GROWTH, SEED YIELD AND QUALITY OF BUSH BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) AS INFLUENCED BY VARIETY AND PHOSPHOROUS

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at Horticultural Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, during the period from November 2016 to April 2017 to study the application of Phosphorus fertilizer interaction with Variety for higher growth, seed yield and seed quality of bush bean. The experiment consists of two factors. Factor A:Three BARI Bush Bean variety, BARI Bush Bean-1, BARI Bush Bean-2 and BARI Bush Bean-3. Factor B: four levels of phosphorus, P 0 : 0 kg P 2 O 5 /ha, P 1 : 80 kg P 2 O 5 /ha, P 2 : 100 kg P 2 O 5 :120 kg P 2 O 5 /ha were used for the present study. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications. Results showed that highest seed yield of bush bean (3.46 t) was found from BARI Bush Bean-2 variety and lowest seed yield (2.12 t) was found from BARI Bush Bean-3 variety. For different levels of Phosphorus, highest seed yield of bush bean (3.44 t) was found from P 2 (100 kg P/ha) treatment and lowest seed yield (2.22 t) was found from P 0 (control) treatment. In case of combined effect, the highest seed yield of bush bean (3.99 t) was produced from V 2 P 2 (BARI Bush Bean-2 and 100 kg P/ha) treatment combination and lowest seed yield (1.50 t) was found from V 3 (control) treatment combination. The treatment combination of BARI Bush Bean-2 with 100 kg P 2 O 5 /ha appeared to be the best for cultivation of bush bean under Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Farm condition.

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