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Effects of Vertical Staking and Different Types of Manures on Growth, Yield and Quality of Strawberry (fragaria × Ananassa Duch.)

Md. Harun Ar Rashid
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Jakia Habib Suravi
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Ashrafun Nahar
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Strawberry is a very popular, refreshing and nutritious fruit having powerful antioxidant and a safe, delicious addition to any diet. An experiment was conducted at the Landscaping section of the Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from October 2018 to April 2019 to develop a sustainable technology for optimum growth, yield and quality of strawberry cv. RU-1 (Festival) through vertical farming. The experiment comprised three vertical staking viz., 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 feet (ft) above ground staking, and five organic manures viz., control (no manures), cowdung @ 500 g/plant, mustard oilcake (MOC) @ 100 g/plant, poultry manure @ 500 g/plant and cowdung+MOC+poultry manure @ (500+100+500) g/plant. The two-factor experiment was conducted in randomised complete block design with three replications. Significant variations were observed due to vertical staking and organic manures on all the parameters studied. Highest plant height (15.95 cm), number of leaves (27.62), number of flowers (24.86), number of runner (4.73) and number of fruits per plant (22.90), fruit length (3.70 cm) and diameter (3.04 cm), individual fruit weight (13.87 g), yield per plant (318.82 g) and TSS (8.23%) were observed at 4.5 ft above ground staking and application of cowdung+MOC+poultry manure @ (500+100+500) g/plant, while the lowest plant height (9.61 cm), number of leaves (15.02), number of flowers (12.40), number of runner (2.18) and number of fruits per plant (22.90), fruit length (3.70 cm) and diameter (3.04 cm), individual fruit weight (13.87 g), yield per plant (124.48 g) and TSS (6.40%) were recorded at 1.5 ft above ground staking with control. Thus, combined treatment of 4.5 ft above ground staking with cowdung+MOC+poultry manure @ (500+100+500) g/plant was found to be better in respect of optimum growth, yield and quality of strawberry.

Keywords: Strawberry, Vertical staking, Manures, Growth, Yield

Location: the Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-10-2018

End Date: 00-04-2019

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Strawberry, Manures

Objectives:

To develop a sustainable technology for optimum growth, yield and quality of strawberry through vertical farming.

Methodology:

Experimental site and materials: The experiment was conducted to develop a sustainable technology for optimum growth, yield and quality of strawberry cv. RU-1 (Festival) through vertical farming at the Landscaping section of the Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from October 2018 to April 2019. The experimental area is situated in the sub-tropical climate zone and characterized by the winter or dry season (November to February) and pre-monsoon or hot season (March to April). The experimental site was medium high land belonging to the Old Brahmaputra Floodplain under the Agro-Ecological Zone 9 having non-calcareous dark gray floodplain soil (UNDP and FAO 1988). The soil of the experimental plot was silty loam in texture and about neutral (pH 6.5-7.0) in reaction. Healthy and uniform size seedlings of strawberry cultivar RU-1 (Festival) were collected from the nursery of Professor Dr. Monzur Hossain, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Experimental design and treatments: The two-factor experiment was laid out in a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. First factor of the experiment consisted of three vertical staking viz., V₁ = 1.5 feet (ft) above ground, V₁ = 3.0 ft above ground and V₁ = 4.5 ft above ground staking, and second factor of the experiment comprised five organic manures viz., T₀ = Control (no manures), T₁ = Cowdung @ 500 g/plant, T₂ = Mustard oilcake (MOC) @ 100 g/plant, T₃ = Poultry manure @ 500 g/plant and T₄ = Cowdung+MOC+poultry manure @ (500+100+500) g/plant. Construction of vertical framework: The vertical structure was made using bamboo, wood and high-density polyethylene tube of 10-inch diameter. Then the manures treatments were applied randomly in the experimental polyethylene tube. Finally, the polyethylene tubes were placed in such as a way that they were staked at 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 ft above the ground. The space between vertical staking was 30 cm so that the plants can get sufficient sunlight and air. The seedlings were transplanted in the evening of 7 November 2018 at the respective area of the polyethylene tube by making a hole and keeping a distance of 30 cm. Therefore, the spacing was considered as 30 cm × 30 cm. The spacing between blocks was 50 cm Nine plants were planted under each treatment under each replication. Hence, altogether for 15 treatment combinations 405 plants (9×15×3) were used for this experiment. Different small sizes holes were made on the polyethylene tube, which were used for the application of irrigation water and drainage channel for the plants. Data collection: The observations were recorded at 15 days intervals starting from one week after transplanting of seedlings up to the harvesting of fruits from all nine plants under each treatment and replications on growth and yield contributing characters like plant height (cm), number of leaves, flowers, runner and fruit per plant, individual fruit weight (g) and fruit yield per plant (g) and quality characters like fruit length (cm) and diameter (cm) and TSS (sweetness). Plant height of each plant was measured in cm by using meter scale and mean was calculated. Statistical analysis: The collected data on various parameters were analysed statistically using MSTAT computer programme. The means for all the treatments were calculated and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed by F-test. The mean difference between a pair of treatments was evaluated by least significant difference (LSD) at 5 % level of probability.

Source of Information: J Bangladesh Agril Univ 18(2): 307–315, 2020

Article Link (Online Journal): https://doi.org/10.5455/JBAU.83030

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Achievement/Findings:

The combination of 4.5 ft above ground staking and application of cowdung + MOC + poultry manure @ 500, 100 and 500 g/plant, respectively, was found to be better in respect of optimum growth, yield and quality of strawberry.

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