Table 6.

Soil pH, EC as well as available macro and micronutrients content in the soil after faba bean harvest as affected by irrigation regimes, anti-transpiration materials and their interaction over two growing seasons.

Irrigation Levels m3ha−1 (I)	Anti-Transpiration (A)	pH (1:2.5)	EC (dSm−1)	Available macronutrients (mgkg−1)			Available micronutrients (mgkg−1)
				Fe	Mn	Zn	Fe	Mn	Zn
I1	A0	7.88	1.35 a	36.70d	5.89	128.0f	1.98	3.55f	0.58d
	A1	7.87	1.28bc	37.20 cd	6.04	133.0de	1.92	3.59def	0.62bcd
	A2	7.87	1.26bcd	37.80 cd	6.12	136.0 cd	1.94	3.63bcdef	0.64abcd
	A3	7.85	1.21d	38.10bcd	6.21	142.0ab	1.97	3.66abcde	0.67abcd
I2	A0	7.84	1.32b	37.90bcd	5.90	130.0ef	1.91	3.58ef	0.59 cd
	A1	7.85	1.24cde	39.37abcd	6.10	134.0de	1.94	3.62cdef	0.64abcd
	A2	7.83	1.20de	40.30abcd	6.16	138.0bc	1.95	3.68abcd	0.68abcd
	A3	7.82	1.14e	41.53abc	6.25	144.0a	1.98	3.72ab	0.72abc
I3	A0	7.82	1.20d	39.60abcd	5.97	133.0de	1.93	3.59def	0.62bcd
	A1	7.84	1.25 cd	41.20abc	6.13	138.67bc	1.96	3.64bcdef	0.69abcd
	A2	7.80	1.14e	42.30ab	6.23	144.0a	1.98	3.69abc	0.73ab
	A3	7.79	1.07f	43.0a	6.34	142.67a	2.04	3.74a	0.77a
Irrigation (I)	I1		1.28a	37.45b	6.10	134.75b	1.93	3.61	0.63b
	I2		1.23a	39.78ab	6.10	136.50ab	1.95	3.65	0.66ab
	I3		1.15b	41.53a	6.17	139.58a	1.98	3.67	0.70a
Anti-Transpiration (A)	A0		1.26a	38.10b	5.92	130.33d	1.91	3.57c	0.60b
	A1		1.26a	39.26ab	6.10	135.22c	1.94	3.62bc	0.65ab
	A2		1.20b	40.13ab	6.17	139.33b	1.96	3.67ab	0.68a
	A3		1.14c	40.88a	6.27	142.89a	2.00	3.71a	0.72a
ANOVA	I		0.007	0.034	0.851	0.040	0.751	0.117	0.034
	A		0.011	0.121	0.584	0.001	0.407	<0.001	0.034
	I × A		<0.001	0.989	1.000	0.065	0.999	0.995	0.997

Notes: 1. Anti-transpiration sources: A₀, A₁, A₂ and A₃ are; Non-Treated, Tryptophan, Potassium Silicate and Chitosan used as foliar spray, respectively. 2. Irrigation regimes: I₁, I₂ and I₃ are; 2400, 3600 and 4800 m³ ha⁻¹ respectively.