Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at “Central Research Farm” of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka, during November 2021 to April 2022 to study the
effects of biofertilizer and macronutrients on the yield and yield components of
fenugreek seed. The experimental material for the study was BARI Methi-1. The
experiment consisted of single factor with total 13 number of treatments, T
0
=
Biofertilizer 3 kg ha
-1
, T
1
= Biofertilizer 3 kg+ 100 kg N ha
ii
-1
, T
2
= Biofertilizer 3 kg +
40 kg P ha
-1
, T
3
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 60 kg K ha
-1
, T
4
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 75 kg N
ha
-1
, T
5
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 30 kg P ha
-1
, T
6
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 45 kg K ha
=
Biofertilizer 3 kg + 50 kg N ha
-1
, T
8
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 20 kg P ha
-1
, T
9
= Biofertilizer
3 kg + 30 kg K ha
-1
, T
10
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 100 kg N + 40 kg P + 60 kg K ha
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 75 kg N + 30 kg P + 45 kg K ha
-1
, T
12
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 50
kg N + 20 kg P+ 30 kg K ha
-1
. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete
Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Data were recorded on yield and yield
component of fenugreek seed and significant variation was observed for most of the
studied characters, T
10
= Biofertilizer 3 kg+ 100 kg N+ 40 kg P+ 60 kg K ha
treatment
showed the best in seed yield. Under this investigation it was revealed that the
maximum plant height (54.24 cm), number of primary branches plant
-1
(7.68), number
of secondary branches plant
-1
(5.21), minimum days required to first flowering (36.89
days), days required to 50% flowering (57.02 days), longest pod length (12.16 cm),
maximum number of seed pod
-1
(15.22), weight of seed pod
-1
(147.11 mg), seed weight
plant
-1
(12.33 g), weight of 1000 seed (13.58 g), seed weight plot
-1
(429.67 g), seed
weight ha
-1
(1790.30 kg), highest harvest index (41.68 %), vigor index (590.33) and
benefit cost ratio (3.51) was obtained from T
10
treatment . It was therefore concluded
that that treatment T
10
= Biofertilizer 3 kg + 100 kg N + 40 kg P + 60 kg K ha
performed positively to provide better yield and yield component of fenugreek seed.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Institute of Seed Technology,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
In Partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
SEED TECHNOLOGY