EFFECT OF SOWING METHODS AND RHIZOBIUM INOCULATION IN FABA BEAN (Vicia Faba L. Minor) PRODUCTIVITY CULTIVATED IN PADDY FIELDS

F. Hassan, S.; S. Ali, H.; I. Mohammed, L.

	EFFECT OF SOWING METHODS AND RHIZOBIUM INOCULATION IN FABA BEAN (Vicia Faba L. Minor) PRODUCTIVITY CULTIVATED IN PADDY FIELDS
IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 0-0
Authors
S. F. Hassan; H. S. Ali; L. I. Mohammed
Abstract
A field trial was conducted at the field crop research station of IPA- Agricultural Research Centre during the growing seasons of 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. The aim was to investigate the effect of sowing methods and rhizobium inoculation on seed yield of faba bean (Vicia faba L. minor) sown in rice fields (i.e. no tillage). Troy cultivar seeds wore was sown in this trial by using RCBD design in factorial experiment with three replicates. Three methods of sowing were applied i.e. broadcasting with covering, without covering and rows. While rhizobium inoculation factor consisted of nitrogen fertilizer, rhizobium inoculation and control (without nitrogen or rhizobium). The results indicated that rows method gave the highest values of plant height, no. of branches per plant, no. of pods per plant, no. of seeds per pod, 100 seed weight and consequently, higher seed yield. Nitrogen fertilizer and rhizobium inoculation gave the highest value for all characters studied. A significant interaction between sowing methods, nitrogen fertilizer and rhizobium inoculation was occurred. Rows method with nitrogen fertilizer and then rhizobium inculcation gave the highest seed yield. It can be concluded that faba bean seeds can be broadcasted in rice fields without tillage and even without covering and fertilizer or rhizobium inoculation with the possibility of gaining good yield. To increase the seed yield it is possitle to use broadcasting or rows methods with nitrogen fertilizer or rhizobium inoculation.

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