Aqueous extract of (eruca sativa mill)‎ as growth stimulant in enhancing growth and yield of faba bean (Vicia faba L)‎

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A field study was conducted in the fall of 2019 to investigate the potential of arugula (eruca sativa mill) aqueous extract as a growth stimulant in enhancing the growth and yield of fa-ba bean (vicia faba l).

the study was conducted using sandy soil at a farm in abo esaa town in a plot size of 3x5 m2 with a row spacing of 25cm,which based on a complete randomized design (rcd) with four replications, three treatments were carried out, including no foliar spray with e.

sativa extracts (control) and foliar sprayed with 20% and 40% aqueous extracts of e.

sativa.

ac-cordingly, faba bean (vicia faba l) plants were foliar sprayed six times with the aqueous extracts of e.

sativa at rates of 20 and 40% at vegetative and reproductive stages.

the result showed that among these concentrations, the foliar spray of faba bean plants with 40% of e.

sativa extracts po-tentially were increased all measured growth and yield traits.

the results pointed out that plant height increased by 32%, number of branches by 73%, number of leaves by 95%, number of seeds plant by 89%, leaves, stems, pods and roots dry weight by 92%, 80%, 74%, and 89%, respectively.

thus, the study concluded that e.

sativa aqueous extracts could potentially be used efficiently by crop producers as a growth enhancer for faba bean crops because of their productivity, great nutri-tive value, low cost, and environmentally friendly nature.