Abstract:
The experiment was carried out at the “Horticulture Farm” of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during October 2020 to February 2021 to
study the effect of integrated nutrient management on the growth and yield of
cauliflower. The experiment consisted of 13 treatments viz. T
1
ii
= N
120
kg/ha
(control), T
2
= T
1
+ Cowdung (5 t/ha), T
3
= T
1
P
60
+ Vermicompost (4 t/ha), T
4
+
Mushroom spent compost (4 t/ha), T
5
(kg/ha), T
7
= T
4
+ B
0.6
Mo
0.54
(kg/ha), T
8
= T
2
= T
2
+B
0.6
Mo
0.54
(kg/ha), T
6
= T
3
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha), T
9
+ Bio-
fertilizer (5 kg/ha), T
10
= T
4
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha), T
11
= T
5
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha),
T
12
= T
6
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha) and T
13
= T
7
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha). The experiment
was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) having single factor
with three replications. Data were recorded on growth, yield components and yield of
cauliflower and significant variation was observed for most of the studied characters.
Under this investigation, it was revealed that the highest yield (36.34 t/ha) with net
return (Tk. 524202) and BCR (3.59) was obtained from T
12
(T
6
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha)
treatment. On the other hand, the lowest yield (13.50 t/ha) with net return (Tk. 137869)
and BCR (2.04) was obtained from T
1
(N
120
P
60
K
100
S
20
kg/ha) treatment. So, economic
analysis revealed that T
12
(T
6
+ Bio-fertilizer (5 kg/ha) treatment appeared to be the best
for achieving the highergrowth, yield and economic benefit of cauliflower.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
