A biological experiment was conducted in botanical garden of Biology
Department/Collage of Education (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad
during winter season of 2010-1011.
The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of extract of seeds of two
concentration 1% and 2% of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and also
effect of vitamin C in two concentration 40 and 60 ppm on growth and yield of
Vicia faba L.
The results showed that the extract of seeds of fenugreek in 1%
concentration increased, leaf area index 107.7%, chlorophyll content in leaves
13.4%, flowers number 183.8%, pods number 72.9%, weight of 100 grains
33.8%, the average weight of grain 51.5%, harvest index 34.2%, percentage of
carbohydrate 22.6% and protein 45.9%.
The vitamin C in 40 ppm increase of leaf area index 63.46%, chlorophyll
content 12.7%, grains number in pod 25.3%, weight of 100 grains 23.2%, the
average weight of grain 38.9% and percentage of carbohydrate and protein
21.6%, 54.3% respectively compared with control plants. |