Response of hybrid tomato varieties to boron application

Authors

  • MH Rashid Senior Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur and Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
  • MA Kawochar Scientific Officer, Tuber Crop Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur
  • MAI Sarker Senior Scientific Officer, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Rangpur, BARI, Gazipur
  • ME Hoque Senior Scientific Officer, Hill Tract Agricultural Research Station, Ramgarh, Khagrachari, BARI, Gazipur
  • N Salahin Scientific Officer, Soil Science Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur

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https://doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v42i4.35798

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out in Grey Terrace Soil of Joydebpur and Non Calcareous Grey Floodplain Soil of Agricultural Research Station, Burirhat, Rangpur during the rabi season of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. The objectives were to evaluate the effect of boron on the yield and yield attributes of BARI Hybrid Tomato-5 as well as to determine an optimum rate of boron application for maximizing yield. Three varieties of BARI Hybrid Tomato-5 viz., Epoch, NS 815 and BARI Hybrid-5 and five levels of boron (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 kgB ha-1) along with a blanket dose of N220 P60 K120 S40 Zn4.0 kg ha-1 and cow dung 5 t ha-1 were used in the study. Results revealed that NS 815 performed the best with 1.5 kg B ha-1 that produced 79.7 t ha-1 at Joydevpur whereas at Burirhat Epoch performed best (101 t/ha). The said combination increased 31.7% and 57.8% yield over the control at Joydevpur and Burirhat, respectively. However, from regression analysis, a positive but quadratic relationship was observed between yield and boron levels. The optimum dose of boron was appeared to be as 1.37 kg and 1.54 kg B ha-1 for Joydevpur and Burirhat, respectively.

Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 42(4): 707-714, December 2017

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2018-02-27

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Rashid, M., Kawochar, M., Sarker, M., Hoque, M., & Salahin, N. (2018). Response of hybrid tomato varieties to boron application. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, 42(4), 707–714. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v42i4.35798

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