this issue cannot be changed.

Our study, which investigates the factors affecting milk yield at metabolic and oxidative stress levels in Holstein breed cows raised in Aksaray Region, is the first at the regional level. It was aimed to perform biochemical and antioxidant screenings according to milk yield levels in healthy Holstein cows raised in the province, and thus, together with the determination of general metabolic parameters, the differences in total antioxidant and total oxidant levels according to milk yield were investigated. Glucose, total protein, albumin, globulin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and calcium were analysed from blood samples taken from Holstein cows that have been determined to be healthy, in milk yield age in a province’ s enterprises were analysed by using commercial test kits in a semi-analyser device. Total antioxidant and total oxidant levels were analysed spectrophotometrically with commercial kits. Statistical analysis was made with Basic Statistics Xs Display Descriptive Statistics in Minitab 16 ready-made package program. Biochemical parameters studied in sera obtained from 5 different groups from the lowest to the highest were found to be statistically significant with a positive correlation. Total oxidant level, total antioxidant level and oxidative stress indices, in which the general oxidant status was screened, were found to be correlated with milk yield in proportion to the intense metabolic and physiological status of the animals and were found to be significant. With this study, the data obtained by eliminating a deficiency in this field both contribute to the literature knowledge in the scientific area and provide useful knowledge in the field.