EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF MUNGBEAN

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the Agronomy field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from September to December 2012 to study the effect of different management practices on the growth and yield of mungbean. The variety BARI mung-5 was used as the test crops. The experiment consisted of the 12 treatments as- T1: All management; T2: All management but sowing in broadcast; T3: All management but using 20% more seed rate; T4: All management but no fertilizers; T5: All management but no irrigation; T6: All management but no weeding; T7: All management but no thinning; T8: All management but no fungicide; T9: All management but no insecticide; T10: All management but no mulching; T11: All management but no seed treatment and T12: All management but no pre-sowing irrigation. Results revealed that T1, T2, T5, T8, T10 and T11 showed identical but significantly higher seed yield (1.54-1.75 t ha-1) than other treatments. So mungbean could be grown under broadcast sowing using no irrigation, no fungicides, no insecticide and no seed treatment provided that the seeds are quality ones, there is no soil moisture deficit and also there is minimum incidence of pests