Effect of two types of foliar fertilizers on the growth and yield of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L)‎ grown in unheated greenhouses

Abstract EN

The experiment was conducted in the lath house in Babylon province during the 2019 agricultural season to know the effect of two types of foliar fertilizers (Biomin 221 and Fulcist) on the growth and yield of summer squash cultivar Ardendo 174.

The experiment included seven treatments, spraying with Biomin 221 foliar fertilizer at a concentration of (1, 1.25, 1.5) ml.

L-1 and foliacet at a concentration of (1, 1.5, 2) ml.

L-1, in addition to the control treatment.

The plants were sprayed three times, the first when flowering, the second after two weeks of the first, and the third after two weeks of the second.

The experiment was conducted according to the of randomized complete blocks design (RCBD) and with three replications.

The results showed the treatment of foliar fertilizer Fulcist 1.5 ml.

L-1 in growth and yield traits(plant length, stem diameter, dry weight of vegetative groweth, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight and number of fruits.

Plant-1 and yield per plant) reached (93.67 cm, 23.25 mm, 201.00 g, 7.92 cm, 49.42 mm, 215.2 g, 11, 603 fruits, plant-1, 2.493 kg.

plant-1) respectively compared to the control treatment that recorded the lowest average for the mentioned traits.