The effect of mulching and foliar fertilization on growth and yield of Pea ( Pisium sativum L)

Abstract

The Experimental field conducted in search station /Agricultur college/Tikrit university,in agricultural season 2012 – 2013 to study the effect of deference number of sprays(control , 2 sprays, 4 sprays,6 sprays, 8 sprays) of the foliar (starter plus bloomtastic )and soil mulch ( no mulching and mulching by black nylon) on growth and yield of pea The experiment conducted by split plot system with three replication that mulch in main plot while spray number of foliar in sub plot which are divided randomly by using randomized complete block design The results showed increase in mulch significant in more studied characters .mulch treatment increase in giving higher plant length , more branch numbers, higher chlorophyll rate, higher pod numbers ,higher pod length , and higher plant yield 238.51 gm compared with 117.63 gm to no mulch treatment while spray treatments 8spray treatment to foliar significant in giving higher pod length reached 9.81 cm compared with less length 2foliar spray reached 9.07cm and didn’t show significant in other characters. The interaction between mulch and foliar sprays showed more student significant in characters.The interaction between mulch and 4sprays gave higher rate of plant yield weight reached 252.98 gm /plant consequent , the interaction treatment between mulch and 8sprays which gave the of yield 240 gm/plant compared with less yield of interaction treatments between no mulch and 2sprays which gave 86 gm/plant