Some Agronomical Practices for Improving Growth ,Yield and Quality of Pea Growing at Late Seasons. بعض الممارسات الزراعية لتحسين النمو والمحصول والجودة للبسلة المنزرعة في العروات المتأخرة

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Veg. and Flori. Dept., Fac. Agric., Mansoura Univ., Egypt.

2 Veg. Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

This work was  carried out at the Experimental Farm of  El-Baramoon Research Station, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, during the late winter  season of 2018 and 2019 to study the effect of two sowing dates (20th January  and  20th  February), foliar applications, i.e., brassinolide (5 and10 mg/l), mixture of growth regulator (0.5 and 1cm/l), dry yeast extract (5 and 10gm/l) potassium nitrate (1 and 2 gm/l) and potassium silicate (2.5 and 5gm/l) in addition to vernalization practice and their interactions on  growth, yield and its components characteristics of pea cv. Master- B.The obtained results revealed that, the first sowing date induced a higher growth values , yield and its components and chemical composition of seeds compared with the second sowing date. Spraying brassinolide at 10 mg/l gave the highest  growth, yield and chemical  components of pea plants, followed by potassium nitrate at 2gm/l, growth regulators mixture at 1cm/l and yeast extract at 10gm/l. Sowing pea seeds in 20th January and spraying with brassinolide at 10 mg/l  introduced the best interaction with respect to growth, yield components and chemical composition of seeds. From the obtained results it could be recommended that sowing pea in 20th January and spraying with brassinolide (10 mg/l) and/or potassium nitrate at 2gm/l, and/or growth regulators mixture at 1cm/l and/or yeast extract at 10 gm/l improved growth, yield and chemical composition  of pea growing at late season conditions .

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