EFFECT OF PHOSPHORUS AND MOLYBDENUM FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF MUNGBEAN

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during September, 2013 to December, 2013 to study the effects of phosphorus (P) and molybdenum (Mo) on growth and yield of mungbean. The variety, BARI Mung-5 was used in this experiment as the test crop. The experiment consists of two factors: Factor A: Phosphorus (3 levels) namely, P 0 : 0 kg P ha -1 (Control), P Factor B: Molybdenum (3 levels) namely, Mo 1 : 20 kg P ha 0 : 0 kg Mo ha -1 , P -1 2 : 40 kg P ha (Control), Mo : 0.50 kg Mo ha -1 , and Mo 2 : 1.0 kg Mo ha -1 . Data on different yield contributing characters, growth and yield were recorded. There was a positive impact of P and Mo and their interaction on growth, yield and yield attributes of mungbean. All the plant parameters were increased with increasing level of P (up to 40 kg ha -1 ) and Mo (up to 1.0 kg ha -1 ). The highest seed yield (1.89t ha ) and stover yield (3.38t ha -1 ) were obtained from the treatment P 2 Mo due to combined effect of P and Mo which were higher over control treatment respectively. However, from the study it can be concluded that application of P @ 40 kg ha 2

and Mo @ 1.0 kg ha -1 was the most suitable combination for better yield of mungbeanin Red Brown Terrace Soils of Tejgaon Series in Bangladesh. -1 -1 1 , -1