Effect of different plant densities on growth and yield of milk thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.] grown under ecological conditions of Ankara, Turkey

KATAR D., Arslan Y., Subasi I.

RESEARCH ON CROPS, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.304-310, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: RESEARCH ON CROPS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.304-310
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Milk thistle, seed yield, Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn., sowing density, LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY, SILYMARIN
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of different sowing densities on seed and silymarin yields, plant height, branch number per plant, seed yield per plant and 1000-seed weight in milk thistle. Sowing densities 25 x 10 cm (40,000 plants/ha), 25 x 20 cm (20,000 plants/ha), 25 x 30 cm (13,333 plants/ha), 25 x 40 cm (10,000 plants/ha), 50 x 10 cm (20,000 plants/ha), 50 x 20 cm (10,000 plants/ha), 50 x 30 cm (6,666 plants/ha) and 50 x 40 cm (5,000 plants/ha) were used. The study was carried out in randomized complete block design with three replications. Results revealed that increasing plant population sowing density caused increase seed yield, thus silymarine yield. 25 x 10 sowing density (40,000 plants/ha) gave the highest seed (83.13 kg/ha) and silymarine yield (1.413 kg/ha).