Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted at the Agronomy field of Sher-e-
Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka in the Rabi season
(November- February) of 2014-2015 to evaluate the performance of
varieties on different planting methods of mustard. The treatment comprised
of two planting methods and six varieties. The two planting methods were
conventional method of sowing (M
) and System of Mustard Intensification
(SMI) (M
2
1
). Six different varieties were BARI Sarisha-11 (V
), BARI
Sarisha-13 (V
2
), BARI Sarisha-14 (V
ii
3
), BARI Sarisha-15 (V
) BARI
Sarisha-16 (V
5
) and Tori-7 (V
). The experiment was laid out in a Split-plot
design with three replications. Planting methods was assigned in the main
plot and varieties in the sub plot. The planting method affected significantly
for the siliqua length, number of siliquae plant
6
-1
1
4
, number of seed siliqua
,
stover yield, biological yield and harvest index but statistically unaffected
for 1000-seed weight and seed yield. It was found that SMI produced 2.28%
higher seed yield compared to conventional method. The seed yield of
mustard varied for different variety. BARI Sarisha-11 produced the highest
seed yield (1386.50 kg ha
-1
) whereas the lowest seed yield (733.10 kg ha
)
was given BARI Sarisha-14. BARI Sarisha-11 in SMI method resulted the
highest seed yield (1830.70 kg ha
-1
) that might be due to higher number of
siliquae (483.47) plant
-1
. BARI Sarisha-14 in SMI showed the lowest seed
yield (429.80 kg ha
-1
). Thus it may be concluded that SMI was not effective
for all varieties i.e the variety BARI Sarisha-11 performed better in SMI
method.
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
