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Effect of Sowing Time and Spacing on the Performance of Bushbean at Fsrd Site, Palima, Tangail

Md. Jamal Hossain
Scientific Officer
OFRD, BARI, Tangail

Md. Abdul Helim Khan
Scientific Officer
OFRD, BARI, Tangail

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Sowing time and spacing were studied at Palima, Tangail FSRD site for two consecutive years 2000-01 and 2001-02. The result showed that vegetable yield significantly highest from Nov.-10 with spacing 25 x 10 cm in 2000-01 whereas in 2001-02. Nov.-10 with all spacing showed higher yield. On an average, highest vegetable yield was recorded from early planting (10 Nov.) with spacing 25 x 10 cm. On an average, highest cost benefit analysis was obtained from early planting (10 Nov.) with spacing 25 x 10 cm at Palima, Tangail region.

Keywords: Bushbean, Sowing date, Spacing

Location: Palima, Tangail

Start Date: 10-11-2000

End Date: 15-02-2002

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Bush bean

Objectives:

To find out the optimum time of planting and spacing of bush bean and popularize the crop as a vegetable crop in the locality.

Methodology:

The experiment was carried out at Palima FSRD site, Tangail during 2000-2002 in the medium highland under AEZ-8. The experiment was designed in factorial RCB with 3 dispersed replications. Unit plot size was 5 x 4 m. The variety was BARI Bush bean-1. The trial consisted of four levels of sowing date viz. 10 November, 20 November,30 November, 10 December and three levels of spacing 30 x 15 cm, 20 x 15 cm and 25 x 10 cm. Fertilizers were applied at the rate of 45-140-140 kg/ha Urea, TSP and MP respectively. Seeds were treated with Vitavax-M before sowing for better germination. Intercultural operations such as thinning, weeding and irrigation were done whenever required. Observations were made on plant height, number of pods/plant, pod length, pod weight/plant, and yield. Necessary data were collected and analyzed statistically using MSTATC.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report, 2001-02 published by OFRD, BARI

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Plant height was much higher on 2001-02 than 2000-01. In both the years, wider spacing showed higher plant height in early planting and there was trend to decrease height with the decrease of spacing. Pods/plant was also showed higher number in second year than first year. There was no systematic trend of decrease or increase of pods/plant but early planting showed higher number of pods/plant. Pod length and pod weight was not recorded in 2000-01 but in 2001-02 pod length was statistically identical except treatment D₄S₁. In case of pod weight, higher weight was recorded from early planting in all spacing. In 2000-01, vegetable yield showed significantly highest from treatment D₁S₃ whereas in 2001-02, D₁S₃ treatment revealed similar yield with the treatments D₂S₃, D₃S₃ and D₄S₃. In all the treatments wider spacing gave higher yield in early planting. On an average, higher vegetable yield was recorded from early planting (November 10) with spacing 25 x 10 cm in both the years. Cost and benefit analysis showed that highest gross return was recorded from D₁S₃ in both the years. Similar trend was observed in case of gross margin. The treatment D₁S₃ also showed higher benefit cost ratio. But on an average, higher benefit cost ratio was revealed from spacing (25 x 10cm) in early sowing (November 10). It may be concluded that bushbean could be sown in November 10 with spacing (25 x 10 cm) for Tangail region.

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