Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka, during October 2011 to March 2012. The experiment consisted of
two factors, Factor A: Three levels of organic manures, viz. O
0
= Control; O
=
Cowdung (25 t ha
-1
) and O
2
= Spent Mushroom compost (17 t ha
-1
), and Factor B:
Four types of mulching, viz. M
0
= Control, M
1
= Black polythene, M
= Water
hyacinth and M
= Rice straw. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete
block design with three replications. The highest stem length of curd, crown length,
diameter and weight of primary curd plant
3
-1
, number and weight of secondary curds
plant
-1
and yield (16.99 t/ha) were obtained from O
2
while the lowest from O
. The
highest stem length of curd, crown length, diameter and weight of primary curd plant
1
, number and weight of secondary curds plant
-1
and yield (14.58 t/ha) were obtained
from M
2
while the lowest from M
For combined effect, the highest curd yield (18.28
t/ha) was obtained from O
2
M
2
0.
and lowest from O
0
M
. So, it can be concluded that 17
t/ha spent mushroom compost with water hyacinth mulch is suitable for broccoli
cultivation.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Dept. of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
