EFFECT OF MANURES AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO SELECTED MUNGBEAN VARIETIES

Abstract

The experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from March to June 2015 (kharif-I season) to find out the effect of different manures and inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield of two selected mungbean varieties. The experiment consisted of two factors: factor A: five levels of manures and inorganic fertilizers;[ T 0 = Control (no fertilizer or manure) T = Recommended dose of fertilizer (45 kg urea ha -1 + 100 kg TSP ha ii -1 1 + 58 kg MoP ha = Recommended dose of fertilizer + cowdung (3 t ha -1 ), T = Recommended dose of fertilizer + poultry manure (2 t ha -1 ), T 4 3 = Recommended dose of fertilizer + vermicompost (2.5 t ha -1 )] and factor B: two mungbean varieties; (V = BARI Mung 5 and V = BARI Mung 6). The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications. In case of manures and fertilizers, the maximum grain yield (1.53 t ha 2 -1 ) and maximum stover yield (1.88 t ha -1 ) was recorded from T treatment and minimum was from control treatment. In case of variety the maximum grain yield (1.58 t ha 4 -1 ) and minimum stover yield (1.45 t ha ) was obtained from V (BARI Mung 6) variety on the other hand the minimum grain yield (1.29 t ha 2 -1 ) and maximum stover yield (1.91 t ha -1 ) was obtained from V (BARI Mung 5) variety. In case of combined effect the maximum grain yield (2.01 t ha 1 -1 ) and maximum stover yield (2.61t ha -1 ) was recorded from T 4 V 2 and minimum from T 0 V . So, BARI Mung 6 performed the best result with the application of vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha 1 -1 with recommended dose of fertilizer.