INFLUENCE OF FERTILIZER LEVEL AND PLANT POPULATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SUMMER MUNGBEAN

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at the Agronomy lick]. Sher-e-FIarigla Agricultural University. Dhaka from April 2007 to June 2007 to observe the influence of fertilizer level and plant population on the per!brmancc of munghean. The treatments were four fertilizer levels viz. wtthoui fertilizer, half of' the recommended close of fertilizer, recommended dose of' fertilizer and double of the recommended dose of fertilizer, and four plant populations VI?.. 15. 30. 45 and 60 plants ni' 2 of mungbean ( Vigna radiata). The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three rephcations. The result revealed that yield attributes and other characters were increased significantly by the application of different fertilizer treatment over the conuol. The above parameters were the highest when the crop fertilized with double of the recommended dose and recommended dose of fertilizer treatment. Per plant performance was better in IS plants rn'2 but the yield ha" was significantly highest in 45 plants ni'2 . Taller plant was observed in double of the recommended close of fertilizer with 60 plants ni'2. Higher number of branches plani'. pods plant''. pod length. seeds pod weight of 1001 seeds, harvest index and dry weight plant' were obtained from double of' the recommended (lose of fertilizer with IS plants ju.2. The highest seed yield (1.22 t ha'') was obtained from double of the recommended dose of fertilizer with 45 plants rn' 2 which was statistically similar with double and recommended dose of' fertilizer with 60. 45 and 30 plants m'