Impact of foliar spraying of nano micronutrient fertilizers on the growth, yield, physical quality, and nutritional value of two snap bean cultivars in sandy soils

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Table 3 Effect ofnano micronutrient fertilizerson vegetative growth of snap bean plants during 2017 and 2018 seasons

Nano micronutrient fertilizers	Plant length (cm)		Number of						Total plant fresh weight(g)		Dry matter (%)		SPAD readings
	Plant length (cm)		Leaf		Branches		Pod		Total plant fresh weight(g)		Dry matter (%)		SPAD readings
	1st season	2nd season	1st season	2nd season	1st season	2nd season	1st season	2nd season	1st season	2nd season	1st season	2nd season	1st season	2nd season
Control	42.5^D	43.2^D	11.9^D	12.55^D	3.5^C	3.5^C	19.45^D	18.4^D	50.95^D	47.7^D	13.8^D	12.8^D	22.8^D	21.0^D
Mn	46.5^C	47.2^C	15.6^C	15.7^C	4.5^B	4.5^B	22.9^C	22.8^C	35.8^A	35.2^A	15.4 ^B	15.0 ^B	25.3^C	27.8^C
Fe	48.9^B	48.2^B	16.9^B	17.0^B	5.0^A	5.2^A	24.2^B	24.4^B	59.6^B	59.4^B	15.7 ^B	15.6 ^B	31.1^B	32.6^B
Zn	50.1^A	50.7^A	19.2^A	19.3^A	5.1^A	5.2^A	25.6^A	25.8^A	61.5^A	61.3^A	16.8^A	16.3^A	35.8^A	35.2^A

Values followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different toDuncanʼs multiple range test