EFFECT OF SALT INDUSTRIES BYPRODUCT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SWEET PEPPER IN SOILLESS CULTURE

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh to determine the effect of salt industries byproduct on growth and yield of sweet pepper. Five concentrations of salt industries byproduct (SIB) are considered as treatments, viz. S strength Rahman and Inden (2012) + 0 mlL Inden (2012) + 0.25 mlL mlL -1 SIB, S 4 -1 SIB, S 3 -1 SIB, S 2 1 = ¾ strength Rahman and = ¾ strength Rahman and Inden (2012) + 0.5 = ¾ strength Rahman and Inden (2012) + 0.75 mlL = ¾ strength Rahman and Inden (2012) + 1.0 mlL -1 SIB. The experiment was conducted in a randomized completely block design with three replications. Different concentration of salt industries by product showed significant variation in most of the parameters. The highest plant height, the maximum number of fruit/plant, individual fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit volume, and yield were found highest in S But all the parameters were drastically reduced when S 5 3. treatment was applied. Therefore, S treatment can be used for sweet pepper cultivation in soilless culture system in Bangladesh.