Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the research farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the
rabi season from November 2016 to March 2017 to study the quality seed
production of french bean as influenced by spacing and pruning. The
experiment comprised of two of which factors, factor A. Pruning (P
0
= no
pruning, P
1
= one time stem pruning, P
2
= two times stem pruning) and factor B.
Spacing (S
1
= 30×10 cm spacing, S
2
=30×15 cm spacing and S
3
= 30×20 cm
spacing). The experiment was conducted following the randomized complete
block design (RCBD) with three replications. Result revealed that the number
of pods plant
1
-1
(27.27), pod weight plant
-1
(135.68 g) and pod yield (13.86 t ha
) showed the highest value resulting best seed yield (11.27 t ha
) due to
pruning P
1
. Similarly, the number of pods plant
-1
-1
(26.98), pod weight plant
(133.06 g) and pod yield (12.27 t ha
1
) the wider spacing S
2
-1
) attained the highest seed yield (9.97 t ha
. Result also demonstrated that, seed quality (i.e.
germination (%), shoot length and root length) was higher for the treatment P
1
and S
2
. Thus, the findings indicated that the one time pruning with wider
spacing (30×15 cm) could be used for yield maximization of French bean in
Bangladesh.
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Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Institute of Seed Technology,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
SEED TECHNOLOGY
SEMESTER: JANUARY-JUNE, 2017
