Abstract:
Potato crop has strict requirement for a balanced fertilization management, without
which growth and development of the crop are poor and both yield and quality of tubers are
diminished. Therefore, the study was done to make evaluated the effect of fertilizer
management practices on the growth, yield and tuber quality characteristics in three potato
varieties. Treatments included four doses of fertilizers
0
, F
1
, F
2
Regarding varieties, the minimum days
treatment where the treatment doses of N, P,
K, S, Mg, Zn and B were 100, 30, 120, 10, 10, 4 and 0.8 kg ha
2
-1
, respectively. According to
the results it can be concluded that Cardinal produce have the capability to produce higher
tuber yield with quality grade of potato. On the other hand, fertilizer management practices
had significant effect on growth, yield and grade of potato. Among the fertilizer treatments,
F
can be suitable dose for higher yield with better quality of potato in case of each of
cardinal, granola and diamant variety. It is concluded that high yields and enhanced quality
2
and F
3 tubers can only be sustained through the application of optimal nutrient doses in balanced
proportion of F
2
treatment in potato cultivar Granola.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Soil Science,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
SOIL SCIENCE
SEMESTER: Jan-June’ 2011
