Ecology of Trifolium elazizense, an endemic alpine meadow species from Türkiye
Year 2024,
Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 98 - 107, 03.10.2024
Mustafa Keskin
,
Veysel Sonay
,
İbrahim Ertuğrul Yalçın
,
Volkan Altay
,
Münir Öztürk
Abstract
This study presents some ecological characteristics of Trifolium elazizense, a local endemic alpine meadow plant species in the East Anatolian region of Türkiye. Elemental analyses were carried out in plants and soils. Soil-plant relationships were evaluated. The results obtained from all plant parts of Trifolium elazizense (root, stem and leaves) showed that the elemental concentrations of boron, calcium, copper, potassium, manganese, lead and zinc were within the limit values; cadmium, iron and magnesium were above the limit values. The general concentration of all elements in the soil samples is generally within acceptable limits.
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Türkiye’den alpinik çayırlarda yetişen endemik Trifolium elazizense türünün ekolojisi
Year 2024,
Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 98 - 107, 03.10.2024
Mustafa Keskin
,
Veysel Sonay
,
İbrahim Ertuğrul Yalçın
,
Volkan Altay
,
Münir Öztürk
Abstract
Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin Doğu Anadolu bölgesinde lokal endemik, alpin çayır bitkisi olan Trifolium elazizense türünün bazı ekolojik özelliklerini sunmaktadır. Toprakta ve bitkide element analizleri yapılmıştır. Toprak-bitki ilişkileri değerlendirilmiştir. Trifolium elazizense türünün tüm bitki kısımlarından elde edilen sonuçlar (kök, gövde ve yapraklar) element konsantrasyonlarının bor, kalsiyum, bakır, potasyum, manganez, kurşun ve çinko değerleri sınır değerlerinin; kadmiyum, demir ve magnezyum ise sınır değerlerinin üzerindeydi. Toprak örneklerindeki tüm elementlerin genel konsantrasyonu genel olarak kabul edilebilir sınırlar içindedir.
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- M. Ozturk, V. Altay, M. Kucuk and I.E. Yalçın, “Trace elements in the soil-plant systems of copper mine areas - A case study from Murgul Copper Mine from the Black Sea Region of Turkiye,” Phyton-Inter. J. Experi. Bot. 88: 223-238, 2018.
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