Effect of bio-fertilizer (EMA)‎ and nutrient solution (al-Jamia)‎ on the yield traits for two cultivars of broad bean (Vicia faba l.)‎

Abstract EN

A field experiment was conducted during the winter season of (2017) in one of the farmers' fields in Abi Gharq district, 10 km northwest of Babylon province.

The experiment was designed according to The Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), in the order of split-split plots, where the two cultivars of broad bean (Hab Luz De oton from Spanish origin and Extra Hative a Graine from Italian origin) represents the main plots, which are symbolized by (V1, V2).

As for the sub-plots, it included four concentrations of bio-fertilizer (EM0 control treatment, EM1 100, EM2 200, EM3 300 ml.

10 m2), and the sub-sub plots included three concentrations of the nutrient solution (Al-Jamia) (F0 control treatment, F1 5, F2 10 ml.

L-1).

the experiment included 24 treatments, with three replicates, the results were as follows: The Italian cultivar (V2) was significantly excelled on the Spanish cultivar (V1) in the traits, the number of days for flowering 50%, the length of the pod, the number of green pods, the number of green seeds per pod, the weight of 100 seeds (g), the total yield of green seed, the percentage of protein which gave the highest values amounted to ( 29.

00 days, 18.

89 cm, 13.

93 pods.

plant-1, 5.

09 seeds.

pods-1, 158.

75 g, 2496.

75 kg.

dunum-1, and 27.

11%), respectively.

Fertilization with bio-fertilizers also excelled and the EM3 treatment gave the highest values for the traits of the number of days for flowering 50% amounted to (75.

83 days), the length of the pod (19.

23 cm), the number of green pods (16.

52 pods.

plant-1), the number of green seeds per pod (5.

31 seeds.

pods-1), the total yield of green seed (2, 657.

67 kg.

dunum-1), the percentage of protein (28.

89%).

The spraying with the F2 level also significantly excelled by giving it the highest values for the traits of the number of days for flowering 50% (74.

42 days), the length of the pod (20.

99 cm), the number of green pods (16.

25 pods.

plant-1), the number of green seeds per pod (5.

40 pods.

plant-1), The total yield of green seed yield (2758.

63 kg.

dunam-1), percentage of protein (30.

11%).

While the results of the interaction between the factors of the study did not show any significant differences between the treatments