INFLUENCE OF BORON AND MOLYBDENUM ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF MUNGBEAN I Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]
Date
2010-06
Authors
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Publisher
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY
Abstract
The experiment was conducted at the Agronomy field laboratory of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from March to May
2009 to study the effect of Boron and Molybdenum on the growth and yield of
mungbean. The variety BARI mung-6 was used as test crop. The experiment consists of
two factors: Factor A: Boron (4 levels); 0 (B
and Factor B: Molybdenum (4 levels); 0 (Mo
0
), 1.0 (B
0
1
), 1.5 (B
), 1.0 (Mo
1
2
) and 2.0 (B
), 1.5 (Mo
2
3
) kg B ha
) and 60 (Mo
) kg
Mo ha
-1
. The experiment was conducted following split plot design with three
replications. The result revealed that treatment B
3
(2 kg B ha
- 1
)
showed the highest
plant height (47.22 cm), dry matter plant
-1
(16.68 g), number of pods plant
(30.36),
pod length (8.97cm), seed yield (1.53 t ha
-1
) and stover yield (1.78 t ha
(2 kg
B ha
- 1
) showed the highest 1000-seed weight (44.28 g). On the other hand, B
(0 kg B
ha
- 1
) showed the lowest plant height (44.10cm), dry matter plant
-1
(13.44 g), number
of pods plant
-1
(22.07), pod length (7.02 cm.), seeds pod
-1
(7.91), 1000 seed weight
(41.62 g), seed yield (1.18 t ha
-1
) and stover yield (1.53 t ha
-1
). The result also
revealed that Mo
3
(2 kg Mo ha
- 1
) showed the highest plant height (44.06 cm), dry
matter plant
-1
(16.59 g), number of pods plant
-1
(29.51), pod length (8.92 cm),
1000-seed weight (44.69 g), seed yield (1.60 t ha
-1
-1
-1
), but B
o
) and stover yield (1.85 t ha
)
but Mo
2
(2 kg Mo ha
- 1
) showed the highest seeds plant
-1
(10.89). On the other hand,
Mo
0
(0 kg Mo ha
-1
) showed the lowest plant height (44.67cm), dry matter plant
(14.17g), number of pods plant
-1
(24.14), pod length (7.05cm), seeds per pod (8.29),
1000-seed weight (40.31 g), seed yield (1.17 t ha
-1
) and stover yield (4.5 t ha
). The
interaction of B
3
Mo
3
(2 kg B ha
- 1
x 2 kg Mo ha
- 1
) showed the highest plant height
(47.44 cm), dry matter plant
-1
(17.75 g), number of pods plant
-1
(33.07), pod length
(9.35 cm), 1000-seed weight (45.49 g) , and stover yield (1.97 tha
-1
) but B
(2 kg
- 1
- 1
3
Mo
2
-1
2
3
-1
-1
-1 B ha
- 1
x1. 5 kg Mo ha
- 1
) showed t he hi ghest seeds per pod(12. 32) and seed
yi el d (1. 74 t ha
-1
). On the other hand, B
0
Mo
o
(0 kg B ha
-1
x 0 kg Mo ha
) showed
the lowest plant height (40.21 cm), dry matter plant
-1
- 1
(12.58 g),number of pods plant
(18.40), pod length (5.77 cm), seeds per pod (7.43), 1000 seed weight (38.05 g), seed
yield (0.99 t ha
-1
) and stover yield (1.37t ha
-1
). It may be concluded that boron and
molybdenum had a significant influence on the growth and yield of mungbean and 1.5
kg B and 1.5 kg Mo per hectare can be the optimum dose for higher yield of
mungbean.
-1
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
IN
AGRONOMY
SEMESTER: JAN-JUN, 2010
Keywords
BORON AND MOLYBDENUM, MUNGBEAN, Vigna radiata