Evaluation of Different Spray Frequency Levels of Fungicides against Ascochyta Blight (Ascochyta fabae S) Diseases of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L) in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 4

Effect of fungicides and spray frequencies on the growth parameters of faba bean varieties.

		Variety
		Hachalu (EH00102-4-1)				Local (baqyla)
		Growth parameters				Growth parameters
Fungicides	SF	PH	SG	DTF	DTM	PH	SG	DTF	DTM
Mancozeb	SF1	85.2^dce	0.95^c	70.3^c	120.7^b	82.7^dce	0.65^c	71.7^cb	120.7^b
	SF2	89.58^ba	1.35^a	72.0^b	120.7^b	87.1^ba	1.05^a	70.0^c	120.7^b
	SF3	84.6^dce	0.85^dce	70.3^c	120.3^b	82.1^dce	0.55^dce	70.3^cb	120.7^b
Mancocide	SF1	84.2^de	0.77^dfe	71.7^b	120.7^b	81.7^de	0.47^dfe	70.0^c	120.3^b
	SF2	88.6^b	0.82^dfce	80.0^a	122.3^a	86.1^b	0.52^dfce	80.0^a	122.3^a
	SF3	83.6^e	0.73^fe	70.0^c	120.3^b	81.1^e	0.43^fe	80.0^a	122.3^a
Mancolaxyl	SF1	86.2^c	1.12^b	70.0^c	120.7^b	83.7^c	0.82^b	73.3^b	120.7^b
	SF2	90.58^a	1.43^a	70.3^c	120.3^b	88.1^a	1.13^a	70.0^c	120.3^b
	SF3	85.6^dc	0.90^dc	72.0^b	120.7^b	83.1^dc	0.60^dc	70.0^c	120.7^b
	CONT	80.3^f	0.69^f	80.0^a	122.3^a	77.82^f	0.39^f	80.0^a	122.3^a
	Mean	85.83	0.96	72.67	120.9	83.34	0.66	73.53	121.1
	CV%	1.16	9.1	0.73	0.33	1.19	13.24	2.46	0.33
	LSD()	1.7	0.15	0.9^NS	0.68^NS	1.7	0.15	3.11^NS	0.68^NS

Means within the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% and 1% probability level. and , NS = no significant difference, SF = spray frequencies PH = plant height, SG = stem girth, DTF = 50% days to flowering, DTM = 95% days to maturity, CV = coefficient of variance, and LSD = least significant different.