Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Farm,
Dhaka 1207 during November 2010 to March 2011 to study the role of phosphorus and
sulphur on the growth, yield and oil content of mustard (SAU Sharisha-1). The
experimental soil was clay loam in texture having pH of 5.8. The experiment included
four levels of phosphorus viz.,
0, 20. 40 and 60kg P ha4 and four levels of sulphur viz.,
0, 15, 30 and 50 kg S hi'. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete
Block Design with three replications. Phosphorus showed significant effect on yield and
yield attributes of mustard. Application of phosphorus
4),
60 kg hi' produced the
highest seed yield, plant height. number of primary branches plant", number of siliqua.
plant'1
. 1000-seed weight. Sulphur fertilizer also had significant effect on yield and yield
attributes of mustard. Application of sulphur @ 15 kg ha4 produced the highest
number of primary branches plant
4, number of siliqua plant" but in all the eases
relatively the lower response was found from the control treatment. Phosphorus in
combination with sulphur showed significant effect on yield and yield attributes of
mustard. Plant height, no. of siliqua plant". siliqua length, no. of seed siliqua
',
weight
of
thousand seed, seed yield was found highest in the treatment combination PS
50,
P40S15,
PS30,
P0550
,
PS0
,
PS,5
respectively.
The oil and protein content was found
highest in PS30 and P20S30. The addition of P and S not only increased the yield but
also protect the soil from total exhaustion of nutrients.
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
SOIL SCIENCE
SEMESTER: JULY-DEC, 2010
