Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, during the period from November 2017 to February
2018. The seed of Sunny House-F
hybrid squash was used as planting
materials. Three levels of pruning as P
1
0
= No pruning (control), P
pruning
at 20 DAT (days after transplanting) (1
st
and 2
nd
leaves) and P
2
1
= 1
= 2
pruning at
30 DAT (3
rd
and 4
th
leaves) and four levels GA
3
application as G
(control), G
1
= 100 ppm GA
3
, G
2
= 200 ppm GA
3
and G
3
nd
0
st
= No GA
= 300 ppm GA
were
considered as treatments for the present study. The experiment was laid out in a
Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. In case of
pruning, the highest yield (21.14 t/ha) was found from P
treatment, whereas
the lowest yield (16.05 t/ha) from P
0
treatment. For GA
3
1
treatments, maximum
yield (24.51 t/ha) was recorded from G
treatment, while the minimum yield
(14.41 t/ha) from G
0
1
treatment. Due to combined effect the highest yield
(29.14
t/ha) was observed from P
1
G
treatment combination, while the lowest yield
(11.30 t/ha) from P
0
G
0
1
treatment combination. So, it revealed that the P
treatment combination appeared to be the best for achieving the higher growth
and yield of squash cultivation.
3
1
G
3
1
Description:
A thesis
Submitted to the Department of Horticulture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka, inpartial fulfillment of the
Requirementsfor the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.)
IN
HORTICULTURE
SEMESTER: JANUARY-JUNE, 2018
