Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University farm,
during April to June, 2021 in Kharif season with a view to evaluating the performance of
two mungbean varieties under different NPK fertilizer doses. The experiment was laid out
in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) comprising six treatments with three
replications each. In the experiment, the varieties used were BARI mung-6 and BARI
mung-5 and the imposed treatments were T
0
= (control treatment), T
1
(10-40-25 NPK kg
ha
-1
), T
2
(10-60-45 NPK kg ha
-1
), T
3
(20-50-35 NPK kg ha
-1
), T
4
(30-40-25 NPK kg ha
)
and T
5
(30-40-45 NPK kg ha
-1
), respectively. Data on plant height leaves plant
, branches
plant
-1
, pods plant
-1
, pod length, seeds pod
-1
, 1000-seed weight, seed and straw yield were
collected at 30, 45 and 60 DAS (Days after Sowing) respectively. Of the two varieties,
BARI mung-6 gave a higher seed yield (1.72 t ha
-1
) along with higher plant growth and
straw yield. In contrast, BARI mung 5 produced a lower seed yield (1.57 t ha
), plant
growth and straw yield. The results showed that T
3
, was the best treatment as regards of
plant growth and yield produced. The seed yield produced by treatment T
3
was 74%, 38%,
9%, 7% and 8% higher over the control, T
1
, T
2
, T
4
and T
5
respectively. As for the
interaction effect, V
1
T
3
showed the best results in all growth and yield contributing
characters.
