THE SYMBIOTIC PERFORMANCE AND PLANT NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF CERTAIN NATIONALLY REGISTERED CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.) CULTIVARS OF TURKEY


ELKOCA E., Kocli T., GÜNEŞ A., TURAN M.

JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION, cilt.38, sa.9, ss.1427-1443, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01904167.2014.983123
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1427-1443
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An experiment was conducted under greenhouse conditions to test the symbiotic performance and plant nutrient uptake of the twelve nationally registered chickpea cultivars (Cakr', Ik-05', Cantez-87', Hisar', Yaa-05', Azkan', Kusmen-99', Gokce', Damla-89', Diyar-95', Aziziye-94', and zmir-92') in Turkey. Inoculation with Mesorhizobium ciceri increased the average nodule number by 687%, nodule weight by 257%, plant height by 6%, shoot dry weight by 12%, root dry weight by 21%, chlorophyll content by 4.2%, nitogen (N)% by 7.9%, and total N by 22.7%. Averaged across chickpea cultivars, inoculation also significantly increased sulfur (S) by 14.4%, phosphorus (P) by 1.9%, magnesium (Mg) by 13.8%, potassium (K) by 6.2%, calcium (Ca) by 17.4%, copper (Cu) by 4.5%, iron (Fe) by 16.5%, manganese (Mn) by 10.9% and zinc (Zn) uptake by 9.4%. The macro- and micronutrient uptake of cultivars significantly correlated with their nitrogen content and the magnitude of response to inoculation in relation to nodulation, plant growth, nitrogen fixation, and nutrient uptake significantly varied among cultivars. Based on the amount of fixed N and plant nutrient uptake, Azkan', Aziziye-94', Kusmen-99', Diyar-95', and Hisar' were the genotypes with the most positive response to inoculation. Our data showed that nodulation, nitrogen fixation, plant dry matter production, and macro- and micronutrient uptake of the inoculated chickpea can be improved by selecting the best compatible cultivar.