Table 3 Effect of foliar spray application of fulvic acid on some growth characters of some faba bean varieties (combined analysis of two seasons)
From: Improve quality and productivity of some faba bean cultivars with foliar application of fulvic acid
Growth characters of four faba bean cultivars | ||||||||||
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Treatment | Fourth leaf area (cm2) (LA) | Leaf area index (LAI) | Specific leaf Weight (SLW) (mg/cm2/day) | Crop growth rate (CGR) (mg/cm2/day) | ||||||
A | B | C | A | B | C | A-B | B-C | A-B | B-C | |
Effect of fulvic acid | ||||||||||
0.0 gL−1 | 1144.94 | 1391.56 | 1589.78 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 2.92 | 3.08 | 3.33 | 1411.26 | 1359.57 |
3.0 gL− 1 | 1241.90 | 1501.33 | 1770.13 | 1.96 | 2.54 | 3.11 | 3.81 | 4.76 | 1579.57 | 1452.92 |
6.0 gL−1 | 1380.58 | 1621.01 | 1867.64 | 1.92 | 2.91 | 3.31 | 4.70 | 5.46 | 1669.46 | 1467.80 |
9.0 gL−1 | 1497.01 | 1722.31 | 1998.46 | 1.99 | 3.15 | 3.36 | 5.29 | 5.72 | 1770.39 | 1586.26 |
L. S.D. at 5% | 76.06 | 87.33 | 96.51 | n.s. | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 1.01 | 78.66 | 92.43 |
Effect of cultivars | ||||||||||
Nubaria 2 | 1251.80 | 1452.42 | 1553.33 | 1.48 | 2.54 | 3.01 | 4.72 | 4.29 | 1401.47 | 1330.21 |
Sakha 1 | 1143.66 | 1390.71 | 1476.18 | 1.41 | 2.01 | 2.89 | 3.67 | 3.31 | 1381.58 | 1302.03 |
Sakha 3 | 1296.49 | 1532.01 | 1649.81 | 1.55 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 4.69 | 5.56 | 1467.60 | 1344.92 |
Sakha 4 | 1371.83 | 1650.31 | 1755.76 | 1.67 | 3.01 | 3.12 | 4.89 | 5.80 | 1572.70 | 1439.81 |
L. S.D. at 5% | 57.34 | 71.13 | 82.60 | n.s. | 0.18 | n.s. | 0.44 | 0.59 | 66.30 | 80.51 |
Effect of interaction | ||||||||||
0.0 gL−1 | ||||||||||
Nubaria 2 | 1150.78 | 1552.40 | 1778.66 | 1.97 | 2.56 | 3.10 | 3.67 | 4.44 | 1390.47 | 1336.14 |
Sakha 1 | 1131.77 | 1468.39 | 1690.82 | 1.92 | 2.40 | 3.07 | 3.52 | 3.21 | 1286.40 | 1251.39 |
Sakha 3 | 1196.51 | 1662.73 | 1887.44 | 1.98 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 4.09 | 4.60 | 1470.51 | 1366.51 |
Sakha 4 | 1249.80 | 1679.82 | 1909.30 | 1.99 | 3.22 | 3.29 | 4.59 | 5.04 | 1544.30 | 1440.36 |
3.0 gL−1 | ||||||||||
Nubaria 2 | 1152.29 | 1650.68 | 1870.39 | 1.99 | 3.17 | 3.26 | 4.59 | 4.53 | 1467.35 | 1359.50 |
Sakha 1 | 1139.66 | 1532.70 | 1834.60 | 1.97 | 2.69 | 3.03 | 3.96 | 3.84 | 1390.46 | 1256.83 |
Sakha 3 | 1260.38 | 1716.59 | 1980.27 | 2.07 | 3.39 | 3.41 | 4.69 | 5.12 | 1587.31 | 1396.53 |
Sakha 4 | 1371.49 | 1733.40 | 1996.36 | 2.11 | 3.52 | 3.59 | 5.72 | 5.49 | 1697.49 | 1477.40 |
6.0 gL−1 | ||||||||||
Nubaria 2 | 1290.58 | 1741.26 | 1957.64 | 2.01 | 3.26 | 3.29 | 4.71 | 4.58 | 1579.57 | 1353.92 |
Sakha 1 | 1181.63 | 1636.19 | 1866.82 | 1.99 | 2.94 | 3.15 | 4.54 | 3.89 | 1456.68 | 1340.01 |
Sakha 3 | 1310.49 | 1759.35 | 2011.72 | 2.09 | 3.41 | 3.50 | 5.66 | 5.60 | 1669.46 | 1467.83 |
Sakha 4 | 1411.30 | 1869.43 | 2126.28 | 2.11 | 3.56 | 3.66 | 5.76 | 5.69 | 1776.35 | 1587.74 |
9.0 gL−1 | ||||||||||
Nubaria 2 | 1352.74 | 1841.36 | 1998.21 | 2.06 | 3.33 | 3.38 | 4.79 | 4.62 | 1689.47 | 1470.51 |
Sakha 1 | 1259.82 | 1770.47 | 1990.49 | 2.01 | 3.19 | 3.27 | 4.59 | 3.93 | 1588.56 | 1441.60 |
Sakha 3 | 1366.62 | 1870.29 | 2055.63 | 2.09 | 3.44 | 3.54 | 5.81 | 4.98 | 1779.38 | 1582.48 |
Sakha 4 | 1533.52 | 2029.01 | 2248.54 | 2.11 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 5.92 | 5.81 | 1889.29 | 1593.33 |
L. S.D. at 5% | 67.90 | 89.34 | 92.30 | n.s. | 0.12 | n.s. | 0.24 | 0.62 | 84.36 | 96.78 |