| dc.description.abstract | An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of sulphur and foliar application of
liquid fertilizer ‘Magic growth’ on the yield and yield components of mustard var.
Binasarisha-4 at a farmer’s field of South Surma Upazila of Sylhet district from October,
2012 to February, 2013. There were five treatments- T0 = No sulphur (control), T1 = 10 kg S
ha
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+ liquid fertilizer as super imposed and T4 = No
fertilizer except foliar application of liquid fertilizer. The source of sulphur was gypsum and
recommended dose of NPKZnB were applied in all plots except T4. The unit plot size was 4
m x 2.5 m, laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Data on
yield and yield contributing characters were recorded at harvest and statistically analyzed.
Results of the experiment showed that levels of S fertilization significantly influenced some
plant and yield parameters and increased the number of siliqua plant
, T2 = 20 kg S ha
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, T3 = 40 kg S ha
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and also
1000 seed weight. However, S @ 20 kg ha
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, seeds siliqua
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(T2) in maximum cases showed the best
performances which resulted in the highest yield (1883 kg ha
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). The highest straw yield and
total dry matter production were both obtained from 40 kg S ha
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+ liquid fertilizer. Although
straw yield and total dry matter production progressively increased with higher levels of S up
to 40 kg ha
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. The lowest plant parameters,
least seed and straw yields and the lowest total dry matter were found in the treatment no
fertilizer + foliar application of liquid fertilizer.
but seed yield increased up to S rate of 20 kg ha
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