Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Farm.
Dhaka during the period from December
2007
to March 2008 to study the role of
sulphur and boron alone and combined on the growth, yield of BAR! wheat
22
(Sufee)
(Triticurn aestivurn
I..). The experiment included four levels of sulphur viz.. 0,
10.20 and 30 kg Sha' and four levels of boron viz., 0,0.5. 1 and 2kg B hi
1
. The
experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three
replications. Sulphur showed significant effect on yield and yield attributes of wheat.
Application of sulphur @ 30 kg ha' produced the highest seed yield, plant height,
number of tillers planf', spike length, number of effective spikelets spike
-'. 1000-seed
weight, straw yield. In all the cases lower response was found from the control
treatment. Boron fertilizer also had significant effect on yield and yield attributes of
wheat. Application of boron 'd, 1 kg hi' gave the highest seed yield, plant height,
number of tillers plani', spike length, number of effective spikelets spike
-', 1000-seed
weight, straw yield but in all cases the lower response was found from the control
treatment. Sulphur @ 30 kg ha' was found statistically superior to all other
treatments. Sulphur in combination with boron showed significant effect on yield and
yield attributes of wheat. Sulphur @ 30 kg hi' and boron @ I kg hi' resulted the
highest seed yield, plant height, straw yield, number of effective spikelets spike
-]..
1000-seed weight and total uptake of S and B by wheat. On the other hand, in all the
cases lower response was found from the control treatment. The addition of S and B
not only increased the yield but also protect the soil from total exhaustion of nutrients.
Description:
A Thesis
submitted to the Department of Soil Science
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.)
IN
SOIL SCIENCE
SEMESTER: JULY-DECEMBER, 2008
