GROWTH AND YIELD OF SESAME AS INFLUENCED BY POULTRY MANURE AND NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in the research field of Sher-e-l3angla Agricultural University farm, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from March to June, 2013 to study the growth and yield of sesame as influenced by poultry manure and nitrogenous fertilizer following Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. BARI Til-4 used was treated by 4 levels of poultry manure viz.. PM0: 0 t ha4 (control), PM1: 2.5 t hi', PM2: 5.0 t hi' and PM3: 7.5 t ha4; and 4 levels of nitrogen viz., NO: 0 kg N ha4 (control). N1: 50 kg N ha4, N2: 60 kg N hi' and N3: 70 kg N ha4. In case of poultry manure, the tallest plant (88.69 cm) was recorded from 5.0 ton poultry manure hi'. while the shortest plant (70.58 cm) was recorded from 0 ton poultry manure had at harvest. The maximum number of capsule per plant (66.37), highest seed yield per hectare (1.67 ton) and maximum oil content in seeds (40.47%) were observed from 5.0 ton poultry manure ha4, while the minimum results were recorded from 0 ton poultry manure ha4. For nitrogenous fertilizer, the tallest plant (90.24 cm) was observed from 60 kg N hi'. whereas the shortest plant (73.38 cm) from 0 kg N ha at harvest. The maximum number of capsule per plant (65.62), highest seed yield per hectare (1.76 ton) and maximum oil content in seeds (39.42%) was found from 60 kg N whereas the minimum results were observed from 0 kg N hi'. In combination of poultry manure and nitrogenous fertilizer, the tallest plant (97.43 cm) was found from 5.0 ton poultry manure hi' and 60 kg N hi at harvest, whereas the 0 ton poultry manure hi' and 0 kg N hi' provided shortest plant (62.77 cm). The maximum number of capsule per plant (72.76), highest seed yield per hectare (2.03 ton) and maximum oil content in seeds (45.67%) was found from 5.0 ton poultry manure hi' and 60 kg N hi', while the minimum results were found from 0 ton poultry manure hi' and 0 kg N Among the combinations, 5.0 ton poultry manure ha4 and 60 kg N performed better in growth, yield contributing characters and yield of sesame.