Bu çalışmada, İç Anadolu bölgesinde yılın büyük bölümünde kuruyan tuzlu bataklıklarda doğal olarak yetişen bazı otsu halofitlerin peyzaj tasarımında kullanılabilirlikleri araştırılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında 2016 ve 2017 yıllarında Konya, Ankara, Aksaray ve Nevşehir civarında bulunan tuzlu habitatlarda vejetasyon döneminde periyodik olarak alan çalışmaları yapılmış ve halofit bitki türlerine ait fotoğraflar ve herbaryum örnekleri alınmıştır. Seçilen türlerin genel botanik ve ekolojik özellikleri verilmiş, estetik ve fonksiyonel özellikleri dikkate alınarak peyzaj tasarımında kullanım değerleri belirlenmiştir. Araştırma alanında bulunan tuzlu habitatlarda vejetasyon dönemlerinde yapılan saha çalışmaları sonucunda peyzaj tasarımında kullanılabilecek 19 familya ve 38 cinse ait 59 halofit bitki türü tespit edilmiştir. Bu türlerden 25 tanesi Türkiye için endemik olup endemizm oranı %42’dir. 11 tür ile Asteraceae en fazla temsil edilen familya olurken, ardından 9 tür ile Plumbaginaceae ve 8 tür ile Chenopodiaceae familyası izlemiştir. Plumbaginaceae familyasından Limonium cinsi, 8 tür ile peyzaj tasarımında en fazla kullanım potansiyeli olan cins olmuştur. Peyzaj tasarımında en yaygın kullanım alanları, 49 türle çatı bahçelerinde belirlenirken, 31 türle yer koruma ve erozyon önleyiciler izlenmektedir. Çoğu sukkulent olan bu halofit türler hem sulak hem de kurak alanlara iyi adapte olduklarından gelecekte yaşanabilecek küresel ısınma tehdidine karşı kurak ve çorak araziler için sürdürülebilir bir alternatif olacaktır. Bunun yanında çoğu endemik olan bu türlerin peyzaj tasarımında kullanılması aşırı tuzdan çoraklaşmış arazilerin restorasyonu, biyolojik çeşitliliğin korunması ve sürdürülebilir tarım uygulamaları için büyük önem taşımaktadır.

Objetivou-se, com este trabalho, avaliar o uso de um inversor de freqüência de 25 cv na irrigação, considerando-se diferentes demandas de água como manejo. A avaliação consistiu de uma análise de custos e benefícios, ambos anuais. O custo foi calculado com base no fator de recuperação do capital, para taxas de juros de 6 e 12% e períodos de amortização de 5 e 15 anos. O benefício consistiu da economia de energia proporcionada pelo inversor de freqüência em relação aos procedimentos usuais de controle da vazão. Relacionaram-se os parâmetros econômicos e de manejo da irrigação, com o objetivo de se avaliar o equipamento para qualquer situação de projeto. Como exemplo de aplicação, analisaram-se duas situações de controle de vazão comparadas ao inversor de freqüência em um projeto de irrigação. Foram determinadas, com auxílio do inversor de freqüência, as características hidráulicas, em função da vazão de uma motobomba de 25 cv sob várias rotações. Observou-se que o inversor de freqüência pode ser viável, devendo-se avaliar a redução de potência advinda do seu uso e o tempo de funcionamento da irrigação, analisando-se a melhor forma de amortização.<br>This work aimed to evaluate the use of a variable frequency drive of 25 HP in irrigation systems to manage different water demands. The evaluation was done analyzing annual costs and benefits. The cost was calculated using interest rates of 6 and 12% and capital return periods of 5 and 15 years. The benefit was the energy saving by use of the variable frequency drive in relation to usual procedures to control discharge. The economic and irrigation management parameters were compared in order to evaluate several design situations. As an example, two situations of discharge control were compared with the use of a variable frequency drive in an irrigation project, suggesting forms for evaluation of the equipment under irrigated conditions. With the help of variable frequency drive, hydraulic characteristics and discharge for a pump of 25 HP, under several frequencies, were determined. It was demonstrated that the equipment can be used in irrigation systems, although it needs to be evaluated for the power reduction due to its use and working so as to analyze the best form of repayment of investment cost.

Los estudios de estabilidad fenotípica son importantes para la siembra de genotipos que muestran un adecuado comportamiento en una o varias zonas. Estevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bert.) es una especie recientemente introducida en Colombia, por tanto, los estudios sobre su adaptación en áreas productoras del país son escasos. Esta planta se caracteriza por sintetizar glucósidos de diterpeno altamente edulcorantes con bajo aporte calórico. El presente estudio se realizó en Montería (8° 52' N y 76° 48' O), Colombia, con el objeto de determinar la estabilidad fenotípica de los genotipos Morita 1 y Morita 2 de estevia, sembrados en tres densidades de plantas (25, 12.5 y 6.25 plantas/m²) y dispuestos en un diseño de bloques completos al azar, en tres épocas de siembra en el Caribe húmedo de Colombia. Los resultados más importantes señalan que Morita 2, en densidades de 25 plantas/m², registró los mejores índices de estabilidad para el rendimiento de hoja seca/ha (Pig = 0; Pid = 0). Por su parte, éste mismo genotipo presentó una mayor relación hoja/tallo (1.17 ± 0.3) y mayor contenido de glucósidos totales (0.1586 ± 0.024) cuando la radiación solar fue mayor y las densidades eran entre 12.5 y 25 plantas/m². | Phenotypic stability studies are important to recommend objectively the planting of genotypes showing appropriate behavior in one or more areas. Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bert.), a species of recent cropping in Colombia, is characterized by the capacity of synthesize highly sweeteners diterpene glycosides with low calorie. However, while defining the environmental conditions for production, leaf /stem ratio in the canopy, and the amount of total glycosides, few studies of adaptation have been made in the country. This study was carried out in Montería-Colombia (8°52' N and 76°48' W) to determine the phenotypic stability of two genotypes of stevia (Morita 1 and Morita 2) and three plant densities (25; 12.5 and 6.25 plants/ m²) during three sowing seasons in the Humid Colombian Caribbean Region. The experimental design consisted of a randomized complete block. The results showed that Morita 2, established in densities of 25 plants/m², recorded the highest levels of stability for the dry leaf yield per hectare (Pig =0; Pid =0). On the other hand, the same genotype showed a higher leaf/stem ratio (1.17±0.3) and higher content of total glycosides (0.1586±0.024) when radiation is higher and plant densities are between 12.5 and 25 plants/m².

The experiment was conducted to assess the integrated effects of pre-emergence herbicides and hand-weeding on weed control, yield components, yield, and their economic feasibility for cost effective weed control in faba bean. The experiment consisted of 12 treatments viz. pre-emergence s-metolachlor (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 kg ha-1) and pendimethalin (1.0, 1.25 and 1.5 kg ha-1), each at three rates metolachlor, s-metolachlor + one-hand-weeding, pendimethalin + one-hand-weeding, two-hand-weeding, complete weed free and weedy checks arranged. The weed flora consisted of broadleaved and sedge with the relative densities of 81.02 and 18.98 % at Haramaya district, and 80.83% and 19.17%, at Gurawa district, respectively. Application of s-metolachlor and pendimethalin 1.0 kg ha-1 each supplemented with hand weeding 5 WAE significantly (p ≤0.01) affected the broadleaved weeds, sedges and weed dry weight at both sites. S-metolachlor 1.0 kg ha-1 supplemented with hand weeding 5 WAE gave the lowest total number of weeds (8.29 m-2) following the weed free check. Higher grain yield (3555.8 kg ha-1) was produced with s-metolachlor 1.0 kg ha-1 supplemented with one-hand-weeding 5 WAE following complete weed-free at Gurawa. The benefit gained from s-metolachlor and pendimethalin at 1.0 kg ha-1 each supplemented with one hand weeding 5 WAE were greater than the value recorded from the weedy check by 216% and 198 %, respectively. S-metolachlor 1.0 kg ha-1 supplemented with hand weeding 5 WAE treatment resulted in the highest grain yield and economic benefit. However, in case labour is constraint and s-metolachlor herbicide is timely available, pre emergence application of s-metolachlor at 2.0 kg ha-1 should be the alternative to preclude the yield loss and to ensure maximum benefit.

Decreasing water availability for cotton production has compelled researchers to engage in studies about rising water use efficiency by improving water management. The impacts of different irrigation levels on the fibre qualities of drip-irrigated cotton were evaluated in Diyarbakir, Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkiye. Three cotton varieties, ‘Stoneville 468’ (ST 468), ‘FiberMax 832’ (FM 832), and ‘Kartanesi’, and three levels of irrigation were tested in 2017 and 2018. Treatments were I 50 (50% water stress), I 75 (25% water stress), and the fully irrigated treatment I 100, which was obtained from Class-A pan evaporation. According to the two-year results of the study, water stress caused a decline in fineness, length, strength, elongation, uniformity ratio, and spinning consistency index (SCI) values of fibre, while fibre yellowness and short fibre ratio values increased. Fibre brightness was not affected by water stress. There were significant differences among varieties concerning quality parameters. FM 832 has come to the fore with regard to fibre fineness, length, strength, uniformity, yellowness, reflectance, and spinning consistency index.

In this study, the effects of re-cutting, wounding and disbudding over the base of dormant rootstock cuttings on the grafting success, final take and grapevine sapling quality in grafted grapevine sapling production were investigated. Five different treatments were experimented in this study as of T-1 (in which the base of the rootstock was cut and two distal buds from the base were disbud (standard application); T-2 (in which the base of the rootstock was not cut but two distal buds were disbud); T-3 (in which only the base of the rootstock was cut); T-4 (in which the base of the rootstock was cut and three buds were disbud) and T-5 (in which the base of the rootstock was crashed with a hammer and two distal buds were disbud). Scions of Royal cultivar were grafted on 5BB,1613 Couderc and 140 Ruggeri rootstocks by omega grafting machine. Grafted cuttings were planted and grown in plastic pots in a greenhouse. The callusing development and rooting performance of grafted cuttings, the final take of the first grade of the sapling and sapling itself, final take of potted grafted saplings, fresh and dry matter weight of shoot and root were evaluated. The existence of bud on base of rootstock and re-cutting of the base affected graft success positively. Re-cutting of 140 Ru rootstock of the base positively affected callusing and root development. Graft success ratios ranged from 71% (140 Ru, T-3) to 100% (1613C, T-2). Total final take ratios varied between 25% (140 Ru, T-3) and 90% (5BB, T-3) and the final take of the first grade ranged from 2.5% (140 Ru, T-2) to 37% (1613C, T-2,3,4). The existence of bud on the base portion of rootstock had a positive effect on final take and sapling quality parameters. As a result, existence of bud on the base of rootstock positively affected the graft success, shoot and root quality. Re-cutting of the base of the 140 Ru had a positive effect on graft success and final take ratios. In order to reduce the labour costs, there is no need to cut the base portion of 1613 C and 5BB rootstocks.

The mean performance and combining abilities of cross combinations derived from a complete diallel mating and their parents were evaluated under waterlogging conditions. Analysis of variance for combining abilities indicated significant GCA (general combining ability) and SCA (specific combining ability) for single spike yield, SPAD (soil plant analysis development) and leaf area; GCA for NDVI (normalised differences vegetation index) and SCA for Fe and Mn contents in roots and membrane thermal stability. The parents Stendal, Beşköprü and Pamukova 97 were the best combiners in terms of waterlogging tolerance, while Beşköprü × Pamukova 97, Pamukova 97 × Beşköprü, Stendal × Pamukova 97, Stendal × Beşköprü and Beşköprü × Hanlı were identified as the best cross combinations, with high positive specific combining ability effects for most waterlogging related characters.