Effect of fungal and bacterial inoculations and their interaction on growth and yield of Vicia faba, L. cv.Aquadulce)

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at the Extension field, Al-Rumaitha, Al-Muthanna, Iraq, during 2016-2017, growing season to determine the effect of biophysical fertilization on the function two isolates of R. leguminosarum (R1, R2), and on two Mycorrhiza namely Glomus mossae and Glomus intraradce (M1, M2), and thereby on faba bean growth and yield. Isolate R1 showed superiority over others in number of root nodes, biological yield, number of corns, 100 seed weight, seed yield, harvesting index, protein content of seeds. M1 isolation was the most potent, as compared to M2, since it gave the highest plant height, number of root nodes, 100 seed weight, seed yield, and harvesting index.