Ereğli Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi Archive

The main purpose of the study is to determine the capital structures of the enterprises in Çumra district, which is in the first place in dry bean production in Konya. In the study, the sampling volume was made according to the stratified random sampling method and the data belong to the year 2021. It has been determined that 87.12% of the active capital of the examined enterprises consists of fixed (fixed) assets, and the highest share among the fixed assets belongs to the land capital with 72.52%. In the average of enterprises, 21.34% of the passive capital consists of foreign capital and 78.66% of equity capital. Vegetable production constitutes 74.37% of the gross production value and animal production value 25.63%. The capital turnover ratio, which expresses how many years the enterprise will pay back the total capital of the enterprise with the income obtained as a result of the production activities, has been calculated as 17.1% and the capital rate as 5.95 years. This period is quite a long time and restricts the use of credit by agricultural enterprises, and the farmer avoids taking risks. Considering that there have been extreme dynamic changes in input prices in recent years, it would be beneficial to develop support models according to the scale of enterprises, and to prevent the region from giving up on this branch of production activity by taking policy measures that will allow enterprises to provide loans with appropriate interest rates. In addition, it is thought that it would be beneficial to support agricultural enterprises that grow dry beans in cooperation with the public, civil society and university in the research region in terms of improvement studies, production techniques, input supply, financial resources and technology use.

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play an important role in meeting subsistence needs, epically in a remote area of the Upper Nile State of South Sudan. Non-forest products are usually overlooked commodities although they are important products at both the local and national levels. Forests are also rich deposits of biological diversity and provide a large number of poor people with fuel for cooking food and heating their homes, while forest based give many others a source of cash income.  This study was conducted in rural areas around Melut County, North Upper Nile State. The study investigated the non-timber forest products (NFTPs) for local people around the natural forest in melut area, Upper Nile State, South Sudan.

The income generated from the sale of NFTPs is important in covering expenses for other household needs. Besides, forest products contribute to people's cash needs, especially where other income-generating opportunities are absent. Such material, products not only include NFTPs but also timber products, while money can also be earned with forest-based services like quid work. Agriculture is the predominant activity in the study area and is a partnership activity to non-timber forest product exploitation. The study reveals that the local community of the study area depends on natural resources for wood, housing materials, and food.  Households’ assessment of the sale of the forest product, including gums and resins for various purposes. Agricultural income represented the second contribution to the household’s income in the study site. Local people harvested forest products related products to meet their two demands, including for subsistence and generating income by selling timber and NTFPs.

Plant genetic resources constitute the most valuable resources of countries. It is of great importance to determine the quantitative characteristics of these resources and to use them in breeding studies in this direction. In order to determine some quantitative characteristics of red kidney beans and green bean genotypes widely grown in Erzincan, 71 bean genotypes (41 kidney beans and 30 fresh) and four commercial varieties (Aleyna, Gina, Perolar and Serra) were examined. Quantitative properties such as Emergence time, First and 50% flowering time, Flowering time, Pod formation time, Pod formation time, Fresh pod ripening and harvest time, Seed harvest time, Pod length, Pod width, 1000 seed weight, Number of pods per plant, Green pod weight , Number of seeds per pod, Thickness of pods (mm), Yield of pods per plant (g), Number of seeds per plant (number), Seed yield per plant (g) and pod yield per decare (kg/da) were examined in the research. According to the statistical analyzes, it was determined that the genotypes differed at the level of 1% in terms of quantitative characteristics.

Melon, which is in the cucumis genus of the Cucurbitaceae family and an annual herbaceous plant is an economically precious species grown in the world and in Turkey. With the increase in world population, changes in consumer demands- especially increasing interest in products with high quality characteristics such as taste and flavour- led the studies on fruit quality characteristics. The affordability of the melon fruit, which has an important and economical share in Turkey, depends on its characteristics such as color, taste and flavour. These characteristics are among the main determinants of fruit quality perceived by consumers. Considering these factors, long shelf life is also important in terms of preserving these properties.

The purpose of the review, is to give direction to studies on fruit quality characteristics in order to return to the tastes lost by both consumers and producers, to ensure the preservation of (species-specific) characteristics in melon varieties, to contribute to the examination of the physiological and genetic mechanisms of factors such as taste, aroma and shelf life in order to grow new cultures with high quality and long shelf life. For this purpose, the studies carried out on the subject in recent years have been discussed.