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Effect of Different Fertilization Practices on the Growth and Yield of Cabbage

Mohammad Forhad Hossain
Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Taneya Farhana
Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Zahir Raihan
Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Saeed Hasan
Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Md. Mukul Mia
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

M. Mazibur Rahman
Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The field experiment was conducted at the farmer’s field of Sutiakhali, a village near the BAU, Mymensingh to investigate effect of integrated nutrient management on yield of cabbage and soil fertility during the period from 5th November 2013 to February 2014. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and five treatments levels viz. T₁ : Recommended Dose (RD, N ₁₅₀ P ₅₃K₅₀ S ₃₀ Zn_1.5 B_0.7 Mo_0.5) T₂: Soil Test Base (STB, N ₁₇₈ P₆₅K₅₁ S ₂₇ Zn_1.5B_0.7 Mo_0.5) T₃ : Integrated Plant Nutrition System (IPNS, N₁₅₈ P ₅₉K₄₂ S ₂₄ Zn_1.5B_0.7 Mo_0.5 ) + Cow dung (CD) @ 5.0 tha^-1, T₄ : Farmer’s Practice (FP, N₆₅P₄₂K₇₁ S₆) T₅ : Control (no fertilizer). The Integrated Plant Nutrition System showed significant positive effect on the yield and yield components of cabbage cv. Atlas-70. The results of the present study showed that cow-dung with inorganic fertilizers have significant variation on all the parameters except number of loose leaves. The highest values for plant height (25.88cm), number of folded leaves per head (42.50), length of the biggest leaf (34.77cm), length of the lateral root (31.92 cm), length of stem (6.83cm) were recorded in T₃ treatments, on the other hand the highest values in case of number of loose leaves at the treatment of T₅ (control). The yield of cabbage crop has increased significantly with application of inorganic fertilizer in combination of cow dung over the control. The highest values for fresh weight of cabbage was 89.16 t ha^-1 , dry matter content of head (5.93%), dry matter content of loose leaves (9.72%), were recorded at T₃ treatments by the application of inorganic fertilizer (N₁₅₈ P ₅₉K₄₂ S ₂₄ Zn_1.5B_0.7 Mo_0.5 ) in combination with cow dung @ 5.0 tha^-1. The above results indicated that the integrated nutrient management had a remarkable effect in promoting soil fertility and increasing yield and yield components of cabbage.

Keywords: Effect; Fertilization practices; Growth; Yield; Cabbage

Location: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh area.

Start Date: 00-11-2013

End Date: 00-02-2014

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Cabbage, Soil fertility, Cabbage

Objectives:

To achieve the optimum yield of cabbage.

Methodology:

The research work was conducted at the farmer’s field of Sutiakhali, a village near the BAU, Mymensingh (AEZ 9). The experimental site is situated at 24°N latitude and 91ºE longitude having an altitude of 8.3m. The climate of the experimental site is subtropical in nature, which is characterized by three distinct seasons, the monsoon extending from May to October, the winter or dry season from November to February and pre-monsoon period hot season from March to April. The soil texture of the experimental site was silty loam, land was medium high and belongs to the Agro-Ecological Zone-9 (AEZ-9). The test crop was Cabbage (Atlas 70).Date of transplanting was 5^th November, 2013 and date of harvesting was 20 January, 2014. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Five treatments including a control were assigned randomly to the unit plot of 4.5 m x 3.15 m in size. The total experimental area was 25.5 m x 11.45m and was divided into three blocks. Each block consisted of 5 unit plots. Thus the total number of unit plots was 15, plant spacing in unit plot was 60 cm x 45 cm and thus each unit plot accommodated 42 Nos.

Source of Information: Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. 2015, 1 (2), 182-186; ISSN 2411-4472 (Print) 2412-5571 (Online)

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Achievement/Findings:

Cabbage is a tasty cool weather crop, easy to grow and delicious to eat. The yield of the Cabbage (Atlas-70) increased significantly due to integrated use of chemical fertilizer and organic manure in the farmers’ field under AEZ 9. Use of cow dung may reduce the use of chemical fertilizer from the conventional recommendation. Integrated Plant Nutrition System (IPNS, N ₁₅₈ P ₅₉K₄₂S ₂₄ Zn_1.5B_0.7 Mo_0.5 ) along with cow dung (CD) @5.0 tha ^-1 appeared as the best suited combination providing higher yield and economic return.

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