“…Therefore, soil type in both locations represented the characteristics of nitrogen-poor soils. On the other hand, the soils of the Amik Plain that are undergone intensive agriculture have 0.000138% or (1.38 ppm) total N in the 0 to 20 cm depth of the surface soil all over the Plain [17].According to Ozdemir&Ozturk [24], average N content in plant parts is within normal ranges, implying that C. taurica is capable of taking required N from the nitrogen-poor soil.…”