A comparison of six vetches (Vicia spp.) for developmental rate, herbage yield and seed yield in semi‐arid central Turkey

Abstract

Six vetches (Vicia spp.), represented by 96 accessions, were evaluated for herbage yield, seed yield and related characters in three consecutive growing seasons (1995‐98) in semi‐arid central Turkey. Data were analysed by multiple statistical procedures: principal component analysis, restricted maximum‐likelihood method and simple linear regression analysis. In the first growing season (Y1), the growing period was curtailed by summer drought, and in the second (Y2) by heavy rainfall. In the third season (Y3), conditions were more temperate. Vicia pannonica ssp. pannonica (Pan) and V. villosa ssp. villosa (Vil) produced more biomass in Y3 than in Y1 and Y2, while V. pannonica ssp. purpurascens (Pur) and V. villosa ssp. dasycarpa (Das) produced more biomass in the wetter Y2. In the shorter growing seasons (Y1 and Y2), the earliness of Pur and Das resulted in high seed yield. V. narbonensis (Nar) in Y3 was particularly sensitive to widely fluctuating air temperatures with the accompanying high rainfall at the vegetative stage, which resulted in vigorous vegetative growth, hindered flowering and reduced seed yield. In V. sativa ssp. sativa (Sat), biomass and seed yield were significantly increased by the longer period of favourable growing weather during Y3. In agricultural practice, Pan and Vil have great potential for herbage production and grazing; Pur, Nar and Sat for grain and straw production; and Das for both hay and grain crops.

Transcriptome Analyses Reveal Candidate Pod Shattering-Associated Genes Involved in the Pod Ventral Sutures of Common Vetch (Vicia sativa L.)

“…It is widely planted in Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau of China and other parts of the world (Dong et al, 2016a). In Turkey, the planted area of the common vetch has reached 579,684 ha (Firincioglu, 2012). However, the shattering of mature vetch pods is one of the most important defects limiting its utilization (Abd El-Moneim, 1993).…”

10.5937/ratpov51-5072 = Significance of genetic resources of cool season annual legumes: II: Neglected and underutilised crops

“…In a field trial at three locations in Australia, the local landraces of Narbonne vetch showed slower growth and development in comparison to common pea and faba bean, with seed yield negatively correlated with days to flowering, podding and maturity (Siddique et al 1996a). Unlike some other cultivated Vicia species, the local landraces of Narbonne vetch from in a test in the semi-arid environment in central Turkey proved to be sensitive to variations of temperature and precipitations (Fırıncıoğlu 2012). Some local landraces of Narbonne vetch, especially those belonging to the wild floras, are characterised by relatively low yield potential, with the average forage dry matter yield from 0.1 t ha -1 to 3.4 t ha -1 , grain yield up to 2000 kg ha -1 and harvest index between 0.09 and 0.31, with the variety aegyptiaca Asch.…”

Agronomic performances of three vetch species growing under different drought levels

“…That's why much interest is granted, actually, to vetch species as they are widespread in Tunisia. Moreover, the high nutritive value of their seeds suggests them as a substitute to soybean in animal rations (Larbi et al, 2010;Huseyin, 2014;Renna et al, 2014). Furthermore, most farmers in Tunisia produce their own seeds.…”