Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh to determine the effect of salt
industries byproduct on growth and yield of sweet pepper. Five concentrations
of salt industries byproduct (SIB) are considered as treatments, viz. S
strength Rahman and Inden (2012) + 0 mlL
Inden (2012) + 0.25 mlL
mlL
-1
SIB, S
4
-1
SIB, S
3
-1
SIB, S
2
1
=
¾ strength Rahman and
= ¾ strength Rahman and Inden (2012)
+ 0.5
=
¾ strength Rahman and Inden (2012) + 0.75 mlL
=
¾ strength Rahman and Inden (2012)
+ 1.0 mlL
-1
SIB. The experiment was
conducted in a randomized completely block design with three replications.
Different concentration of salt industries by product showed significant
variation in most of the parameters. The highest plant height, the maximum
number of fruit/plant, individual fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit
volume, and yield were found highest in S
But all the parameters were
drastically reduced when S
5
3.
treatment was applied. Therefore, S
treatment can
be used for sweet pepper cultivation in soilless culture system in Bangladesh.
