EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENT APPLICATION ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA IN OLD MEGHNA ESTUARINE FLOODPLAIN (AEZ 19) SOILS OF BANGLADESH

M M H Sarker, M Jahiruddin, A Z M Moslehuddin and M R Islam
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 189-193

Abstract:

There was an attempt of searching out of deficient micronutrient for okra in the Old Meghna Estuarine Floodplain (AEZ 19). The study was conducted in Chandina upazila of Comilla district covering AEZ 19. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with 3 (three) replications at farmers’ field during 2011-2012. In this study 7 (seven) treatment combinations including a control were tested and the treatments were designed taking all essential micronutrients except Cl following additive element trial technique. The rates of micronutrients were 3 kg Zn, 2 kg B, 2 kg Cu, 3 kg Mn, 5 kg Fe and 1 kg Mo ha-1. Sole application of Zn along with recommended doses of N, P, K and S was found sufficient for the highest yield of pod and stover, pod length and pod diameter whereas pod yield plant-1 and average pod weight were showed the highest responses by the combine application of Zn and B. Although, the highest yield of pod and stover (11.23 and 3.21 t ha-1, respectively) was produced from T7 treatment, there was observed no additive effect due to the application of micronutrients other than Zn and B. Almost similar trend was observed in other growth and yield parameters, and uptake of different nutrient elements.

Keywords:

AEZ 19, okra, micronutrients


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M M H Sarker, M Jahiruddin, A Z M Moslehuddin and M R Islam. 2015. EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENT APPLICATION ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA IN OLD MEGHNA ESTUARINE FLOODPLAIN (AEZ 19) SOILS OF BANGLADESH, Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University 2(2): 189-193.