INFLUENCE OF VERMICOMPOST ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF KOHLRABI CULTIVARS

Abstract

The present study was undertaken with the aim to investigate the “Influence of vermicompost on growth and yield of kohlrabi cultivars”. This study was conducted at the Horticulture farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from October 2018 to January 2019. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor A: three kinds of cultivar (V 1 = Quick star, V 2 = White vienna, V 3 = Early 005), Factor B: Four levels of vermicompost (M 0 = Control, M 1 =

6 t/ha, M 2 ii

=

8 t/ha, M 3 =

10 t/ha). The experiment was performed with Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The results indicate that the morphological parameters and the reproductive components, as well as yield were influenced significantly among the treatments. With applying vermicompost (M 3 ) maximum yield per hectare was found (13.12 t/ha) in White vienna (V 2 ) and minimum (7.00 t/ha) in Early 005 (V 3 ). In case of interaction effect maximum yield per hectare (16.29 t/ha) was obtained from V 2 M 3 , while minimum (6.48 t/ha) was obtained from the V 3 M 0 . So, it can be concluded that applying M 3 =

10 t/ha vermicompost among three cultivars white Vienna gave the highest yield.