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The scarcity of water become global problem, the "A" frame structure system is commercially extended in the hydroponics industry. The objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of different "A" frame angle design for NFT system design, water depth in pipes and pipes position, on growth of two leafy vegetables parameters. The treatments were the angle of "A" frame design (A o ), (45° and 60°), Water depths (4 and 6 cm), and leafy plants (lettuce and mint). The results indicated that, the changing angle from 180° to 60° and 60° to 45° decreased the occupied surface area by 45.0 % and 25.76 %, respectively. The light intensity values were decreased by changing the "A" frame angle from 60° to 45° by 26.4 % for lettuce and 32.0 % for mint. Changing the position of the pipe from center to bottom decreased the light intensity for lettuce by 9.2 % and 11.7 % for 45° and 60° angels, respectively. While increased by 21.2 % for mint with 45° angle only. Root length and stem diameter were increased by changing angle from 45° to 60° and water depth from 4 to 6 cm for both mint and lettuce plants. Optimal yields of lettuce and mint plants grown in "A" frame hydroponic system with 45° angle like those plants grown with 60° angle, indicating from no significant differences in the production of lettuce and mint plants. The "A" frame design with 45° angle can be recommended for production of lettuce and mint.

Using of magnetized water has shown several advantages including improvement quality of irrigation water and increase the productivity of vegetable crops. Therefore, the present work was carried out to study the response of growth, yield, water and nitrogen use efficiency of cowpea for irrigation with two types of irrigation water (magnetized and non-magnetized water) under two levels of nitrogen fertilizer (100 and 75 % of the recommended rate) during the summer seasons of 2018 and 2019. The results cleared that all yield parameters increased significantly when irrigation occurred using magnetic water, such as total yield which increased by about 26 and 31% in the first and second season, respectively. Concerning the effects of magnetized water, the results reflected that irrigation with magnetic water significantly increased the values of the water use efficiency from 0.40 and 0.42 kg/m 3 to 0.52 and 0.54 kg/m 3 with magnetic water in both growing seasons. The gradual increases of nitrogen fertilizer levels were accompanied with significant increases on vegetative growth and yield, as well as nitrogen uptake and nitrogen use efficiency. The interaction effects between types of irrigation water and different levels of nitrogen fertilizer significantly affected all treatments and reflected a positive impact. The results reflect the possibility of reducing the applied rate of nitrogen fertilizer when cowpea plants irrigated with magnetized water to a percentage 25% without affecting the different studied characters. As well as many benefits for cowpea plants such as enhancing vegetative growth, increasing yield, improving crop quality were achieved.