The comparative study of some faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties under rainfed condition in Sulaimani –Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

Volume 17 , Issue 3 , September 2015 , Pages 197-204

Authors

¹ Faculty of Agricultural science, University of Sulaimani , Kurdistan region, Iraq

² Agricultural Research Center - Sulaimani

The present study was carried out at Sulaimani region- Agricultural Research Center of

Bakrajo, during three successive winter seasons (2011-2014).Using seven varieties of

faba bean namely Zaina, Seher, Yieldiz, Civilla, Luz di Otono , Tanyari, and local.

According to randomized complete block design with three replications. The

comparisons among the means were carried out using least significant difference test

(LSD) at 0.05 significant level. Results of this investigation summarized as the average

of all seasons as follow: The variety Seher recorded maximum values for the characters

pod length, number of seeds per pod and 100 seed weight, while the variety Civilla

recorded the highest value for the characters number of seeds per plant and seed yield,

while local variety produced the highest value for the character number of pods per

plant. Significant differences were presented between seasons due to the average of all

characters. The third season exhibited maximum values due to the characters number of

pods per plant, pod length, number of seeds per plant and seed yield.

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