Effect of Seeds Soaking with Molybdenum, Spraying with Selenium and Interaction Between them on Growth and Yield of Green Peas (Pisum sativum L.)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during the winter season 2018-2019 at Abu Al-Khaseeb district, Basrah province, Iraq to study the effect of soaking seed with molybdenum (Ammonium molybdate) at a four concentration (0,5, 10 and15) mg.L-1 and plant spraying with selenium (Sodium selenite) at a three concentration (0, 10 and 20 mg.L-1) on growth and yield of green peas. Split plot design according to complete Block randomized design was used with three replicates. The results were showed that the soaking and spraying of plants with molybdenum and selenium respectively were significantly superior in the number of branches, root nodules, pods, the yield of plant pods and fresh seeds compared to the control. While the spraying with selenium had a significant effect on the number of leaves. The interaction between molybdenum and selenium had a significant effect on leaves area, the number of leaves, root nodules and pods, the yield of pod and fresh seeds plants treated with molybdenum and selenium at 10 mg.L-1 for each other had to get the highest yield of green pods and fresh seeds 118.6 and 287.0 gm, respectively.