EFFECT OF POTASSIUM AND INDOLE ACETIC ACID ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO
Date
2015
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
DEPT. OF HORTICULTURE
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from October 2014 to April
2015to study the effect of potassium and indole acetic acid on growth and yield
of tomato. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block
Design
0
= Control, K
1
= 110 kg/ha K
2
O, K
= 140 kg/ha
K
2
Oand K
3
= 170 kg/ha K
O respectively andFactor B
0
= Control, I
1
2
= 25 ppm, I
= 50 ppm IAA and.In case ofpotassium,
K
2
2
produced the highest yield
produced the lowest yield
2
0
treatment produced the highest yield
0
produced the lowest yield
produced the highest yield
0
I
produced the lowest yield
2
I
2
treatment combination. So, 140 kg/ha K
2
0
O with 50 ppm IAA was found
suitable for growth and yield of tomato.
Description
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
DHAKA-1207
Keywords
POTASSIUM AND INDOLE ACETIC ACID, TOMATO