Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), cilt.64, sa.4, ss.381-397, 2019 (Scopus)
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.A 2-year farm trial by employing the nutrient priming technique on common bean (Sarikiz) and cowpea (Simal) seeds was performed to assess seed yield and protein content. Priming: (p1) control, (p2) KH2PO4, (p3) ZnSO4 and (p4) KH2PO4+ZnSO4, planting date: (d1) 20 May, (d2) 15 June 2015, (d1) 7 May, (d2) 7 June 2016 were used to study the yield (kg ha-1) and crude protein (%) of the mentioned crops in Ankara, Turkey. In 2015, application of p3 and p4 (868.8, 834.8), d2 (962.3) and p4d2, p2d2 and p3d2 (1061, 1052, 1028) increased seed yield of Sarikiz, and p2 and p1 (899.5, 835.9) and d2 (955.9) increased the yield of Simal. Treatments of p4 and p3 (18.7, 18.5), d2 (19.2), and p4d2 (21.3) increased the protein of Sarikiz and d2 (19.4) increased the protein of Simal. In 2016, p3 (2506), d2 (2516) and p3d2 (3650) increased the yield, and p4 (26.1), d2 (26.8) and p4d2 (28.3) increased the protein of Sarikiz. Treatments of p3 (1979.1), d2 (2664.3) and p3d2 (3310.6) increased the yield, and d1 (24.1) and p3d1 (25.7) increased the protein of Simal. Application of Zn and P by seed priming seems to effectively increase the yield and protein content of these crops.