The aim of this study was to determine the effect of deficit irrigation on yield for cabbage grown under unheated greenhouse condition. The research was carried out at the Agricultural Research Station of Yenişehir High School of Uludağ University in Bursa, Turkey, in 2008. In the study, water was applied to cabbage as 1.00, 0.75, 0.50, 0.25 and 0.00% (as control) of evaporation from a Class A Pan corresponding to 2 day irrigation frequency. Irrigation water applied ranged from 70 to 520 mm and water consumption ranged from 90 to 548 mm. The effect of irrigation water level on the yield, head height, head diameter, head weight and dry matter were found to be significant. The highest yield was 72.8 t ha-1. Crop yield response factor for cabbage (ky) was found as 1.036. The highest values of water use efficiency (WUE) and irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) for 2008 year of K2cp treatment was calculated to be 0.143 kg m-3 and 0.137 kg m-3, respectively. K2cp application (75%) can be recommended as the most effective irrigation level for the cabbage to which drip irrigation is applied under scarce and unheated greenhouse conditions.

In this study, resistance mechanism of two wheat genotypes against salt, heavy metal, lime and drought (50%) treatments were investigated in summer Cumhuriyet-75 and winter Selimiye-95. According to results chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid level increased in FeCl3, drought and 225 mM NaCl in Cumhuriyet-75 but they were higher at NaCl, FeCl3 and ZnCl2 treatments in Selimiye-95 comparison to control. While H2O2 content rose all stres treatments in both varieties but Malondialdehyde (MDA) decreased in Selimiye with all applications. The amount of proline is lower in Cumhuiyet-75 but higher in Selimiye-95. Total soluble protein was found higher at salt concentartion and drought in both varieties. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), Süperoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased in salt and FeCl3 in Selimiye-95 but SOD ativity were higher at salt treatments in Cumhuriyet-75. And also in both varieties APX and Guaiacol peroxidase (GuPX) increased at FeCl3 but Catalase (CAT) were higher in only FeCl3 in Cumhuriyet-75. As a result Selimiye-95 showed tolerance to salt and FeCl3 with high photosynthetic pigment, proline and soluble protein content with lower MDA but it is sensitive to NiCl2 and drought. Whereas Cumhuriyet-75 cultivar is resistan to drought, FeCl3 and 225 mM NaCl depended on pigment, protein content and APX, CAT, GuPX and SOD activities. When all the data are taken into consideration, it was concluded that the responses of the varieties to the treatments changed according to the type and concentration of stress, and Selimiye-95 variety was tolerant compared to Cumhuriyet-75 variety.

Isochrysis affinis galbana tek hücreli denizel bir mikroalg türü olup yüksek miktarda uzun zincirli doymamış yağ asitleri (PUFA) içermesinden dolayı akuakültürde özellikle bivalvia larvalarının beslenmesinde canlı yem kaynağı olarak kullanılmaktadır. Phaeodactylum tricornutum ise oval ve fusiform hücre şekilleri olan tek hücreli pennat bir diyatom türüdür. Phaeodactylum tricornutum %30-45 arasında uzun zincirli doymamış yağ asitlerini (PUFA) içermekte ve bu oranın da %20-40’ını eikosapentaenoik asit (EPA) oluşturmaktadır. Esansiyel yağ asitlerinden eikosapentaenoik asit'in önemli potansiyel kaynağı olarak düşünülen mikroalgler insan gıdası olarak ve akuakültürde hayvan beslenmesinde kullanılmaktadır. Çalışmada, Isochrysis affinis galbana ve Phaeodactylum tricornutum kültürlerine ait kuru madde miktarlarının çoklu regresyon analizi yöntemi kullanılarak tahmin edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Türler, F/2 besi ortamında %20 aşılama oranı ile kontrol grubu ve %50 oranında azotun eksiltildiği besi ortamı kullanılarak, laboratuvar ortamında kültüre alınmıştır. Deneme süresince optik yoğunluk, kuru madde ve klorofil a günlük olarak ölçülmüştür. Türlere ait kontrol grubu ve %50 oranında azotun eksiltildiği gruplarda optik yoğunluk ve klorofil a kullanılarak matematiksel bir model oluşturulmuştur. Bu modellerin önem testleri yapılıp, R2 ve HKO bulunmuştur.

The purpose of this study was to compare the performance and egg quality parameters of two layer hybrids (Lohmann Brown and Atak-S) which were reared in free-range system. The experiment was carried out with a total of 300 laying hens. From 18 to 50 weeks of age Lohmann Brown (LB) and Atak-S (AS) were housed in two groups of 150 hens in a poultry house with a stocking density of 7 hens/m2. The 2 trial groups were formed from 10 repetitions each consisting of 15 hens. At the 20, 30, 40 and 50 weeks of ages, the production performance and egg quality parameters were evaluated. Mean daily feed intake and feed efficiency through the trial were 111.2 g vs 124.3 g, and 2.46 vs 2.58 respectively for LB and AS hybrids (P

Bu çalışmada, Kilis ili halka açık 6 farklı içme suyu kaynaklarında fekal kirlilik araştırılmıştır. Mevsimsel (Ekim, Ocak, Nisan ve Temmuz) olarak alınan örneklerde En Muhtemel Sayı yöntemi ile total koliform varlığı test edilmiştir. İçme suyu olarak kullanılan bu kaynaklarda tespit edilen toplam koliform sayısı 3-1100

In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the anticancer activities of Cetraria islandica (C.islandica) extracts on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. Cell viability, protein levels, apoptotic cells number, F-actin distribution were measured. Cell viability of MCF-7 breast cancer cells was found to be reduced in a dose-dependent manner.EC50 values of C.islandica on MCF-7 cells were found to be 9.2047 E-5 g/ml (cell amount) by using intelligence system. Expressions of p53, caspase 3 and Bcl-2, were shown to be elevated after low doses of extract and diminished after high dose treatments. PPAR- protein level was decreased, although AMP-activated kinases-α1 (AMPK-α1) protein level was increasedin its extract groups. ERK1/2 protein level was also elevated in its extract groups. 125 mg/ml of extract treated cells show a low decrease in actin filament density. MCF-7 cells with C.islandica treatment for 24 h increased the apoptotic cell percentage, though the cells-treated with C.islandica for 48 was high necrotic cells percentage. Consequently, the C.islandica extract treatment causes to elevate ERK1/2 and AMPK-α1 protein levels, resulting in PPAR- and then triggers the apoptosis by modulation caspase-3 and P53 protein levels. Therefore, C.islandica might be a good candidate for anticancer tissue, especially soft tissue tumours.

Pheasant rearing is rated in three main categories: show and hobby, public interest, and stocking for game birds and edible purposes. The goal of this pheasant breeding station is to put stocking for game birds in their natural habitat, mainly in the Karadeniz region. Contribution to the issues related to incubation in this station and determination of effective reproduction age by setting production period. The aim of this study is to determine how significant performance criteria like egg production, fertility, hatchability and embryonic mortality are, depending on age and on seasonal changes. Our research has been carried out at the Gelemen Pheasant Breeding Station in Samsun. The pheasant breeds that are used on the farm are made up of 114 male and 800 female pheasants (1♂:7♀), of Hungarian and Caucasian genotypes. During the egg-laying period, which lasts for 16 weeks from the end of March (at the age of 45 weeks) to the middle of July (at the age of 60 weeks), egg production was recorded daily and evaluated once a week, and incubation yield was recorded nine times in total. Differences between weeks of age, in terms of egg production, egg and chick weights, fertility rate, incubation yield and embryonic mortality, have been found to be statistically significant. However, hatchability has been found to be statistically insignificant.

Bu çalışma, 2015–2016 yılları arasında, Ortaca (Muğla) ilçesinde halk arasında kullanılan bazı bitkileri tespit etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışma alanından doğal olarak yetişen 28 familyaya ait 38 taksonun halk tarafından kullanıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Bunlardan 23’ü tıbbi, 19’u yiyecek, 3’u baharat, 3’ü süs, 2’si yem, 2’si dini, 2’si diğer (kaşık yapımı, tarım ilacı yapımı) amaçlarla kullanılmaktadır. Yöre halkının bu bitkilerden bazen sadece bir amaçla bazen de birkaç değişik amaçla yararlandığı tespit edilmiştir.

Bu çalışma üzüm üretiminde organik ürün aşaması olan 2006 ve 2007 yıllarında Manisa Bağcılık Araştırma Enstitüsü’ne ait Alaşehir-Yeşilyurt işletmesindeki, sulanabilir şartlarda, 15 yaşındaki Sultani Çekirdeksiz parselinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu araştırma, Sultani Çekirdeksiz üzüm üretiminde önemli bir potansiyele sahip olan Manisa Alaşehir yöresinde organik ve konvansiyonel üretim yöntemlerinin yaprak ayası ve yaprak sapının besin elementleri içeriği (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn ve Mn) üzerine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tesadüf blokları deneme desenine göre 3 tekerrürlü olarak kurulan denemede organik ve konvansiyonel yetiştirme tekniği yöntemleri uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda Sultani Çekirdeksiz üzüm çeşidinin beslenmesi içeriği açısından konvansiyonel ile organik üzüm üretim yöntemleri birbirleriyle karşılaştırıldığında organik üretim yönteminde asmanın yaprak ayası ve yaprak sapının bitki besin maddesi içeriklerinin konvansiyonel yönteme göre daha yüksek değerlere sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Conservation agriculture is a concept which defines different farming systems. Its implementation depends on soil properties, climate and socio-economic considerations. Since two thousands, no-till technology; which is one facet of the conservation agriculture has begun to take place in the high plains of Sétif province-Algeria. Its adoption is facing several problems of socio-economic and technical issues. This work monitored the track of no-till adoption within a sample of 28 farmers during two years 2014 and 2016. During 2014 farmers were supported financially and technically through a subsidy program that aimed at the support of conservation agriculture via no-till technique. In 2016, the subsidy program has ended; hence, farmers have no longer incentives. Multivariate statistical analyses were performed to diagnose the evolution of no-till adoption and behavior’s farmers between the two periods. In 2016, results showed an increase of no-till area, even though, the drop of the number of adoptive farmers by 71%. The main reasons for adopting no-till according to the adoptive farmers were the minimization of farming operation costs and saving time. However, the major impediments facing no-till adoption; were the rise of weeding charges and the concern of weed infestation especially by bromus.sp, which is a vigorous prevalent weed, which locally developed some pesticide’s resistance. Also, the excessive use of pesticides may be considered as an environmental reason for no adopting no-till.