Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka during November 2020 to March 2021 to study the
influence of biofertilizer with zinc and boron on the growth and yield of black
cumin. Black cumin variety BARI Kalozira-1 was used as planting material in this
study. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor-A: biofertilizer (4 levels):
T
0
= 0
kg ha
-1
(control), T
1
= 4
kg ha
II
-1
, T
2
= 8
kg ha
-1
, T
3
= 12 kg ha
-1
; Factor-B: zinc
and boron (4 levels): M
0
= 0
kg ha
-1
(control), M
1
= 4 kg Zn ha
-1
, M
2
and M
3
= 4 kg Zn + 2 kg B ha
-1
. The experiment was laid out in a randomized
complete block design (factorial) with three (3) replications. Data on different
growth, yield contributing and yield parameter of black cumin were recorded and
significant variation was observed from different treatments. In case of
biofertilizer the tallest plant (54.19 cm) was observed from T
3
)
treatment. The maximum primary branch plant
-1
= 2 kg B ha
(12 kg ha
(7.25), secondary branch plant
(11.38), capsules plant
-1
(21.50), seeds capsules
-1
(98.15), seed yield plant
(5.13
g), seed yield plot
-1
(167.90 g), seed yield ha
-1
(1119.3 kg), 1000 seed weight (3.18
g) and germination percentage (92.83%) was observed from T
3
)
treatment. In case of zinc and boron the tallest plant (53.76 cm) was observed from
M
3
= (Zn
4 kg
+ B
2 kg
ha
-1
)
treatment. The maximum primary branch plant
(6.97),
secondary branch plant
-1
(10.90), capsules plant
-1
(21.65), seeds capsules
(98.29),
weight of seed plant
-1
(5.14 g), weight of seed plot
-1
(12
-1
kg ha
-1
-1
(168.69 g), weight of seed ha
(1124.60 kg), 1000 seed weight (3.19 g) and germination percentage (93.33%)
were observed from M
3
= (Zn
4 kg
+ B
2kg
ha
-1
)
treatment. The highest BCR (2.66)
was obtained from the T
3
M
3
treatment combination where as the lowest BCR
(1.76) was from T
0
M
0
treatment combination. It may be concluded that, sowing of
black cumin providing 12 kg biofertilizer with 4 kg Zinc and 2 kg Boron along
with RDF was recorded to be more suitable practice for getting higher amount of
seed of black cumin.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
