Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 during the period of
November 2019 – May 2020 to find out the influence of bio-fertilizer application
method with organic and in-organic fertilizer on growth and yield of bitter-gourd in
winter season. The experimentwas double factorial : as- Factor A: Fertilizer (4
levels) T
0
: control i.e. no fertilizer ,T
1
: Organic (kitchen compost @1000 kg/ha),T
:
in-organic (N
46
P
40
K
45
) Kg/ha and T
: Organic (kitchen compost @1000 kg/ha) +
in-organic (N
23
P
20
K
23
3
) kg/ha Factors B: Bio-fertilizer application method (3 levels)
F
1
: Seed treatment with bio-fertilizer @ 100ml/250g seed,F
: Seedling treatment
with bio-fertilizer @400 ml/500 seedling. And F
3
2
: Soil treatment with bio-fertilizer
@.046 g/m
2
. The double factorial experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete
Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Maximum plant height (299.69 cm),
fruit diameter(4.6 cm),fruit length(27.11 cm), yield/plant (1.05 kg), and total yield
(19.44 t/ha) were found from T
3
F
treatment. fruit diameter(1.00cm),fruit
length(4.49 cm), yield/plant (.046 kg), and total yield (.86 t/ha) were found from
T
0
F
2
3
(control) treatment .All growth related parameter was collected up to 75 DAS
due to COVID-19.This study suggests that T
3
F
treatment acts as a potential source
of plant nutrients for suitable bitter gourd production. The combination of organic
,In-organic and soil application of bio-fertilizer (T
3
3
F
) gave the highest gross return
(Tk. 1458000). The combination of organic, inorganic and soil application of biofertilizer
(T
3
F
) gave the highest benefit cost ratio (3.16).
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
HORTICULTURE
