Response of some faba bean varieties (Vicia faba L.) to different concentrations of organic fertilizer (fulvic acid)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56286/NTU-JAVS.2026.6.1.99-107Keywords:
biofertilizer, Faba bean, fulvic acid, fertilizer, variety.Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during 2023-2024 agricultural season in fields of Department of Plant Production Techniques/ Agricultural Technical College/ Northern Technical University. planting date was 7/11/2023, experiment aimed to compare fava bean varieties in terms of their response to different concentrations of fulvic acid fertilization. using a randomized complete block design (R.C.B.D) with 24 experimental units. experiment included two factors: first factor was varieties of fava bean crop, which included a Spanish variety and an Italian variety. second factor included four levels of fulvic acid fertilizer (zero, half recommended amount, 100 g. dunum-1, recommended amount, 200 g. dunum-1, double the amount, 400 g. dunum-1), where the plants were sprayed at 3-5 true leaf stage with biofertilizer. results showed that Italian variety was superior in pod length, which reached 20.16 cm, and seed yield, which reached 165.25 g. m-2 and percentage of protein in seeds reached 19.48%. It also exceeded recommended fertilizer quantity of 400 g. dunum-1 in all studied traits, compared to treatments used in experiment, which amounted to 79.77 cm for plant height, 4.11 branches per plant, 4.72 pods per plant, 21.39 cm pod length, and 531.39 g. m-2 for biological yield, 184.21 g. m-2 seed yield and percentage of protein 20.71%.
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