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An experiment was accomplished in the rooftop of Dr. M A Wazed Miah
central laboratory of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the
period from December 2020 to February 2021 to study on effect of different
growing media on the growth and yield of potted Pakchoi. The experiment
comprised of eight levels of different growing media viz., T
– Control(100%
soil), T
1
– Vermicompost (90%), T
2
ii
0
- Cocodust + Vermicompost (45%+45%),
T
3
– Mushroom Spent Compost(90%), T
– Vermicompost + Cowdung
(45%+45%), T
5
4
– Vermicompost + Mushroom Spent Compost (45%+45%), T
– Vermicompost + Mushroom Spent Compost + Cowdung (30%+ 30%+ 30%)
and T
7
– Vermicompost + Biochar (45%+45%). Treatment T
was 100% soil
and 10% soil were added in rest 7 treatment equally. This experiment arranged
in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. Data on
different growth and yield attributes parameters were taken in which all the
treatment showed significant variations. The tallest plant (24.50 cm), the
maximum number of leaves (20), the maximum leaf length plant
0
(23.00 cm),
the maximum leaf breadth (13.00 cm), the highest fresh weight with root
(415.00), the maximum fresh weight without root (410.00 gm), the maximum
root length (13.00 cm), the maximum shoot diameter (8.90 cm), the maximum
stem diameter (1.10 cm), the maximum stem length (4 cm) were counted in T
(Vermicompost) treatment but the maximum dry weight (12.36 gm) and the
maximum root weight (10.00 gm) were found from T
(Mushroom Spent
Compost) treatment. The highest yield of pakchoi (18.22 t ha
3
-1
) was recorded
from T
1
(Vermicompost) treatment. Significantly higher yield (18.22 t ha
)
was recorded from T
(Vermicompost) treatment while the lowest yield (1.67 t
ha
-1
1
) was recorded from T
(Vermicompost + Biochar) treatment. It was
apparent from the above results that the treatment of T
7
was more suitable than
rest of treatment. The total soluble solids (12.50
0
1
-1
Brix) was higher in T
,
maximum Vitamin-C (37.30 mg/100g) was recorded in T
treatment and
maximum moisture percentages (92.42%) were found in T
treatment. |
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