Abstract:
The experiment was conducted at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultuml University farm, during
August 2013 through January, 2014 of
kizarif II season to evaluate the effect of
sowing date and spacing on growth and yield of mungbean (Vigna radiaza L.
Wilczek). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design
(RCBD) with three replications. The treatments were four sowing dates as 5, (24
August), S2 (13 September), S (03 October) and
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(23 October), respectively and
three spacing as P, (20cm
x
10 cm), P2 (30 cm
x
tO cm) and P3 (40cm
BARI Mung - 6
was the plant material of the experiment. Data on growth and yield
parameters were recorded from vegetative growth to maturity period. The results
revealed that all the growth and yield attributes were significantly influenced by
different sowing date and spacing and their interaction. Ilighest plant height (cm), no.
of branches plant', no. of leaves plant', dry weight
(gm),
no. of pods plant', pod
length (cm), no. of seeds pot', weight of 1000 seed (g), seed yield (t ha'), stover
yield (t ha-'), biological yield (t ha") and harvest index (%)
was observed in S2 (13
September), where as the minimum was in S4 (23 October) over different spacing. The
highest seed yield (1.53 t ha-') was obtained from S2 (13 September) with P: (30cm
10 cm) treatments and lowest was found in S4P3 (sowing on 23 October and spacing at
40 cm
x
10 cm). From the results of the experiments, it could be concluded that in
Kharif It season sowing on 13 September with 30 cm
x
10 cm).
x
10 cm spacing was optimum
for obtaining higher grain yields of mungbean. Delay sowing reduced the yield of
mungbean due to unfavorable condition for growth and dcvclopmcnt.
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
