Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka. Bangladesh during the period March to
May
2007 to study the effcci of nitrogen
and phosphorus on the growth and yield of munghean. The variety Barimung-5 was used
at the test crop. The experiment consists of two factors: Factor A: Nitrogen (4 levels) 0
(N,,). 10 (N
1 ). 20 (N2) and 30 (N3
) kg N haS' and Factor B : Phosphorus (4 levels) : 0
(P1 ). 20 (P1 ) 40(P2
). and 60
(Th)
kg P
2
0 haT The experiment was conducted following
RCBD thctorial design with three replications. The result revealed thatapplication of N
3
(30 kg N haS') showed highest plant heigh
t (68.28cm). leaf area (1716.45cm2
). total dry
matter planf
1 (470.03g), number of pods plant
1
(17.48). pod length (7.28 cm). 1000-seed
weight (25.74 g), seed yield (1.30 t hi') and stover yield (3.67 t hi'). On the other hand.
N0
(0kg N hi) showed lowest plant height (52.74 cm), leaf area (1223.99 cmi, total
dry matter plant" (361.73g), number of pods plant
'
(14.04), pod length (5.32cm), 1000seed
weight (18.82 g), seed yield (0.91 t ha') and stover yield (2.94 t hi'). The result
also
revealed that P. (60 kg P
2O
hi') showed highest plant height (70.19cm). left area
(1792.69
cm2
),
total dry matter plant' (495.64g), number of pods plant' (17.85). pod
length
(7.42 cm). 1000-seed weight (24.91 g). seed yield (1.22 t ha ) and stover yield
(3.63
t ha'). On the other hand. P,, (0kg P203
ha') showed lowest plant height (49.20
cm),
leaf area (1183.37 cm). dry matter plant'
(348.28g), number of pods plant
-'
(13.23), pod length (4.94 cm), 1000-seed weight (19.10 g). seed yield (0.98 t ha') and
stover yield (3.04 t ha'). The interaclion o!N
2
P (20 kg N ha1 x 60 kg P
205 ha') showed
highest plant height (80.64cm), leaf area (2 t 16.60 cm
2
). dry matter plant" (575.79 g),
number of pods plant-
(19.80), pod length (8.36 cm), 1000-seed weight (28.79 g) . seed
yield (1.40 t ha ) and stover yield (4.04 t ha'). On the other hand. NP
0 (0 kç N ha1 x 0
kg P205
hi') showed lowest plant height (43.45 cm), leaf area (1036.54 cnr). total dry
matter plant" (319.89 g), number of pods
rlant'
(12.00), pod length (4.43 cm). 1000seed
weight (15.86 g), seed yield (0.77 t hi
)
and stover yield (2.61 t hi').
