INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF SWEET PEPPER (Capsicum annuum cv.Lin)

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the research farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during November 2016 to March 2017 to examine integrated nutrient management practices on the growth and yield of sweet pepper. The experimental treatments included T 0 = No chemical fertilizer, T 1 = 120 kg N/ha from urea + PKS, T 100 kg N /ha from urea + 20kg N from cow dung + PKS, T urea + 40kg N from cow dung + PKS, T from cow dung + PKS, T PKS, T 6 5 4 3 = 80kg N /ha from = 60kg N /ha from urea + 60kg N = 40kg N /ha from urea + 80kg N from cow dung + = 20kg N /ha from urea + 100kg N from cow dung + PKS, T organic(120 kg N from cow dung). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The effects of nutrient management practices were evident recorded significantly influenced on all parameter. The tallest plant was produced in the T 2 7 treatment. The maximum number of branch per plant, length of fruit, individual fruit weight were also produced from the T 2 treatment. Fruit yield was varied significantly due to the levels of different nitrogen with cow dung. The maximum fruit yield (20.00 t/ha) was produced in the T 2 treatment. BARI Mistimorich 1 variety of sweet pepper coupled with 100 kg N /ha from urea + 20kg N from cow dung and recommended PKS was found to be a promising practice for good yield. This result might be due to integrated nutrient management practices of fertilizers.