GROWTH AND YIELD OF FRENCH BEAN AS INFLUENCED BY THREE VARIETIES AND NUTRIENTS

Abstract

The experiment was conducted in the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The experiment consisted of two factors. Factor A: different varieties as V 1 = BARI French bean-1, V = BARI French bean-2, V 3 = BARI French bean-3 and Factor B: different level of nutrients as N II 2 = cowdung (5t/ha) + vermicompost (2t/ha), N 2 = cowdung(5t/ha) + N 90 P 30 K = cowdung (5t/ha) + vermicompost (2t/ha) + N 90 P 30 K kg/ha. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. In case of different varieties of French bean the maximum number of flower (27.83), the highest number of pod harvested per plant (22.14) and the highest yield (15.95 t/ha) were found from V 2 treatment, whereas the lowest from V 45 treatment. For different level of nutrients the highest number of flower (25.58), the maximum number of pod per plant (22.60) and the highest yield (14.10 t/ha) were recorded from N 3 treatment, while the minimum were from N 1 2 treatment. Due to combined effect, the maximum number of flower (32.02), the maximum number of pod harvested per plant (26.50), the highest yield (18.92 t/ha) were observed from V 2 N treatment combination, while the lowest were from V 2 N 1 treatment combination. So, the V 2 2 N treatment combination appeared to be the best for achieving the higher growth and yield of French bean.