Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the research field or Agronomy Department of
Sher-c-Bangla Agricultural University. Dhaka during the period of March to June,
2008 to find out management practices suitable to boost up the seed yield. The
experiment comprised of ten treatments viz. T Broadcast sowing without post
sowing care (control). T2
= Broadcast sowing ± one hand weeding (I 11W) at 20 DAS,
T3
= Broadcast sowing
+ recommended Fertilizer (46-72-30-20-2-1 kg N
.
P,Oi. K20. S,
B and Zn had), It= Broadcast sowing ± recommended fertilizer + I 1-lW at 20 DAS.
Tc Broadcast sowing + recommended fertilizer + 1 11W at 20 DAS + insect control
at 45 DAS. T
(t- Line sowing without post sowing care ,
Line sowing
-F
1 11W at
20 DAS. l= Line sowing + recommended fertilizer. 19= Line sowing •+
recommended fertilizer ± I HW at 20 DAS , T
l
o= Line sowing ± recommended
fertilizer + 1 I-lW at 20 DAS
-F
insect control at 45 DAS. The trial was set
tip
in
Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. The dillerent
management practices exhibit significant influence on the growth, yield and yield
attributes of sesame. Significantly highest seed yield (1.33 i hi) was obtained from
T10
treatment (Line sowing + recommended fertilizer + I HW at 20 DAS -- insect
control at 45
DAS) due to maximum capsules branch' (10.88), capsules plani'
(58.45), seeds
capsuled
(69.17) and harvest index
(32.62%) of sesame. The yield
increase due to line sowing with fertilizer, hand weeding and insect control
195%
than control (T
1 ). Broadcast and line sowing without any post sowing care
produced significantly the lowest yield. On the other hand, line sown crop always
showed better performance than broadcast sown crop. The results indicated that line
sowing with 46 kg N. 72kg P
205 30 kg K
20. 20 kg S. 2 kg B and 1 kg Zn ha
S ' one
hand weeding at 20 DAS and insect control at 45 DAS would he beneficial or
optimum for obtaining higher yield of sesame.
