GROWTH AND YIELD OF CARROT AS INFLUENCED BY POTASSIUM AND PLANT PER HILL
Date
2008-06
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DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE, SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DHAKA-1207
Abstract
The experiment was carried out to study the effect of different levels of potassium and
number of plant per hill on growth and yield of carrot at the Horticultural Farm, Shcr-
e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period of November 2006 to March
2007. The experiment consisted of two factors. Factor A- four levels of potassium viz.
K
()
= Control, K| = 180 Kg, K
2
= 200 Kg, K^ = 220 Kg K
2
0/ha respectively. Factor B-
Number of plant per hill viz P| = 1 plant per hill, P
2
= 2 plants per hill, = 3 plants per
hill. The experiment was laid out with randomized complete block design (RCBD).
Incasc of potassium highest yield (25.23 t/ha) was obtained from K
and lowest (18.25
t/ha) from k
0
2
. Incase of number of plant per hill the highest yield (22.32 t/ha) was
found from P* and lowest (19.27 t/ha) from P|. For combined effect of K
2
P? produced
the highest (26.24 t/ha) yield and the lowest yield (13.81 t/ha) obtained from K
0
P|
Considering the above findings, application of
200 kg k
2
0/ha with three plants per hill
appeared to be suitable for cultivation of carrot.
Description
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Horticulture & Postharvest Technology
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.)
IN
HORTICULTURE SEMESTER: JANUARY- JUNE, 2008
Keywords
CARROT, POTASSIUM, PLANT PER HILL