Investigation of Some Plant Characteristics of Medicago polymorpha L. in Ecology of Bartin Province

This research was carried out in 2012 in Kozcağız district in Bartin. İn Bartın ecology Medicago polymorpha plant samples were collected from secondary pasture. Some plant characteristics such as plant height, main stem number, lateral stem number, main stem diameter, lateral stem diameter, main stem in flower number, main stem in leaves numbers, leaf length, leaflet length, leaflet width, dry matter yield, stem ratio, flower ratio, leaf ratio were investigated. Also relationship each other of these properties were determined. Burc Medic of average plant height 57.01 cm, main stem number 4, lateral stem number 4, dry matter yield 0.90 g/plant were obtained. Additionally Burc medic stems the ratio 50.44%, the leaf ratio 31.85%, flowers ratio 17.74% were determined. As a result of statistical analysis, negative relationships were found among some plant characteristics such as the stem between leaves and flowers ratio, flower ratio between main stem diameter and leaflet length (P<0.01).