Assessment of Faba Bean (Vica faba L.) Productivity under Different Weed Control Methods

Abstract

: Two field experiments were carried out at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Egypt during 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons, to investigate the effect of different weed control methods on yield of faba bean. Ten weed control methods and their combination treatments were distributed at random within the plots in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates in both seasons. Each experimental unit (plot) consisted of 6 ridges, 3 meters in length, 60 cm width and 20 cm between hills (10.80 m 2 ). Seeds of faba bean were planted on 20 th and 25 th of October at the rate of 50 kg seeds/fed according to each cultivar in both seasons, respectively. The results revealed that yield and its components of faba bean Giza 716 cultivar as well as weeds characters were affected by weed control methods and their combination. The highest values of yield components characters of faba bean were achieved when using one-handed hoeing with pre- or post- emergency herbicides also these treatments reduced the effect of weeds under Alexandria conditions, Egypt.