Effect of Spraying with Magnesium and Manganese on Yield and its Components of Faba Bean Crop (Vicia Faba L.)
Year: 2023
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The field experiment was conducted in Al-Majd district, which is 7 km north of Al-Muthanna governorate, during the winter of 2022–2023. The purpose was to study the effect of spraying with magnesium and manganese on the yield and components of the Luz De Otono lentil crop variety. Magnesium was sprayed at four concentrations (0, 40, 80, and 120 mg Mg per liter), and manganese was sprayed at three concentrations (0, 20, and 40 mg Mn per liter). The study employed a split-plot design with three replications and a randomised complete block design (RCBD). The outcomes demonstrated that spraying magnesium at a concentration of 80 mg Mg l-1 increased the amount of pods, seeds per pod, and overall seed production significantly, with rates of growth of 16.11%, 11.43%, and 28.05% for the traits, respectively, compared to the comparison treatment. The results also showed that increasing the manganese concentration to 40 mg Mn l-1 led to a considerable rise in seed output and pod production gave averages of 10.42 pods of plant-1 and 2.62 t ha-1 for traits, respectively, compared to the no-spray treatment. The interaction between magnesium and manganese significantly affected most of the studied features. The combination (Mg2 × Mn2) outperformed and gave the highest average in total seed yield, reaching 3.24 tons per hectare. Meanwhile, the combination (Mg1 × Mn2) showed the highest seed number and protein percentage average, reaching 5.23 seeds per pod and 24.62%, respectively.
Institution: Al-Muthanna University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4389736879