Karabuğday (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench ve Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn), bileşiminde yüksek oranda protein, diyet lif, vitamin, mineral madde, temel çoklu doymamış yağ asitleri bulundurmakta, başta rutin olmak üzere önemli antioksidanlar ve fenolik bileşenler için kaynak oluşturmaktadır. Protein biyo-yararlılığının yüksek olmasının yanı sıra gluten içermemesi nedeni ile çölyak hastalarının beslenmesine uygun, besleyici değeri yüksek önemli bir alternatif olmaktadır. Karabuğday, çeşitli yöresel ürünlerde ham bileşen olarak yer alıp insan beslenmesindeki yerini günümüze kadar korumuştur. Beslenmedeki öneminin ve sağlık üzerine olumlu etkilerinin son yıllarda yeniden keşfedilmesiyle birlikte beslenmede ve birçok gıda formülasyonunda önemli bir bileşen olarak artan bir popülerlik ile kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, karabuğdayın kimyasal bileşimi ve karabuğday kullanılarak geliştirilen gıdalar hakkında bilgi verilmiştir.

The primary purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing consumer preferences for UHT milk consumption in Erzurum province. The primary data used in this research was derived from Palandoken, Yakutiye and Aziziye districts of Erzurum province in 2010. The factor analysis was used to find out the factors affecting consumer preferences for UHT milk and to reduce these factors. As for the segmentation of consumers and bringing out the profile of each segment, cluster analysis was used. According to the results, 95.00% of households consumed UHT milk. 18 factors that are affecting the consumption of UHT milk were reduced to five main factors with factor analysis. The factor scores which determined with factor analysis were divided into three clusters by cluster analysis. UHT milk for consumers entering the first cluster has because of homogenous and packaging as well as intrinsic and extrinsic properties for advertising and price advantage is preferred. UHT milk for consumers entering the second cluster has ease of preparation and transportation, and confidential properties are preferred by reason. On the contrary, consumers entering the third cluster prefer to UHT milk for a good diet product.

This study was conducted to determine the effects of some environmental factors on birth weight (BW) in Anatolian Buffalo calves born in the scope of the project of improvement of Anatolian Buffalo in public hand supported by General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies reared in Amasya province of Turkey. A total of 228 heads calves born between 2014 and 2015 were constituted the study material. Sex of calf, maternal age, birth season and location were assessed as affecting factors on BW. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package program. Average BW was determined as 29.3 ± 0.43 kg. The effects of calf sex, maternal age and birth season on BW were detected to be statistically significant. The average BW of the male calves (32.2 ± 0.57 kg) was found to be higher than those of the female calves (26.0 ± 0.50 kg). BW of calves born in autumn had the lowest value. In addition, BW was tented to increase with advanced maternal age.

Bu çalışmanın amacı ülkemizde yetiştirilen kültür ırkı süt sığırları ile bazı yerli sığır ırklarında Büyüme Hormonu Reseptörü (GHR) gen çeşitliliğinin belirlenmesidir. Çalışmada hayvan materyali olarak 468 Siyah Alaca (SA), 280 Jersey, 93 Boz Irk, 86 Yerli Kara (YK), 64 Doğu Anadolu Kırmızısı (DAK) kullanılmıştır. Popülasyonların GHR geni için FIS değerinin negatif bulunduğu Jersey, SA (Samsun), SA (Bursa) ve DAK’larda heterozigot bireylerin fazlalığı görülmüştür. Bu değerin pozitif bulunduğu Boz ırk ve YK’da ise homozigot bireyler daha fazladır. GHR lokusu bakımından Hardy-Weinberg oranından beklenen sapmalar YK hariç diğer popülasyonlarda önemli bulunmuştur. Genel popülasyon bazında ise %14 oranında heterozigot bireylerin fazlalığı ve Hardy-Weinberg oranından sapmalar önemli bulunmuştur. Popülasyonlar arasında genetik uzaklık değerleri ise 0,0004 ile 0,1881 arasında belirlenmiştir. Kümeleme analizi sonucunda iki temel kümenin şekillendiği görülmüştür. Bu kümelerin ilkinde Jersey ile YK bir alt kümede Boz ırkla genetik olarak yakın bir şekilde gözlenmiştir. Diğer ana kümede ise SA (Samsun) ve DAK bir kümede ve bu kümeye ise SA (Bursa) daha yakın bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak ülkemizde yetiştirilen beş farklı sığır ırkında genetik olarak kümeleme analizi ile sınıflandırmaları yapılırken bu ırkların GHR geni açısından göstermiş oldukları genetik varyasyon da belirlenmiştir. Dolayısıyla bu ırklar açısından verim özelliklerinin artırılmasına yönelik bir genetik ilerlemenin mümkün olduğu söylenebilir.

This study is performed to determine some of sperm quality after applying freezing / thawing process. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine different cryprotective agents with additives in terms of their effects at different pH on the cryopreservation process of longspine scraper (Capoeta trutta). The present study, twelve media were prepared by mixing three different cryoprotectants (dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, (CH3)2SO); methanol (CH3OH); methyl glycol (MG, CH3O (CH2)2OH)) with an extenders (glucose) at four different pH (7.2, 7.6, 8.0 and 8.4) for longspine scraper semen. Considering the findings from the examination (The motility rate after thawing process and duration of motility obtained in DMSO as 81% and 20 min, in methanol as 73% and 12 min, in methyl glycol as 60% and 15 min.), we can conclude that the DMSO is the best freezing media in order to create new essays in cryopreservation for sperm of Capoeta trutta in the future.

Developing alternative control methods such as using beneficial microorganisms and their metabolites to control the plant diseases has gained so much importance along recent years and research on this area are increasing day by day. In this study the possibilities of using microorganisms which have antimicrobial effects on controlling soil-borne fungi at strawberry production were investigated. Effects of different lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains were studied in vitro and in vivo against the development of several soil-borne fungi. LAB were screened for antifungal activity by using cell free supernatant against Fusarium sp., Rhizoctonia sp., Macrophomina sp., Botrytis sp., Phtopythium sp., Cylindrocarpon sp. and Pestalotiopsis sp. Cell free supernatant of LAB isolates showed antifungal activity against fungi. In vitro effective strains of LAB were used in pot experiments to search their effects on fungal development and the development of the plant. While the antifungal effects of all LAB strains tested in vitro experiments exhibited promising results, in vivo experiments revealed similar effects on different fungi genera.

The relationship between an individual’s actual knowledge and their self assessed knowledge about an issue is an important factor on consumer’s behaviour. The effect of the knowledge factor on consumer decision making is evaluated by two approaches which are objective (real knowledge) and subjective (self assessed) knowledge. In certain studies it was found that in some situations consumers believe they know more than they actually do about a topic; and they may make their decisions based upon the knowledge they assume is correct, whether it is true or not. This study aimed at determining the relationship between the objective and subjective knowledge about GM foods of consumers who live in the Hatay city centre. According to the research results; even though around 70% of the consumers thought that their knowledge about GM foods were ‘’enough, or relatively enough’’, correct response ratios of the four questions that were based on specific knowledge were quite low. In other words, consumers were overconfident about their knowledge of GM foods. Also, there was no correlation found between consumer’s purchase intention and knowledge level.

The most common honey bee diseases are American foulbrood (AFB) caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, Chalkbrood caused by fungus Ascosphaera apis and diseases caused by parasitic mites such as Acarapis woodi, Varroa destructor. These diseases and pests not only cause economic loss but also cause ecological problems related to the role of honey bees, as the most important pollinators on Earth. Synthetic acaricides and antibiotics are used to keep the diseases and mites in control. Use of the drugs lead to the development of drug-resistant organisms, detrimental effect on non-target organisms and the residue problem in bee products. For this reasons, the need for alternative control methods has become compulsory in recent years. It has been known that some plant oils used widely in perfumery and food industry for flavor and smell have been used as repellent to certain insects, bactericide and fungicide. Therefore, intensive studies have been carried out on plants with anti-mites, antibacterial and antifungal potentials and these studies are still going on. Recently, studies in this area have shown that essential oils of plants such as thyme, cloves, mint, lemon grass, cinnamon, grapefruit, rosemary, marigold, are lethal to some mites, bacteria and fungi. In addition, it has been reported that some components, isolated from these plants such as sanguinarine, thymoquinone, capsaicin, carvacrol, citral, eugenol, thymol, show these effects on the organisms. As a result, in countries rich in biodiversity due to endemic plant species, the essential oils used in control of these diseases should be favored instead of or in combination with conventional drugs in integrated the disease management programs because of the lack of harmful effects of essential oils on non-target organisms and environment.

The research was carried out to investigate the effect of plant materials which are used as an alternative to synthetic chemicals in organic agriculture (thyme, mint, basil and garlic oil, hot pepper, and neem tree seed extract) and some organic acids (salicylic and jasmonic acid) on the germination, emergence, and seedling traits in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) cv. Jade. The seeds of broccoli treated with these materials were subjected to germination and emergence tests at 20±1°C and 60±5% RH in autumn period. After that, all seeds (including untreated) were kept at 5±1°C and again evaluated for germination, emergence, and seedling traits in spring period. In spring period, the seeds treated with neem seed extract gave highest germination percentage (91.75%). Also, they germinated in shortest time (3.80 days). The lowest germination/emergence percentage and highest mean germination/emergence time was obtained from the seeds treated with thyme oil in both periods. The seeds treated with basil oil had the higher infected seedlings than others. There were no significant differences among treatments in term of seedling traits (except leaf number).

Phytophthora spp., Oomycetes sınıfında yer alan, tek ve çok yıllık bitkilerde kök, kök boğazı ve yaprak yanıklığı oluşturarak ani ölümlere yol açan önemli bir hastalık grubudur. Orman ağaçlarında ilk Phytophthora çalışması, Türkiye ormanlarının en yaygın ağacı olan meşelerde yapılmış ve ülkenin birçok bölgesinde, Phytophthora türlerinin bitkilerde kurumalar ve geriye ölüm belirtileri oluşturduğu, bu hastalıklara P. cinnamomi, P. citricola, P. cryptogea, P. gonapodyides, P. quercina, Phytophthora sp. 1 ve Phytophthora sp. 2’ in neden olduğu, en yaygın türün ise P. quercina olduğu belirlenmiştir. Phytophthora türlerinin yaygın olarak görüldüğü ikinci orman ağacı kestanedir ve ülkemizin hemen hemen her yöresinde Phytophthora kök çürüklüklerine rastlanmıştır. Kestanede dört türün hastalık yaptığı, bunlardan P. cambivora’nın daha çok iç bölgelerde bulunduğu, P. cinnamomi’ nin ise ılıman yerlerde sahil bölgelerde bulunduğu, P. plurivora ve P. cryptogea’ nın daha az oranda bulunduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu türlerden P. cambivora ve P. cryptogea, karaçamlarda da saptanmıştır. Diğer orman ağaçlarından Dişbudaklarda P. lacustris, Şimşirlerde P. plurivora, P. occultans; Atkestanelerinde P. citrophthora ve P. cactorum; Kokarağaçta P. nicotianae tespit edilmiştir. Ülkemizde incelenen birçok orman ve süs bitkisi üreten fidanlıklarda da Phytophthora hastalıkları belirlenmiştir. Değişik fidanlıklarda; P. cinnamomi, P. cryptogea, P. cactorum, P. citricola, P. megasperma ve P. syringae türlerinin hastalık oluşturduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu derlemede bu bulgular ile ilgili detaylı bilgi sunulmuştur.