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- Determination of Some Physical-Physiological Properties of Seeds of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Pop...
Determination of Some Physical-Physiological Properties of Seeds of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Populations
Authors : Zeynep Dumanoğlu, Erdal Çaçan, Kağan Kökten
Pages : 58-67
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Publication Date : 2023-11-14
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Alfalfa is the most important forage crop. For this reason, a lot of research has been done on alfalfa. This study was carried out to determine the physical and physiological characteristics of the seeds of alfalfa populations under controlled conditions in the Biosystem and Field Crops laboratories of the Faculty of Agriculture of Bingol University between the years 2020-2021. In the study, a total of 20 alfalfa genotypes, of which 16 populations and four standard varieties, grown in Bingol Province were used as plant material. In the study, length, width, surface area, mean arithmetic and geometric diameters, sphericity, germination rates and times of alfalfa seeds were investigated. It was determined that the seeds of the alfalfa genotypes had an average length of 1.265 mm, a width of 0.732 mm and a surface area of 0.761 mm2. The mean arithmetic diameter of the seeds belonging to the genotypes was 0.970 mm, the geometric diameter was 0.456 mm and the sphericity value was 0.334. As a result, it has been determined that the seeds of alfalfa populations have the physical and physiological characteristics of standard varieties, and it is foreseen that the obtained data can be evaluated in breeding studies and mechanization applications.Keywords : Yonca, yem bitkileri, tohum büyüklüğü, tohum özellikleri