Effect of Spraying with Boron and Phosphate Fertilization on Yield Traits Parameters in Two Dry White Bean Varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)*
Sara Raid Mahmood Altaee and Kamal Benyamin Esho*
Published: October 08, 2022
Abstract
The study was carried out in the vegetable field of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering/College of Agriculture and Forestry/University of Mosul during the agricultural season spring 2021, to study the effect of spraying with boron and phosphate fertilization on flowering and seed production of two dry white bean varieties Phaseolus vulgaris L. Using two cultivars (Argentine, Iranian), and boron as boric acid (0, 25 and 50 mg.l-1 boron) and three levels of phosphate fertilizer as P2O5 (0, 20 and 40 kg.ha.-1). The result indicated that Iranian cultivar was superior than Argentine in seed diameter (cm) and weight of 100 seeds. While the Argentine cultivar was significantly variable than Iranian in number of pods/plant, average weight of pod, number of seed per pod, seed length, number of seeds per plant, seeds weight per plant and seeds yield kg/ha.-1, while boron at 25mg.l-1 gave a high significant value in number of pod per plant, number of seeds per plant, in other hands the concentration of boron at 50 mg.l-1 was significantly in average weight of pod, weight of 100 seeds, The interaction between cultivars argentine and 25 and 50 mg.l-1 boron caused significantly variability in pod number per plant, dry weight of pod, seeds number per pod, seed length , seeds number per plant seeds weight per plant and total seeds yield per ha. While interaction between argentine varieties and 20 and 40 kg/ha. of P2O5 was superiors in most traits. The interaction between boron at 50 mg/l. and 20 kg/ha. P2O5 gave significant value for number of pod per plant, pod weight, seeds weight/plant and total seeds yield/ha.
.