Ahmad Abo Alshaykh1*, Muhammad Arbid2 and Lial zaheed
1 Master Student, College of Agriculture, Al-Furat University.
2 Department of Field Crops, College of Agriculture, Al-Furat University.
(*Corresponding author: Ahmad Abo Alshaykh, Email: ahmadaboalshykh1993@gmail.com )
Received: 28/ 2/ 2025 Accepted: 21/ 7/ 2025
Abstract
The study was conducted in the village of Hatla, located north of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, over two agricultural seasons, 2022 and 2023. The study investigated the effect of three rates of compost (0, 2, and 4 tons/ha) and three concentrations of boron (0, 25, and 50 ppm) on peanut yields. The experiment was designed according to a randomized complete block design with three replicates, with compost rates occupying the main plots and boron concentrations occupying the split plots. The results showed that the interaction of compost at a rate of (4 tons/ha) and boron at a concentration of (50 ppm) gave the highest values for plant height (70.1 cm), leaf area (484.5 cm2), 100-seed weight (87.55 g), fruit yield (2835 kg/ha), harvest index (31.7%), and the lowest value for the number of empty pods (7.6 pods), while the compost rate of (4) tons/ha gave the best results for plant height (65.8 cm), leaf area (454.6 cm2), 100-seed weight (85.2 g), fruit yield (2574 kg/ha), harvest index (30.1%), and the lowest number of empty pods (9.2 pods) compared to the rest of the rates. The highest boron concentration (50) ppm gave the best results for plant height (66.1 cm), leaf area (452.8 cm2), 100-seed weight (81.3 g), fruit yield (2521 kg/ha), harvest index (29.7%), and the lowest number of empty pods (9.2 pods) compared to other concentrations. Therefore, it is recommended to foliar spray boron at a concentration of (50) parts per million on peanut crops and to add compost at a rate of (4 tons/ha) to the peanut crop if the goal of cultivation is to increase fruit yield or forage.
Keywords: Peanut, compost, boron, morphological characteristics, production characteristics.
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