SHELF LIFE AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BROCCOLI (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.) AS INFLUENCED BY NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM AND MOLYBDENUM

J Ferdousi, M Zakaria, M I Hossain and M Saha
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-33

Abstract:

The study on the shelf life and economic analysis of broccoli under different fertilizer treatments combinations were carried out both in the field and laboratory of Horticulture Department, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, during 10 October 2007 to 28 February 2008. There were 13 treatments viz. control (no application of fertilizer) (T1), N45P30K50MO0.3(T2), N90P30K50MO0.3(T3), N135P30K50MO0.3(T4), N90P0K50MO0.3(T5), N90P60K50MO0.3(T6), N90P90K50MO0.3(T7), N90P30K0MO0.3(T8), N90P30K25MO0.3(T9), N90P30K75MO0.3(T10), N90P30K50MO0.0(T11), N90P30K50MO0.1(T12), and N90P30K50MO0.5(T13). Cowdung was applied @10 t ha-1 as basal dose in each case. The maximum shelf life (15.05 days) was observed with no application of inorganic fertilizer and kept at 40C in polythene bag wrapping the broccoli curd. The maximum gross return per hectare (Tk. 3, 66, 740 ha-1) and net benefit (Tk. 2, 56, 182 ha-1) were found in T4 (N135P30K50MO0.3) followed by T7 (N90P90K50MO0.3) (Tk. 3,36,380 and 2, 17, 457, respectively) and the minimum values (Tk. 1, 22, 100 and 21,546, respectively) being noted in T1 (control). The highest cost benefit ratio (3.32) was found in T4 (N135P30K50MO 0.3). Considering the yield of broccoli and the benefit cost ratio, nutrient application of N, P, K, and Mo @ 135, 30, 50, and 0.3 kg ha-1, respectively are the optimum doses for growing broccoli in shallow Red-Brown Terrace Soil of Salna series, Gazipur.

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Shelf life, broccoli, benefit cost ratio, inorganic fertilizers, net benefit


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J Ferdousi, M Zakaria, M I Hossain and M Saha. 2014. SHELF LIFE AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BROCCOLI (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.) AS INFLUENCED BY NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM AND MOLYBDENUM, Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University 1(1): 29-33.