were assigned
to the main plots, while there were nine sub-plot treatments:
(1)untreated control;
(2) soil drench with water;
(3) foliar spray with water;
(4) soil drench with FB;
(5) foliar spray with FB;
(6) soil drench with WV;
(7) foliar spray with WV;
(8) soil drench with WV combined with FB, and
(9) foliar spray with WV combined with FB. Fertilizer sources were compound fertilizer grades 15-15-15,
13-13-21 and Ca(NO3)2 (15-0-0)