Abstract:
The experiment was conducted in the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka, during the period from November, 2021 to April, 2022 to
investigate the performance of different types of manure and clove size on the growth
and yield of garlic. BARI Garlic-3 was used as planting material in this experiment.
The experiment consisted of two factors. Factor A: Three types of manure such as M
0
:
Control (No manure), M
1
: Cowdung (15t/ha), M
2
II
: Vermicompost (6t/ha), M
3
:
Mushroom spent compost (6t/ha) and Factor B: Three levels of clove size; C
1
: Small
clove size (50g/100 cloves), C
2
: Medium clove size (70g/100 cloves and C
3
: Large
clove size (90g/100 cloves). The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three
replications. In case of mushroom spent compost maximum number of cloves per bulb
(24.44), highest fresh weight of bulb (18.89 g) and the highest yield (9.92 t/ha) was
recorded from M
3
, while all the above parameters was the lowest at M
0
. In case of clove
size maximum number of cloves per bulb (25.50), highest fresh weight of bulb (18.27
g) and the highest yield (9.43 t/ha) was recorded from C
3
treatment while C
1
treatment
gave the minimum. Considering combined effect maximum number of cloves per bulb
(26.00), highest fresh weight of bulb (21.08 g) and the highest yield of bulb (11.42 t/ha)
was recorded from M
3
C
3
and the lowest (5.49 t/ha)was recorded from M
0
. From the
above results it may be concluded that M
3
C
3
treatment combination was found best for
improving growth and yield of garlic.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
