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Table 5 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

Treatment

75 days after sowing

90 days after sowing

105 days

Chl. a

Chl. b

Carotenoids

Total pigments

Chl. a

Chl. b

Carotenoids

Total pigments

Chl. a

Chl. b

Carotenoids

Total pigments

Effect of fulvic acid

 0.0 gL−1

1.64

0.54

0.50

2.68

2.01

1.18

1.32

4.51

1.96

0.92

1.01

3.89

 3.0 gL− 1

1.74

0.66

0.64

3.04

2.09

1.21

1.36

4.66

2.05

1.13

1.09

4.27

 6.0 gL−1

1.84

0.72

0.76

3.39

2.33

1.30

1.41

5.04

2.07

1.19

1.06

4.32

 9.0 gL−1

1.87

1.08

1.13

4.08

2.51

1.33

1.47

5.31

2.22

1.29

1.14

4.65

 L.S.D. at 5%

0.10

0.12

0.15

0.33

0.18

0.09

0.06

0.27

0.08

0.10

0.13

0.15

Effect of cultivars

 Nubaria 2

1.69

0.61

0.59

2.89

2.05

0.92

1.12

4.09

1.99

0.91

1.02

3.92

 Sakha 1

1.62

0.55

0.52

2.69

1.97

0.81

1.08

3.86

2.01

0.98

1.06

4.05

 Sakha 3

1.77

0.69

0.63

3.09

2.31

1.21

1.39

4.91

2.11

1.09

1.08

4.28

 Sakha 4

1.83

1.11

1.08

4.02

2.40

1.36

1.44

5.20

2.18

1.26

1.10

4.54

 L.S.D. at 5%

0.06

0.11

0.14

0.21

0.08

0.11

0.13

0.29

0.11

0.16

n.s.

0.27

Effect of interaction

 0.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

1.53

0.40

0.43

2.36

1.96

0.90

1.02

3.91

2.02

1.02

1.04

4.08

  Sakha 1

1.60

0.54

0.50

2.64

2.01

1.09

1.05

4.15

2.00

1.00

1.01

4.01

  Sakha 3

1.71

0.64

0.61

2.96

2.12

1.20

1.10

4.42

2.09

1.13

1.07

4.29

  Sakha 4

1.80

1.07

1.05

3.92

2.24

1.29

1.19

4.72

2.11

1.15

1.12

4.38

 3.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

1.76

0.69

0.64

3.09

2.11

1.12

1.08

4.31

2.11

1.11

1.09

4.31

  Sakha 1

1.66

0.59

0.56

2.81

2.09

1.06

1.01

4.16

2.09

1.06

1.01

4.16

  Sakha 3

1.81

0.72

0.69

3.22

2.30

1.19

1.22

4.71

2.18

1.15

1.10

4.43

  Sakha 4

1.90

1.21

1.12

4.23

2.41

1.28

1.26

4.95

2.22

1.17

1.12

4.51

 6.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

1.84

0.72

0.76

3.32

2.40

1.21

1.19

4.80

2.13

1.19

1.16

4.48

  Sakha 1

1.78

0.69

0.63

3.10

2.22

1.18

1.12

4.52

2.11

1.15

1.03

4.29

  Sakha 3

2.01

1.23

1.20

4.44

2.46

1.70

1.25

5.41

2.20

1.18

1.12

4.50

  Sakha 4

2.09

1.29

1.26

4.64

2.51

2.01

1.34

5.86

2.30

1.26

1.20

4.76

 9.0 gL−1

  Nubaria 2

1.86

1.06

1.11

4.03

2.41

1.56

1.09

5.06

2.33

1.29

1.09

4.71

  Sakha 1

1.79

0.73

0.70

3.22

2.31

1.29

1.03

4.63

2.08

1.16

1.02

4.26

  Sakha 3

2.11

1.31

1.23

4.65

2.50

2.05

1.39

5.94

2.38

1.56

1.08

5.02

  Sakha 4

2.20

1.33

1.30

4.83

2.57

2.19

1.78

6.54

2.41

1.59

1.19

5.19

 L.S.D. at 5%

0.09

0.18

0.31

0.43

n.s.

0.12

0.27

0.30

0.13

0.18

n.s.

0.28