Effect of Different Organic Fertilizer on the Growth and Yield of Broccoli (Brassica oleraceae var. italic)

Authors

  • Saimun Islam Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Jannatul Busra Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh; and, Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, City University, Khagan, Savar-1340 Bangladesh
  • Md Sabuj Ali Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Sadia Rahaman Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Ragibe Afsar Shawon Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Md Towhidul Islam Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Md Istiak Hossain Joy Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh
  • Md Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v10i3.70813

Keywords:

Broccoli, Cowdung, Trichocompost, Vermicompost, Yield

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted at Nabogram Agro Farm, Mannannagar, Sadar, Noakhali during the period from October 2020 to January 2021 to evaluate the effect of different organic fertilizers on the growth and yield of broccoli (Brassica oleraceae var. italica). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) consisting of five treatments with three replications. The five treatments were T0 (No manure), T1 (Cowdung 5 t ha-1), T2 (Trichocompost 5 t ha-1), T3 (Vermicompost 5 t ha-1), T4 (Cowdung 50% + Trichocompost 50%) and T5 (Cowdung 50% + Vermicompost 50%). Data were collected in respect of plant growth and yield indicating characters at harvest. All the recorded parameters were statistically significant. For 100% curd initiation, maximum time (61 days) was recorded from T0 (Control), while minimum days (55 days) were recorded from T2 (Trichocompost 5 t ha-1). At harvest, the maximum plant height (64.70 cm), leaf length (35.05 cm), leaf breadth (32.32 cm), number of leaves per plant (14.66), the weight of full plant (1158.27 g), the marketable weight of curd (496.67 g), individual curd weight (320.67 g), diameter of curd (13.432 cm), marketable yield (19.242 t ha-1) were found in treatment T5 (Cowdung 50% + Vermicompost 50%) whereas lowest data recorded from treatment T0 (Control). So it is observed that T5 (Cowdung 50% + Vermicompost 50%) provides the highest results which may be more economical for the farmer according to the findings of this experiment.

Vol. 10, No. 3, December 2023: 237-245

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2024-01-21

How to Cite

Saimun Islam, Jannatul Busra, Md Sabuj Ali, Sadia Rahaman, Ragibe Afsar Shawon, Md Towhidul Islam, Md Istiak Hossain Joy, & Md Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan. (2024). Effect of Different Organic Fertilizer on the Growth and Yield of Broccoli (Brassica oleraceae var. italic). Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, 10(3), 237–245. https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v10i3.70813

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2023)

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Agriculture

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