Abstract:
An experiment was carried out at the research field of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka to investigate growth, yield and oil
content of sesame under different level of fertilization of sulphur and
boron during summer season of 2008. Four levels of sulphur viz. 0, 9, 18
and 27 kg hi'and four levels of boron viz. 0, 1, 2 and 3 kg hi' were used
as treatment variables. The experiment was laid out in randomized
complete block design (factorial) with three replications. Results revealed
that both sulphur and boron had significant effect on most of the growth,
yield and yield parameters of sesame. Application of 27 kg S hi' showed
the highest seed yield (1.19 t hi) by producing higher number of
branches plant', capsules plant', seeds capsule
'
and 1000- seed weight.
On
the other hand, 2 kg B hi'
showed
its superiority by producing the
highest
seed yield (1.20 t hi') as well as the highest yield contributing
characters.
The result also indicated that combination of 27 kg S hi' and
2
kg B hi' produced the highest amount of oil content (42.07% and
41
.01%, respectively). Plant height, leaves dry weight plant
weight plant', stem dry weight plant', capsule dry weight plant
4, number
of branches plant', number of capsule plant', number of seeds capsul&
1,
1000- seed weight, seed yield, stover yield, oil content and harvest index
increased significantly by the combining effect of 27 kg S hi' and 2 kg B
hi'.
