Effect of Vermicompost and Mineral Fertilizers on Growth and Productivity of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Under Homs-Syria Conditions
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https://doi.org/10.54172/mjsc.v38i2.1291Keywords:
Vermicompost, Mineral fertilizers, Growth, Productivity, Vicia faba LAbstract
This research was carried out during the 2021/2022 season to evaluate the effect of vermicompost fertilization on the growth and productivity of faba beans at rates of 2, 5, and 8 tons/ha compared to the addition of mineral fertilizer only (40 kg of nitrogen in the form of urea 46% N, 60 kg of phosphate in the form of triple superphosphate 46% H3PO4, and 60 kg of potassium in the form of potassium sulfate 50% K2O/ha). In addition, a treatment without fertilization was considered as a control. The results showed that the treatment of fertilization with vermicompost 8 tons/ha achieved the best growth indicators (plant height, number of branches, leaf area, wet and dry weight), and it also achieved the best productivity indicators (number of pods per plant 22.13 pods/plant, number of seeds per pod 4.7 seeds/pod, number of seeds per plant 103.23 seeds/plant, the weight of 100 seeds 124.15 g, the weight of seeds per plant is 128.02 g/plant, seed yield 3311.2 kg/ha and the percentage of protein in seeds was 9.93%). The seed yield increased by 8.52% and protein by 1.61% compared to the NPK fertilization and increased by 46.61% and 10.17%, respectively, compared to the non-fertilized control. As a result, we concluded the possibility of using vermicompost fertilization on faba beans at a rate of 8 tons/ha to increase plant productivity and at a rate of 5 tons/ha as an alternative to mineral fertilizer and to rationalize its use.
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