Improving Solar Energy Utilization Through Plant Distribution Patterns: A Case Study on Faba Bean | ||
| Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor | ||
| Volume 63, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 9-16 PDF (697.95 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/assjm.2025.414088.1406 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amany El-Safy* ; Salah Allam; Nasser El-Gizawy; Amany Elhabbak | ||
| Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor. Benha University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A field experiments was carried out in the Research and Experimental Center of the Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt, during 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 winter seasons to study the ridge widths (50 cm, 60 cm and 70 cm) under 4 plant distributions (Single seed in a hill on one side, Single seed in a hill on both sides, Double seeds in a hill on one side and Double seeds in a hill on both sides). A strip-plot design with three replications was assigned to three ridge width rates, the Horizontal factor (A), and four plant Distribution rates, the Vertical factor (B). The results gathered from the two seasons' combined analyses may be stated up as follows: Ridge widths 70 cm and Planting in Single seed in hill on both sides were the highest values of Chlorophyll content index (SPAD value), plant height (cm), number of branches/ plant, Plant weight (g)/plant, Pod length (cm) /plant, Number of pods/plant, Weight of pods/plant (g), Number of seed/plant, Seed yield/plant (g), Harvest index (%), Weight of 100-seed (g), Biological yield/fed (kg), Seed yield/fed (kg), Seed nitrogen content (%), Seed phosphorus content (%) ,Seed potassium content (%) and reduced of Shedding in the flowers. In general, it can be said that, given the circumstances of the current study, ridge widths of 70 cm planted with a single seed in the hill on both sides may be the suggested treatment to increase the productivity of the faba bean crop. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Faba bean; Ridge widths; plant distributions; Yield and yield components | ||
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