Two field experiments were carried out during the winter seasons of 2008/09 and 2009/10 at farm in Disuq district, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate to investigate the response of pea plants, cv. Master B, to inoculation with biofertilizer (Halex-2) and different concentrations with boron (0, 5, 10 and 15 ppm) as a foliar application. The results indicated that inoculation of pea seeds with biofertilizer (Halex-2), improved most vegetative characters, as well as green pods yield and its components, shelling ratio, seed yield and its components, seed germination percentage, leaf contents of chlorophyll and seed content of protein. Increasing boron concentration up to 10ppm was accompanied with significant increases in vegetative growth characters, as well as green pods yield and its components, shelling ratio, seed yield and its components, seed germination percentage, leaf contents of chlorophyll and seed content of protein.The highest boron concentration at 10ppm combined with Halex-2 biofertilizer appeared to be the most efficient treatment for more vigorous growth, green pods yield and its components, shelling ratio, seed yield and its components and seed germination percentage, as well as chlorophyll contents in leaves and protein content in seeds.

Two field experiments were carried out during the winter seasons of 2008/09 and 2009/10 at a private farm in Disuq district, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate to investigate the response of pea plants, cv. Master B, to inoculation with the Rhizobium bacteria, foliar nutrition with free living bacteria (microbin) and rhizobium + N2-fixer free living bacteria compared to uninoculated with balanced monuring by NPK rates. Four levels of inorganic NPK (1-without NPK, 2-15 kg N + 25 kg P2O5 + native-K, 3-40 kg N + 30 kg P2O5 + native-K and 4-60kg N + 30 kg P2O5 + native-K fed -1) were application. Soil analysis shower high content of potassium (432 and 419 ppm available K). The results indicated that inoculation of pea seeds with biofertilizer (Rhizobia + free living bacteria), improved most vegetative characters, as well as green pods yield and its components, shelling ratio, seed yield and its components, seed germination percentage, leaf contents of chlorophyll and seed content of protein. Increasing NPK rate up to 40 kg N + 30 kg P2O5 + native-K was accompanied with significant increases in vegetative growth characters, as well as green pods yield and its components, shelling ratio, seed yield and its components, seed germination percentage, leaf contents of chlorophyll and seed content of protein. Rhizobia + free living bacteria biofertilizer combined with NPK rate at 40 kg N + 30 kg P2O5 + native-K appeared to be the most efficient treatment for more vigorous growth, green pods yield and its components, shelling ratio, seed yield and its components and seed germination percentage, as well as chlorophyll content in leaves and protein content in seeds.

This investigation carried out in cooperation work between Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-Sheikh and Horticulture Research Institute during the period of 2001 to 2010 through two stages. The first stage: Six strains of okra were obtained after six generations of inbreeding and selection from the local cultivars. The six selected strains and the original cultivars were evaluated during the summer season of 2006 for yield and horticultural characteristics. Evaluation results indicated that the, Strain No. 1 had the lowest values of vegetative traits and it produced the largest values of early and total yield as a number and weight of pods, therefore, this strain was chosen as a new cultivar under name of Sakha-1 after produced their seeds in isolated area in two successive years. The second stage: The new cultivar and two commercial cultivars, i.e., Balady Green and Sabahia-1 cultivars were evaluated in summer seasons of 2009 and 2010 in the Experimental Farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station. The new cultivar Skha-1 surpassed the Balady Green and Sabahia-1 cultivars for early and total yield as a number and weight of pods and pod quality.

Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is a major legume crop and an important source of protein in Africa. The Kafr El-Sheikh University has a long history of cowpea breeding and improvement in Egypt. Two superior lines with high seed yield and quality were selected through mutation breeding and released to farmers as new varieties under the names Kafr El Sheikh-1 and Kaha-1. Crosses were made between these two varieties to further improve cowpea to meet farmers’ demand. Using the pedigree selection method, 13 new superior F10 lines were selected and evaluated over 2 years for seed yield and related traits, earliness, and protein content under low (16 plants/m2) and high (24 plants/m2) plant densities. The results showed that plants grown in narrower space produced significantly higher seed yield per unit area than the plants grown in wider space. All developed lines produced significantly higher seed yield than the two parental lines in the 2018 trial and Kaha-1 in the 2019 trial. Line number 6 proved to be the best genotype for earliness (73.5–73.9 days after sowing), seed yield (573–647 g/m2), and crude protein content (22.7–24.3%) in both trials. In addition, line 4 with bushy determinate growth habit and high seed quality was recently released as a new variety (Sakha-1). Several other cowpea lines have clear potential for release as new high-yielding varieties with early maturity and high seed quality for farmers in Egypt. Seeds of selected lines are available from Kafrelsheikh University. This shows that mutation breeding and pedigree selection methods are among the most promising breeding methods for cowpea improvement.

Two field experiments were carried out during the winter seasons of at farm in Disuq district. Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate to investigate the effect of intercropping system between cabbage (Brunsiwek cv) and pea (Master B cv) and foliar application of boron (0, 50 and 80 ppm) and iron (0, 100 and 200 ppm) on growth, yield and yield quality as well as the economic value. The results could be summarized as follows: 1. Intercropping pea with cabbage increased plant height, but decreased number of leaves, leaf area and plant fresh weight compared to pea solid cropping in both seasons. The highest green pod yield of intercropped pea was obtained from planting cabbage on one side and three rows of pea on the other side which gave 2.731 and 2.079 ton/fed. in the two seasons, respectively. 2. Spraying pea plants with boron at 50 ppm or iron with 200 ppm increased plant height, number of leaves, leaf area plant fresh weight, pod length, number of seeds/pod and total green pod yield in both seasons. 3. The highest yield of intercropped cabbage was obtained from planting one row of cabbage on one side and one row of pea on the other side which gave 44.31 and 40.74 ton/fed in the two seasons, respectively. 4. Spraying cabbage plants with boron at 50 ppm or iron at 100 ppm increased number and weight of inedible and edible leaves, total head weight, head yield./fed. and cabbage head quality in both seasons. 5. Intercropping pea with cabbage where cabbage grew one side and two rows of pea on the other side or cabbage in one side and three rows of pea on the other side gave high economic values. These two intercropping systems exceeded the solid planting of cabbage with 48.9 and 65.4 % in the first season, and 43.8 and 36.8% in the second one, respectively.