Abstract:
The experiment was conducted in the Fann ol' Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University.
Dhaka. Bangladesh during the period from December. 2007 to March 2008 to study
the growth and yield performance of grasspea under different methods ci sowing and
prc-emergenee irrigation. The variety BAR! Khesari-2 was used as the test crop. The
treatments of the experiment were T,: Broadcast sowing without irrigation:
12:
Furrow
sowing without irrigation: T: Furrow sowing with furrow irrigation; T
4: Broadcast
sowing with primed seeds: 'I'
j
: Furrow sowing with primed seeds: T
6
: Broadcast
sowing with sprinkler irrigation at evening; 1
7
: Broadcast sowing with sprinkler
irrigation at evening and morning: 'FR: Furrow sowing with sprinkler irrigation at
morning and i's
: Broadcast sowing with post sowing flood irrigation. Parameters were
studied at 15. 25. 35. 45 and 55 days atler sowing. The highest seedling emergence
(4.80. 19.65. 26.20. 54.20 and 71.50) was recorded in T
7
treatment whereas the lowest
(2.40. 5.10. 18.20. 44.60 and
45.23) in T1
treatment. The tallest plant (15.11 cm. 34.91
cm. 42.79 cm. 59.41 cm and 71.92) at 15. 25, 35. 45 and 55 DAS was recorded in T
7
treatment and the shortest(l0.94 cm. 25.76 cm. 31.07 cm. 46.55 cm and 56.98 cm) in
'1' treatment. The highest number of leaves, number of branches, number of flowers
and dr
v
matter were recorded from T7
treatment and whereas, the lowest in T
1
treatment.
1'he highest pod number, pod length. number of seeds pod', weight of 1000
seeds
were recorded from T7
treatment and the lowest in T
1
treatment. The highest
seed yield (1.75 t ha
4
) and stover yield (3.91 t ha
4
) were recorded in T
7 treatment and
the lowest seed yield (1.29 t hi') and stover yield (339 t hai in "I'
s treatment.
