Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm, Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka, during November 2010 to February 2011 to
study the effect of organic manures on growth, yield and shelf life of broccoli
cultivars. The experiment consisted of two factors, Factor A: Four levels of
organic manure, viz. M
0
: Control; M
1
: Vermicompost; M
2
: Poultry manure, M
:
Cowdung and Factor B: Three broccoli cultivars, viz. V
1
: Premium, V
: Green
magic amd V
: Forest green. Three storage conditions were used to find shelf
life, viz. S
1
3
: Stored in open condition at room temperature
: Stored in
perforated poly-bag at room temperature
: Stored in perforated
poly-bag at refrigerator
2
3
and 6.86 t/ha from V
. The treatment
combination of M
2
V
2
2
gave the highest curd yield
3
2
remained good condition for longer time (
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Dept. of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
HORTICULTURE
