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This study was carried out in order to compare in 20 different rangeland sample areas that determined in order to environmental variables, vegetation and soil properties by multivariate ordination analysis in Mugla province. Cluster analysis was made to determine the similarity and species compositions of sample areas, and as a result of this analysis, three different groups have occurred. Additionally, detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) was made after the indicator species analysis. The interaction between environmental and soil-borne factors as altitude, distance to village, soil depth, pH in saturated soil with water, lime and surface stoniness were found to be significant and this significance was expressed by graphs. Moreover, it was indicated that relationship with species in the vegetation of the variables that were determined as significant by tables and figures. The relationship with the species in the vegetation of the variables that were determined as significant was also indicated. The result of the study showed that environmental variables as soil depth, soil pH saturated with water, stony surface, altitude and distance to villages had a significant effect on the species diversity and distribution in the samples areas.

This study was carried out to determine molecular characterization of annual button medic (Medicago orbicularis L.), which is very important for the pasture areas, collected from natural flora of Antalya province. Totally, the genetic diversity of 45 button medic genotypes were characterized with microsatellite (SSR) markers. A total of 35 microsatellite primer pairs were used in the preliminary study. In the second study, 15 pairs of microsatellite primers were used. Genetic similarity coefficients of the genotypes changed between 0.75 and 1.00. The closest genetic similarities were determined between genotypes 3-4-5 and 42; genotypes 37 and 38; 32 and 31 genotypes; genotypes 25 and 26; genotypes 7-9-16-18-22 and 33; genotypes 40 and 11; 29 and 30 genotypes; 13-14 genotypes and 6-10-12-15-17-19-20-21-23-24-28-3443-44 and 45 genotypes. The farthest similarity was determined between genotypes 2 and 25 and 26 genotypes. According to the UPGMA method, the genotypes in the dendogram were divided into two main groups at the level of similarity of 0.87. There were 12 genotypes in the first main group and 33 genotypes in the second main group.

The aim of this study was to determine characters that affect seed and hay yield, using simple correlation coefficients and path analysis. The study was conducted in Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute (BAARI), during 2014-2015 winter growing seasons for two years. The experiments were established in a randomized complete block design with three replications and half of plots for fresh forage and the other half for seeds were harvested. In the study, days to 50% flowering, plant height, fresh yield, hay yield, straw yield, biological yield, harvest index, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, seed yield and 1000-seed weight were observed. According to results of the correlation analysis; a highly significant and positive correlations (P

One of the most important and prior subjects in forage breeding programmes is to cultivate the wild forms of plants. In the present study; the seeds of sainfoin wild forms which are available within Antalya natural flora were collected between 2008-2011. Collected seeds were sown and between 2012-2013 years morphological traits were recorded. According to the data results of 25 populations of the sainfoin species that collected from different sites; number of days to the flowering varied between 153-159 and the number of days to the physiological maturity were 165-192 days. The color of flower was observed as purple and pink. Plant height was found as 29-98 cm. One thousand seeds weight were determined as 20-29 g. The number of flowers in the raceme changed between 12-38 while, the number of seed in the fruit changed between 2-3. It can be said that there was a wide genetic variation in terms of morphological traits. The collected genetic material can be evaluated to develop sainfoin varieties in the future breeding studies.