Effect of water quantity and covering on emergence and early growth of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) seeding.

R.A.Zaid,; F.K.Kareem,; T.K.Merza,

	Effect of water quantity and covering on emergence and early growth of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) seeding.
journal of al-qadisiyah for pure science(quarterly)
Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 31-36 PDF (0 K)
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Abstract
An experiment was conducted in the glass house Biology / Dept./ College of Science / Kufa University from the period of 10/1/2007 till 3/3/2007 as factorial experiment with two factors .the first was to study the effect of water quantity that used to irrigate seeds and seedlings (50,100 and 150 ml/kg.soil) The second was the covering quality (without covering , covering by clear polyethylene and black polyethylene) on emergence and seedling growth of Vicia faba L. local variety ,as factorial experiment with three replicates . The experiment included measuring emergence percentage (10 days after sowing) and growth parameters (seedling length; branch number; leaf number; leaf area and both fresh and dry weights of seedlings (50 days after sowing). Results showed that, irrigation with 100 ml/kg soil; covering by black polyethylene; interaction between 100ml./kg.soil with covering by black polyethylene and irrigation with 150 ml. /kg. soil accompanied with clear polyethylene result in a highly emergence percentage for broad bean seeds . Watering with 150 ml. /kg. soil ,as well as covering by black polyethylene and the interaction between the above treatments produced the largest values for the studied growth parameters .

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