etermination of Mineral Content of Herbage of Some Triticale (xTriticosecale Wittm.) Varieties

Abstract

This study was carried out during the 2019-2020 winter growing season in the experimental field belonging to Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops. The research was set up with 3 replications according to the randomized complete block design. Nine different triticale (xTriticosecale Wittm.) lines (Alperbey, Ayşe Hanım, Melez 2001, Karma 2002, Mehmet Bey, Mikham 2002, Tatlıcak 97, Ümran Hanım and Özer) were used and the macro and micro element contents of these varieties were compared and the relationships between them were examined. According to the results of the research; nitrogen 0.96-2.20 %, potassium 0.86-1.61 %, phosphorus 0.18-0.28 %, calcium 0.065-0.147 %, magnesium 0.086-0.087 %, sodium 204.9-539.6 mg kg-1, iron 57.06-136.83 mg kg-1, copper 2.5-13.0 mg kg-1, zinc 29.8-51.7 mg kg-1, manganese 23.1-111.8 mg kg-1, Ca/P ratio ranged from 0.35-0.72, and K/Ca+Mg value ranged between 3.17-7.31. In terms of nutrients, Tatlıcak 97 genotype was found to be significantly higher than other genotypes in terms of most elements.