Agricultural Research Management Information System

Home
Research Summary
Search
About Us
- ARMIS
- Brochure
Contact Us
Report
User Request
Data Input
Help
- Operation Manual
  - PDF
  - Video
- Program Area & Commodity
We have reached 37600 number of research entries at this moment.

- Logout

Research Detail

Home
Research
Detail

Effect of Fertilizers in Combination with Organic Manure on the Yield Performance of Turmeric

M.A. Rahman
RARS, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jamalpur

M.S. Zaman
RARS, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jamalpur

M.A. Monim
RARS, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jamalpur

A.B.M.S. Islam
Soil Resource Development Institute, Jamalpur

N. Sultana
Sher-e- Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A field experiment was conducted at the farmer’s field in Sherpur district under Regional Agricultural Research station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jamalpur, during Kharif season from 19 April 2008 to 25 February, 2009 and 19 April 2009 to 25 February 2010 to find out suitable combination of fertilizers and manure for maximizing the yield of turmeric. Seven packages of fertilizers in combination with manure (F₁ = Control, F₂ = Soil test base (STB): N₁₃₀P₄₀K₁₃₀S₁₅Zn₂, F₃ = 50%, STB + 5 ton cowdung/ha, F₄ = FRG-2005: N₁₂₀P₃₀K₁₀₀S₁₅Zn₃ kg/ha +3 ton cowdung/ha, F₅ = 75% FRG-2005+5 ton cowdung/ha, F₆ = 10 ton cowdung/ha, F₇ = Farmer’s practice: N₅₀P₂₀K₄₀+ 5 ton cowdung/ha) were used in the experiment. A randomized complate block design was followed for the experiment. BARI halud-1 was used as the test crop. From the results of the experiment, it was found that among the treatments as expected F3= 50% STB (N₆₅P₂₅K₇₀S₁₀Zn₂) +5 (ton cowdung/ha) is the highest yield of termaric in the both year (22.01 t/ha and 22.11 t/ha) with the highest BCR (10.67 and 10.72) and lowest yield (8.00 t/ha, 8.01t/ha) with BCR (3.65 and 3.65) was obtained when the plants raised with control treatment.

Keywords: Effect, Fertilizers, Organic manure, Combination Yield, Turmeric

Location: Sherpur district under Regional Agricultural Research station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jamalpur

Start Date: 00-00-2008

End Date: 00-00-2010

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Turmeric

Objectives:

1. To find out the optimum rates of fertilizers and manures for higher yield of turmeric.

Methodology:

The Experiment was conducted at farmer’s field in Sherpur district under Regional Agricultural Research station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jamalpur, during Kharif season from April 2008 to February, 2009 and April 2009 to February 2010. The initial soil samples collected from a depth of 0-15 cm were analyzed by ASI method (Hunter, 1984) and the properties are presented in Table 1. The unit plot size was 2.0m X 2.0m and spacing maintained for Termaric 50cm apart with plant to plant distance 25 cm. The treatments comprising of F₁ = (control), F₂ = (Soil test base: N₁₃₀P₄₀K₁₃₀S₁₅Zn₂ kg/ha), F₃ = (50% STB + 10 ton cowdung/ha), F₄ = (FRG -2005: N₁₂₀P₃₀K₁₀₀S₁₅Zn₃ kg/ha + 3 ton cowdung/ha), F₅ = (75% FRG-2005+5 ton cowdung/ha), F₆ = (10 ton cowdung/ha) and F₇= (Farmer’s practice: N₅₀P₂₀K₄₀+5 ton cowdung/ha) were the experiment laid out in randomized block design with three replications. Full dose of cowdung, PKS and Zn were applied at final land preparation and half of N dose was applied at 50 days after planting. Remaining N were applied in two equal splits at 80 and 110 days after planting. Rhizomes (BARI halud-1) were planted 12 April, 2008 and 2009. Different intercultural operations such as pest and disease management, weeding, irrigation, earthing up etc. were done as and when necessary. Rhizomes were harvested 10 February, 2009 and 2010 when plant showed symptoms to leaf drying and lodged on the soil. Data on plant height, No. of plant/hill, No. of leaves/plant, No. of primary finger/hill, rhizome wt/plot and rhizome yield t/ha were recorded from randomly selected 10 plants of each treatment. The data were analyzed statistically and means were separated to find out difference among the treatments.The Recorded data were compiled and analyzed statistically and means were separated by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) . To find out the difference among the treatments benefit cost ratio (BCR) of different treatments were also calculated.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 4 (2): 155-158, 2010; ISSN 1995-6983

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

The highest yield was obtained from the turmeric grown with NPK followed by NK , because the plants with these treatments remained green longer and they had higher shoot biomass, which ultimately contributed to higher yield. The highest BCR (10.72) was obtained from F₃ = 50%, STB + 5t CD/ha treated plot followed by F₄ = FRG-2005: N₁₂₀P₄₀K₁₂₀S₁₅Zn₃ (8.60), F₅= 75% FRG-2005+5 t CD/ha(8.28), F₇ = Farmer’s practice: N₆₀P₃₀K₆₀+ 5 t CD(8.07), F₆ = 10 t CD/ha(7.75), F₂ = Soil test base (STB): N₁₃₀P₄₀K₁₃₀S₁₅Zn₂(7.38) and lowest was (3.65) obtained from control treated plot F₁. From two years study, it can be concluded that 50% STB+5t CD /ha i.e N₆₅P₂₅K₇₀S₁₀Zn₂ kg/ha +5 t cowdung/ha is the suitable combination of fertilizers and manure for higher yield and economically profitable.

Knowledge Management: Journal