Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangia
Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during October 20 1,8to March 2019 '110
study the effects of variety and different: doses of ethrel on the growth and yield of
squash ..The experiment 'had two factors (Varieties: VI ~ GS~l, V2 - Cherub and V3
::: Cheonlima and different doses o:f ethrel: ,Eo::: ,0'ppm (control) EI ::: 25'0 ppm and
E2 ::: ,5,0[0ppm), The experiment was laid lout in the Randomized Complete- Block
Design with three replications, Significant variations were observed for most of the
studied traits. as influenced by different varieties levels of ethrel and their
interaction tOIO" But in case of Dumber of leaves and stem diameter at 15 D'AT the. ,',,_, _' _' __ ,' _ ,_', '_' ,_," , "_"'_ ,',' '_' __ '_,,_, _" .. _', ',,_', _,' _,,' .. __ ' ,_,' _-_ _' _ _" - _ '_ ,- _"_ '_' _'-"_ -""'" '_ , '_
inte-raction effects were non-significant. The highest fruit yield (37...34 t ha') was
fOUD:d, 'from the variety V:1, ('GS~,l) whereas the lowest fruit yield (20 ..77 t ha') was
fOUD:d, from the variety V2 (Cherub), The highest fruit yield (35.93 t ha") was, fOUD,d
from E, (25,0 pp:m ethrel) where the lowest (22 ..8,8 t ha') was found from E2, (5100
ppm ethrel) ..The highest fruit 'yield ha' (45,.37 t) was found from the combination
V1El (variety GS~l with 2,50 ppm ethrel) bnt the lowest fruit yield, ha" (17.,23 t) was
fOUD:d from the combination V2E2 (variety Cherub with 5,0,0 ppm ethrel), The
combination VlE:I, (variety lOS...I with 250 pp:m ethrel) W;8S 'found 'the 'best one for
the cultivation of squash,
