DETERMINATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ADAPTATION CAPABILITIES OF TWO TEUCRIUM TAXA

In this study, it is aimed to determine the possibilities of cultivation of 2 taxa ( Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys, , Teucrium polium) ) belonging to the Lamiaceae family. The plants were collected from an area where plants grow naturally and cultivated in "Randomized Complete Block Design". Phenological observations, morphological measurements and plant elemental analysis were carried out in the natural and in the cultivated areas. 72 (96%) of Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys and 54 (72%) of Teucrium polium survived of the plants transferred to the cultivation area. Cultivated Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys showed higher growth compared to those in terms of plant width and number of spikes. Data on the morphological parameters of cultivated plants of T. polium was higher than that of. The highest N content for T. chamaedrys and T. polium was determined as (2.75, 2.09%) in the 2 nd year cultivated plants. No statistical difference was observed in terms of other macro and micro elements in both plants of origin.