Effect of micronutrientss and weed control treatments on peanut yield and associated weeds under sandy soil conditions [electronic resource].

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Two field trials were carried out during 2005 and 2006 successive summer seasons at Ismailia Agricultural Research Station. to study the effect of micronutrients and weed control treatments on the dry weights of annual weeds (g/m²), peanut yield, yield components, macronutrient uptake. protein and oil percentage of peanut grown under sandy soil condition. The results showed that foliar application of micronutrients significantly reduced the dry weights of all weed species. Applying foliar application of micronutrients at the rate of 3.0 g/L reduced significantly the dry weights of total annual weeds at 75 and 105 (DAS) by 33.8 and 10.8%, respectively. as compared to control treatment (without addition of foliar application) in the first and second seasons. In general, foliar application of micronutrients increased signifycantly seed, straw and biological yield of peanut as well as N, P and K uptake and protein percentage as compared with control treatment in both seasons.

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