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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Author ORCID Identifier

ZEYNEP GÜL: 0000-0003-2961-1473

MUSTAFA TAN: 0000-0001-7939-7087

DOI

10.55730/1300-011X.3199

Abstract

Sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa L.) is a valuable forage plant which is drought resistant and has good nutritional value. However, for a long time, some rootworms that damage sainfoin have caused a decrease in its cultivation areas. As a result of many studies, a variety resistant to rootworms has not been developed yet. Local populations are of great importance in the studies to develop resistant varieties. This research was planned to determine the hay yield, forage quality, morphological characteristics and rootworm infestation of local sainfoin genotypes from 6 different villages in Erzurum province of Türkiye. The research was established in 2017 and forage yield, forage quality, some plant characteristics and rootworm infestation of local sainfoin genotypes were examined for 4 years between 2018-2021. According to the data obtained from this study, yield, forage quality, morphological characteristics and rootworm infestation of local sainfoin genotypes showed significant changes depending on years and genotypes. Sainfoin gives high yield in the first three years after sowing, then the dry hay yield decreases. The study revealed that local sainfoin genotypes have a great potential for the development of new varieties. For this reason, breeding work should be initiated by using the populations of Arıbahçe and Göztepe, which have high yields, and Güneyköy, where rootworm infestation is not found.

Keywords

Onobrychis sativa, local populations, rootworms, hay yield, hay quality

First Page

531

Last Page

538

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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