Abstract:
Household organic waste (HOW) can be managed in an environmentally feasible
way by preparing compost and using them to produce organic vegetables for family
consumption in kitchen yard or rooftop garden. So, a pot experiment was conducted
in the field laboratory of the Department of Agroforestry and Environmental
Science, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, from March 18 to
May 17, 2020 to observe the effect of household organic waste compost on the
growth and yield of Indian spinach (Basella alba L.) under five different treatments
1. T0: only the field soil ; 2. T1: 20% of HOW compost and soil; 3 T2: 40% of HOW
compost and soil; 4. T3: 50% of HOW compost and soil; and 5. T4: Recommended
dose of fertilizer in completely randomized design with three replications. The
results showed significant positive influence of HOW compost which were
increased plant height, leaf number, stem diameter, fresh and dry weight resulting
in higher yield. Treatment T4 showed highest fresh weight and stem length which
are expected attributes in commercial large scale cultivation. Among the three HOW
compost treatments T3 showed highest fresh weight, dry weight, leaf number and
stem length. So treatment T3 is preferable for organic cultivation in the homestead
or in the rooftop garden.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
AGROFORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
SEMESTER: JANUARY-JUNE, 2021
