AKM Quamruzzaman
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur Bangladesh
M. Nazim Uddin
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701
Ferdouse Islam
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701
Eggplant, Performance, Summer cultivation, Hybrids
Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur
Variety and Species
The experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre (HRC), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur during the summer season of 2016. Twenty five eggplant hybrids viz., F1 1X216, F1 1X233, F1 3X229, F1 4X203, F1 5X8, F1 5X203, F1 5X233, F1 13X11, F1 14X5, F1 14X8, F1 14X203, F1 14X216, F1 14X233, F1 18X4, F1 18X216, F1 18X233, F1 19X4, F1 19X5, F1 19X203, F1 19X216, F1 19X233, F1 20X203, F1 21X203, F1 21X221B, F1 21X233, along with BARI Hybrid Begun 4(as check) were included in the study. The seeds were sown on the seedbed on 15 March 2016. Thirty days old seedlings were transplanted in the main field on 14 April, 2016. The experiment was laid out in RCB design with three replications. The unit plot size was 7.0 x 0.70 m and 10 plants were accommodated in a plot with a plant spacing of 70 cm apart in single row maintaining a row to row distance of 1 m with 30 cm drain. The land was fertilized with cowdung- N-P-K-S-Zn-B @ 10,000- 170-50-125-18-4.3-1.70 kg/ha, respectively. One third of the cowdung and half of P and full of S, Zn and B were applied during final land preparation. Rest of cow-dung and P and 1/3 of K were applied as basal in pit. Entire amount of N and rest of K were applied in four equal installment starting from 20 days after transplanting. Rest three installments were applied at vegetative, flowering and fruiting stage. The intercultural operations (weeding, irrigation, insecticide spray etc.) were done as and when necessary. Data on days to first harvest, fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), average fruit weight (g), fruit weight/ plant (kg), plant height at 1st harvest (cm) and plant height at last harvest (cm), fruit yield (t/ha), fruit infestation by brinjal fruit and shoot borer (BFSB) (%), incidence of bacterial wilt, fruit colour, fruit shape were recorded from five randomly selected plants per entry per replication. The information on different quantitative characters was statistically analyzed using MSTAT C software.
Annual Research Report 2016 – 2017, Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Gazipur Bangladesh
Report/Proceedings