Evaluating the Effects of Foliar Application of persicaria senegalinsis Leaf Extract and Chitosan on yield parameters with Faba bean Cultivars

Abdelfatah, Mohamed; Farag, Mohammed; Omar, Abdemoneim Awadallah; Mohamed, Amal

doi:10.21608/aujes.2025.363900.1332

Evaluating the Effects of Foliar Application of persicaria senegalinsis Leaf Extract and Chitosan on yield parameters with Faba bean Cultivars

Document Type : Original Research

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¹ Agronomy Dep,Plant Production,Fac,Agr,Aswan.Uni

² Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources Aswan University

³ Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Aswan University

10.21608/aujes.2025.363900.1332

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the farm of the faculty of agriculture and natural resources, Aswan university, during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons to study the effect of spraying with Persicaria leaf extract, chitosan, and a mixed treatment, on the yield of three faba bean cultivars (Sakha 4, Nobaria 1, and Giza 716) when cultivated under Upper Egypt conditions.. The experiment was designed as a split-bloke arrangement (Randomized Complete Block Design) with three replicates in both seasons. Cultivar treatments were distributed on the main plots, while foliar spray treatments were distributed as sub-plots under the main plots. The obtained results showed a clear superiority of the treatment with Persicaria leaf extract spray over other spray treatments, as it significantly increased the number of branches, pods, seeds / plant, weight of 100 seeds, yield / plant, and yield / fed. The faba bean cultivars varied significantly in all the studied traits, with the Sakha 4 Cultivar showing clear superiority in the studied traits except for the number of branches and the weight of 100 seeds, where the Nubaria 1 Cultivar excelled. It can be recommended that planting the Sakha 4 faba bean Cultivar alongside treatment with Persicaria leaf extract spray in Upper Egypt to obtain the highest yield.

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