Abstract:
A pot experiment was accomplished in the Net House of Horticulture farm of
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, during the period from October 2018 to
march 2019. Two factors experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design
with three replications. Factor A comprised with different potting media viz., M
0
- soil
(control), M
1
- soil: coco peat (2:1 v/v), M
2
- soil: vermicompost (2:1 v/v), and M
3
- soil:
coco peat: vermicompost (1:1:1 v/v) and factor B with different amount of Trichoderma
viz., T
0
- 0g/pot (control), T
1
- 25g/pot and T
2
- 50g/pot. The total treatment combinations
were (3x4) 12. The result exhibited that different potting media significantly affected
growth and yield of sweet pepper. The highest plant height (68.28cm), maximum
number of fruits (12.44) and the highest fruit yield per plant (829.89 g), were recorded
from M
3
(soil: coco peat: vermicompost (1:1:1 v/v)) treatment. In the Trichoderma,
the highest plant height (67.64cm), maximum number of fruits (11.75) and the highest
fruit yield per plant (765.25g) were found from T
2
(50g/pot) treatment. In respect of
combination, the highest plant height (70.9cm), maximum number of fruits (14) and the
highest fruit yield per plant (980g) were found from M
3
T
2
treatment. So, among
Different combinations, M
3
T
2
showed better performance in terms of growth and yield
of sweet pepper.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Horticulture,
Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
