Improvement the Growth of Nigella sativa L. Affected by Hydrogen Peroxide by Foliar Spraying with Glutamic Acid

Abstract

 Glay pots experiments were carried out in the botanical garden of Biology Department/  College of Education for Pure Science Ibn AL-Haitham / Baghdad University for the growing season 2014-2015 , to evaluate the effect of foliar spraying of hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2) and glutamic acid and their interaction on some growth parameters and yield components of black cumin plant . The experiment included the following factors :- 1- Four concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (0 , 5 , 10 , 20 ) mM.L-1 . 2- Three concentrations of glutamic acid ( 0 , 50 , 100 ) mg.L-1 .      The experiment was designed according to completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications ,        Results revealed that foliar spraying with hydrogen peroxide caused a significant decrease in the growth parameters while the spraying with glutamic acid caused a significant increase in the growth parameters , the effect of the interaction was significant also , the concentration 100 mg.L-1 glutamic acid and the the concentration 20 mM.L-1 hydrogen peroxide gave the best values for palnt hight , dry weight , the content of nitrogen , phosphorus , potassium , the protein  concentration of vegetative part and plant seed . While the concertration 50 mg.L-1 glutamic acid and the concertration 20  mM.L-1 hydrogen peroxide gave the best values for chlorophyll a , b , total chlorophyll , the activity of the enzymes superoxide dismutase , peroxidase , the content of proline acid and the yield as No. of capsuls . plant-1 , Wt. of capsuls(gm) . plant-1 , Wt. of seeds(gm).  Plant -1 , Biological yield (gm) . Plant -1 .