EFFECT OF NPK BRIQUETTE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF BARI JHAR SHEEM-2

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the research field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh during the Rabi season (November 2016 to February, 2017) to study the effects of NPK briquette on the growth and yield of BARI Jhar sheem-2 was used as the test crop in this experiment. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The treatments consisted of 8 (eight) levels of NPK briquette i.e. T 1 : no fertilizer (Control), T 2 : Recommended dose (N 120 P 30 K 50 S 10 kg ha -1 ), T 3 : 120 Pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS (N 90 kg ha -1 ), T 4 : 60 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS+60 pieces NPK briquette at 30 DAS, T 5 : 140 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS, T 6 : 70 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS+70 pieces NPK briquette at 30 DAS, T 7 : 160 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS, T 8 : 80 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS+80 pieces NPK briquette at 30 DAS. The growth and yield parameters were significantly affected by different levels of NPK briquette fertilizer. The highest plant height (52.20 cm) was found from T 7 treatment receiving 160 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS. Number of branches plant -1 (18.72), number of pod plant ii

-1 (27.83), pod weight plant -1 (185.8 g), pod length (14.69 cm), 10 green pod weight (21.36 g), stover yield (4.701 t ha -1 ) and pod yield (40.25 t ha -1) were found from T 5 treatment receiving 140 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS and for all cases lowest results were found in T 1 treatment receiving no fertilizer (control). NPK briquette fertilizer plays a significant role on the growth and yield of BARI Jhar sheem2.

The highest yield of BARI Jhar sheem-2 (40.25 t ha -1 P 24 K 40 ), was found in T 5

treatment receiving 140 pieces NPK briquette at 15 DAS and for all cases lowest results were found in T 1 treatment that receiving no fertilizer.