INFLUENCE OF CULTIVAR, SEED INOCULATION AND IRRIGATION ON AGRONOMIC PROPERTIES OF FIELD PEA IN EASTERN CROATIA

Provedeno je preliminarno istraživanje na dvije lokacije istočne Hrvatske s ciljem utvrđivanja utjecaja kultivara, inokulacije sjemena i navodnjavanja na poljsko nicanje, broj mahuna po biljci, broj zrna po mahuni, masu 1000 zrna, prinos zrna i sadržaj bjelančevina u zrnu. Značajnost učinaka ispitivanih faktora na istraživana svojstva bila je različita. Različita je bila i značajnost interakcija ispitivanih faktora. Podaci pokazuju da postoji mogućnost povećanja prinosa i kvalitete krmnog graška primjenom adekvatne agrotehnike, a prije svega inokulacije sjemena i navodnjavanja.Preliminary field research was conducted at two locations of East Croatia in order to determine the impact of cultivar, seed inoculation and irrigation on field emergence, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, 1000 grain mass, grain yield and seed protein content. Significance of tested factor effects on investigated traits varied. Differences in significance of tested interactions were also found. Results indicate that there is a possibility that the yield and quality of field pea may increase by applying appropriate agrotechnical measures and above all seed inoculation and irrigation