Effect of Plant Density and Biofertilization Treatment in Some Productivity and Quality Indicators of Two Peanut Varieties in Tartous, Syria
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The research was carried out during the 2022 agricultural season at Zahid Water and Irrigation Research Station - Center for Scientific Agricultural Research in Tartous-Syria .The research aimed to study the effect of agricultural density (20 × 50 and 30 × 50 cm) and spraying with EM1 biofertilizer concentrations (0, 3 and 6 ml/L) in some productivity (number of pods/plants, 100 seed weight, and pod yield) and quality (protein and oil content (%)) indicators of two peanut varieties (Soori 2, Giza 6). The experiment was designed as a spilt-split plot design with three replications per treatment; where plant density the main plots, the biofertilization treatments the sub-plots, and the varieties the sub-sub-plots. The results showed that there was a significant effect (P<0.05) of plant density on all the studied traits. The plant density (30 × 50 cm) achieved the highest 100 seed wiegh (115.81 g), the number of pods (53.70 pod/plant), and the protein (27.16 %) and oil (43.58 %) contents, While the plant density (20 × 50 cm) achieved the highest pod yield per hectare(4285.37kg/ha). The results indicated a significant effect (P<0.05) of the biofertilization on all the studied traits; where the rate of 6 ml/L showed the highest number of pods (55.20 pods/plant), the 100seed weight (110.91 g), pod yield (4342.08 kg/ha) and the protein (27.85 %) and oil (44.91 %) contents. The Giza 6 variety was significantly superior (P<0.05) to Soori 2 in all the traits studied, the interaction between the biofertilization and plant density and variety had also a significant effect (P<0.05) on all studied traits.
Authors: Rehab Harba, Majd Darwish, Sameer Al Ahmad, Yaser Hammad
Institution: Latakia University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405112198