Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka during November 2020 to March 2021 to study the
influence of mulch and manure on the growth and yield of french bean. French
bean variety BARI Jharsheem 2 was used as planting material in this study. The
experiment consisted of two factors: Factor-A: mulch materials (4 types): M
0
= No
mulches, M
1
= Black polythene, M
2
= Rice straw and M
3
= Water hyacinth;
Factor-B: T
0
= No manure, T
1
= Kitchen compost (5 t ha
-1
), T
2
= Vermicompost (7
t ha
-1
) and T
3
= Kitchen compost + Vermicompost (2.5 t ha
-1
+3.5 t ha
). The
experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (factorial) with
three (3) replications. Data on different growth, yield contributing and yield
parameter of French bean were recorded and significant variation was observed
from different treatments. In case of mulch materials the tallest plant (56.04 cm),
maximum number leaves plant
-1
(18.54), leaf length (10.90 cm), leaf breadth
(8.76), number of branch plant
-1
(14.80), flower plant
-1
(25.12), pod plant
(20.74),
seeds pod
-1
(7.89), yield plot
-1
(4.41 kg) and yield ha
-1
(14.70 t) was observed from
M
1
treatment. In case of manure the tallest plant (57.17 cm), maximum number
leaves plant
-1
(19.98), leaf length (10.98 cm), leaf breadth (9.42), number of
branch plant
-1
(8.94), yield plot
(15.81), flower plant
-1
-1
(26.82), pod plant
(4.73 kg) and yield ha
-1
-1
-1
-1
(21.72), seeds pod
(15.77 t) was observed from T
3
treatment. The highest BCR (2.13) was obtained from the M
1
treatment
combination where as the lowest BCR (1.17) was from M
0
treatment
combination. It may be concluded that, sowing of French bean providing black
polythene with 2.5 t ha
-1
Kitchen compost +3.5 t ha
-1
Vermicompost was recorded
to be more suitable practice for getting higher yield of French bean.
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
