THE EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST APPLIED ON LEAVES AND SOIL ON DIFFERENT DATES ON THE VEGETATIVE PROPERTIES OF PEA (PISUM SATIVUM L.)

Abstract

The experiment was conducted from February to July 2021 in the Dicle University, Agriculture Faculty, Field Crops Department Experiment Farm. Vermicompost fertilizer was applied on the 21st and 42nd days (26 March and 16 April) after the emergence of 2000-2500 ml/ha on the soil, and 500 ml/ha on the leaves at the flowering stage. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Plants were harvested at six times 10-day intervals after 45 days emergence. Observations on the number of nodes, stipules, leaves, tendrils and pods per plant, pod fresh and dry weight, and pod length were taken. The number of nodes, stipules, leaves and tendrils per plant was not affected by vermicompost application. Vermicompost applications at 21 and 42 days on the soil were more efficient than the control and on the leaf application.