EFFECT OF MAGIC GROWTH ON THE MORPHOPHYSIOLOGICAL AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF MUNGBEAN

Abstract

An experiment was carried out at the research field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from September to November 2014 to study the effect of magic growth on the morphophysiological and yield attributes of mungbean. The experiment was laid out in the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Three mungbean varieties and four different levels of magic growth as well as control treatment were used in the experiment. Three varieties of mungbean was (i) V1 = BARI mung-4, (ii) V2 = BARI mung-5 and (iii) V3 = BARI mung-6 and four levels of magic growth was (i) T0 = Control (Normal cultivation practices), (ii) T1 = Soaking of seeds with magic growth for 3 hours (100% Urea use), (iii) T2 = Soaking of seeds with magic growth for 3 hours + 2 times spraying of magic growth at 35 DAS (before flowering) and 50 DAS (after 1st harvest) (50% Urea use), (iv) T3 = Without soaking + 3 times spraying magic growth at 35, 50 and 65 DAS respectively (50% Urea use). Data were recorded on different growth and yield parameters. All growth and yield parameters were significantly influenced by variety and magic growth and their combination. The highest plant height (18.53, 48.93, 66.29, 69.00, and 68.73 cm at 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 DAS respectively), dry weight plant-1 (0.88, 3.60 and 12.34 g at 20, 40 and 60 DAS respectively), pod length (6.50 cm), number of pods plant-1 (34.19), number of seeds per pod-1 (12.73), 1000-seed weight (45.58 g), yield m2 (145.20), grain yield (1456.00 kg ha-1), stover yield (1775.00 kg ha-1) and the highest harvest index (46.72%) was recorded from V3T2 [BARI mung-6 and Soaking of seeds with magic growth + spraying on 35 DAS (before flowering) + spraying on 50 DAS (After 1st harvest)].