Abstract:
An experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of variety and phosphorous
on growth and yield of lentil at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University farm, Dhaka,
Bangladesh during November, 2015 to March, 2016. The experiment comprised of
two factors viz. i) Factor A: three lentil cultivars V
1
= BARI Masur 5, V
= BARI
Masur 6 and V
3
= BARI Masur 7 and ii) Factor B: four levels of phosphorus P
= 0 kg
P
2
O
5
ha
-1
, P
1
= 20 kg P
2
O
5
ha
-1
, P
2
= 40 kg P
2
O
5
ha
-1
and P
3
= 60 kg P
The
experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three replications where lentil
varieties were assigned in the main plot and levels of phosphorous in the sub-plot.
Variety of lentil showed significant influences on most of the growth, yield and yield
attributes of lentil. The highest seed yield (1.44 t ha
-1
) was observed in BARI Masur 6
while the lowest in BARI Masur 7 (1.03 t ha
-1
). Phosphorus fertilizers had a
significant effect on the growth, yield and yield attributes of lentil. The highest seed
yield (1.46 t ha
-1
) was recorded from 40 kg P
2
O
5
ha
-1
2
O
5
2
0
ha
and the lowest one (0.99 t ha
)
from 0 kg P
2
O
5
ha
-1
. Interaction of variety and phosphorus levels showed significant
effect on most of the growth, yield and yield attributes of lentil. The highest seed
yield (1.72 t ha
-1
) was obtained from the combination of BARI Masur 6 with 40 kg
P
2
O
5
ha
-1
and the lowest one (0.80 t ha
-1
) was obtained from BARI Masur 7 with 0 kg
P
2
O
5
ha
-1
. Addition of phosphorus fertilizer beyond 40 kg ha
-1
decreased seed yield
irrespective of varieties. Application of phosphorus fertilizer at the rate of 40 kg P
ha
-1
could be a best production package for lentil production irrespective of varieties
in different lentil growing regions of Bangladesh.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRONOMY
