Abstract:
An experiment was carried out at the research field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka, during March to June, 2019 to study the effect of different levels
of sulfur and potassium fertilizer application on the growth and yield of BARI Mung6.
In
this
experiment,
the
treatment consisted of 2 factors. Factor A: sulfur levels (4)
viz. S
0
= No sulfur (Control), S
1
= 3 kg S ha
-1
, S
2
= 6 kg S ha
-1
, S
3
= 12 kg S ha
and
Factor B: potassium level (4) viz. K
0
= No potassium (Control), K
1
= 20 kg K ha
= 40 kg K ha
-1
, K
3
= 60 kg K ha
-1
. The experiment was laid out in a randomized
complete block design (RCBD) with three replications and each replication had 16
unit plots. BARI Mung-6 seeds were sown at the rate of 40 kg ha
-1
in furrows. Data on
different yield contributing characters and yield were recorded and statistically
analyzed for evaluating the treatments effect to find out the suitable levels of sulfur
and potassium fertilizer application for the highest yield of mungbean. In case of
different level of sulfur fertilizer application, the highest number of branches plant
(3.55), pods plant
-1
(14.72), seeds pod
-1
(9.74), 1000 seeds weight (51.27 g), seed
yield (1.24 t ha
-1
), stover yield (2.35 t ha
-1
) and biological yield (3.59 t ha
) were
observed in S
2
(6 kg S ha
-1
) treatment. In case of different level of potassium fertilizer
application, the highest number of branches plant
-1
(3.57), pods plant
(14.20), seeds
pod
-1
(9.65), 1000 seeds weight (51.16 g), seed yield (1.24 t ha
-1
), stover yield (2.36 t
ha
-1
) and biological yield (3.6 t ha
-1
) were observed in K
2
(40 kg K ha
) treatment. In
case of the combined effect, the highest number of branches plant
1
(16.47), seeds pod
-1
(10.87), 1000 seeds weight (56 g), seed yield (1.51 t ha
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
(4.73), pods plant
), stover
yield (2.92 t ha
-1
) and biological yield (4.43 t ha
-1
) were observed in S
2
+ 40 kg K ha
-1
) treatment combination and the corresponding lowest value was
observed in control treatment.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRONOMY
