Abstract
A field experiment was conducted in Al-Husseinia, Holy Karbala govern during the winter season 2018 to investigate the effect of spraying the vegetative part with iron on growth and yield of two cultivars of broad bean (Vicia Faba L.). Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) of three replicates was used. The factorial experiment included two factors, the two cultivars (local and Spanish, Luzdeotono) and spraying three concentrations (10, 20, and 30 mg.l−1) of iron on the vegetative parts in addition to the control treatment (spraying distilled water only). Results showed the superiority of the local cultivar giving the highest averages of the plant height (79.45 cm), 100-seeds weight (127.7 g), and seed yield (2583 kg.ha−1) and the superiority of the concentration 20 mg.l−1 giving the highest averages of the plant height (88.55 cm), number of pods (14.16 pods.plant−1), 100-seeds weight (135.5 g), and seed yield (2705 kg.ha−1); however, the effect of the interaction between the two factors was not significant.
