Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka during the period from April to July, 2007 to study the influence
of variety and Rhizobium
inoculant on the nodulation, growth and yield of
mungbean ( Vigna radiata). The treatment consisted of three varieties of
niunghean viz. V j
= BAR! mung 3, V
2
= BARI mung 4, BARI mung 5 and
rhizobium inoculant viz. R
( j=No inoculant, R1
= BARI Rvr 405, R
2=
RENA MB I and tested in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD)
with three replications. Results showed that variety had significant effect
on growth, yield and yield components of mungbean. Compared to other
varieties BARI mung 5 gave the highest number of pods plani', seeds
pod', total dry weight planC
1 , 1000 seed weight, seed yield and harvest
index, whereas, BARI mung 4 gave the highest number of nodules plant'
, higher dry weight of nodules plant", plant height, branches plant
- ',
number of nodules plant". Among the two rhizobium inoculant BARI
Rvr 405 showed better performance. Both the variety inoculated with
BARI Rvr
405
gave significantly higher plant height, number of branches
plant', number of nodules planf'and nodule dry weight plant
-1
whereas,
variety BARI mung 5 inoculated with BARI Rvr 405 (V
3R1
) produced
higher above ground dry weight and significantly greater yields and yield
components of mungbean which was statistically similar to BARI mung 5
inoculated with 13INA MB 1 (V
3R2
). BARI mung 4 with BARI Rvr 405
(V2
R,) and BARI mung 4 with BINA MB 1 (V
2R2
), respecitvely.
