Table 6 Impact of different concentrations of 5-aminolevulinic acid on some biochemical composition of the yielded seeds of two faba bean cultivars

Effect of cultivars

Giza 843

49.77 ± 1.65 a

23.35 ± 1.50 a

61.33 ± 1.31 b

313.90 ± 1.35b

Nubaria 1

47.55 ± 2.45 b

22.61 ± 1.60 b

68.35 ± 2.70 a

438.00 ± 1.85a

Effect of 5- aminolevulenic acid

5- aminolevulenic acid (mg/L)

0

46.05 ± 0.41 d

20.88 ± 0.42 d

50.97 ± 0.19 d

398.80 ± 2.21 a

1

51.02 ± 0.44 a

24.88 ± 0.23 a

61.30 ± 0.08 c

371.40 ± 1.29 b

3

50.15 ± 0.53 b

23.81 ± 0.08 b

74.76 ± 0.53 a

357.60 ± 1.03 b

6

49.76 ± 0.78 c

22.36 ± 0.19 c

72.34 ± 0.78 b

376.10 ± 0.47 b

Effect of interaction between cultivars and 5- aminolevulenic acid

Giza 843

5- aminolevulenic acid (mg/L)

0

47.35 ± 0.05 c

21.00 ± 0.52 e

53.38 ± 0.23 e

328.40 ± 2.70 c

1

51.85 ± 0.10 a

25.05 ± 0.10 a

59.65 ± 0.10 d

309.30 ± 1.59 cd

3

50.10 ± 0.25 b

24.42 ± 0.23 b

69.00 ± 0.65 b

294.10 ± 1.26 d

6

49.76 ± 0.08 b

22.96 ± 0.28 c

63.30 ± 0.95 c

324.10 ± 0.57 cd

Nubaria 1

5- aminolevulenic acid (mg/L)

0

44.74 ± 0.10 e

20.76 ± 0.09 e

48.55 ± 0.20 f

469.20 ± 0.50 a

1

50.19 ± 0.05 b

24.70 ± 0.23 ab

62.94 ± 0.41 c

433.60 ± 2.05 b

3

49.76 ± 0.08 b

23.21 ± 0.10 c

80.51 ± 0.83 a

421.20 ± 0.34 b

6

45.50 ± 0.35 d

21.76 ± 0.08 d

81.39 ± 0.96 a

428.10 ± 1.26 b