A 2-year farm trial by employing the nutrient priming technique on common
bean (Sar?k?z) and cowpea (?imal) seeds was performed to assess seed yield
and protein content. Priming: (p1) control, (p2) KH2PO4, (p3) ZnSO4 and (p4)
KH2PO4+ZnSO4, planting date: (d1) 20 May, (d2) 15 June 2015, (d1) 7 May,
(d2) 7 June 2016 were used to study the yield (kg ha-1) and crude protein
(%) of the mentioned crops in Ankara, Turkey. In 2015, application of p3 and
p4 (868.8, 834.8), d2 (962.3) and p4d2, p2d2 and p3d2 (1061, 1052, 1028)
increased seed yield of Sar?k?z, and p2 and p1 (899.5, 835.9) and d2 (955.9)
increased the yield of ?imal. Treatments of p4 and p3 (18.7, 18.5), d2
(19.2), and p4d2 (21.3) increased the protein of Sar?k?z and d2 (19.4)
increased the protein of ?imal. In 2016, p3 (2506), d2 (2516) and p3d2
(3650) increased the yield, and p4 (26.1), d2 (26.8) and p4d2 (28.3)
increased the protein of Sar?k?z. Treatments of p3 (1979.1), d2 (2664.3) and
p3d2 (3310.6) increased the yield, and d1 (24.1) and p3d1 (25.7) increased
the protein of ?imal. Application of Zn and P by seed priming seems to
effectively increase the yield and protein content of these crops.