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 4 Effect of interaction between cultivars andnano micronutrient fertilizerson vegetative growth of snap bean plants during 2017 and 2018 seasons

Treatments		Plant length (cm)		Number of						Total plant fresh weight (g)		Dry matter (%)		SPAD readings
Treatments		Plant length (cm)		Leaf		Branches		Pod		Total plant fresh weight (g)		Dry matter (%)		SPAD readings
Cultivars	Nano micronutrient fertilizers	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
Bronco	Control	39.5^g	38.7^g	9.8^f	10.1^f	2.8^g	2.9^g	17.5^g	16.8^f	46.5^g	43.2^g	12.3^f	11.4^f	22.4^f	20.9^f
	Mn	43.4^f	44.3^f	11.0^e	11.0^e	3.5^f	3.4^f	19.3^f	19.5^e	52.2^f	52.1^f	13.6^f	13.3^e	23.6^e	29.0^d
	Fe	45.3^e	46.0^e	13.3^d	13.5d	4.0^e	4.1^e	20.7^e	21.0^d	53.8^e	53.3^e	14.0^e	13.5^e	30.0^c	33.5^b
	Zn	45.6^d	46.2^d	17.3^c	17.5^c	4.2^d	4.5^d	21.4^d	21.3^d	55.4^d	55.6^d	15.9^d	15.1^d	35.9^a	35.1^a
Flantino	Control	45.4^d	47.6^d	14.0^d	15.0^c	4.2^d	4.1^e	21.4^d	20.0^d	55.4^d	52.2^f	15.3^d	14.2^e	23.2^e	21.2^f
	Mn	49.5^c	50.0^c	20.1^b	20.3^b	5.4^c	5.5^c	26.4^c	26.2^c	63.4^c	63.1^c	17.1^c	16.6^c	27.1^d	26.6^e
	Fe	52.4^b	50.3^b	20.4^b	20.5^b	5.9^b	6.3^a	27.6^b	27.7^b	65.3^b	65.5^b	17.3^b	17.7^b	32.3^b	31.7^c
	Zn	54.5^a	55.1^a	21.0^a	21.1^a	6.0 ^a	5.9^b	29.8^a	30.2^a	67.5^a	67.0^a	17.7^a	17.4^a	35.7^a	35.4^a

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