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EFFECT OF INSECTICIDES ON THE GROWTH PARAMETERS, YIELD AND OIL CONTENT OF MUSTARD (Pages : 11 - 15)

The experiment was conducted at the research farm of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh during November 2001 to February 2002 to determine the effectiveness of three insecticides namely Metasystox-R 25 EC, Dimethion 40 EC, and Fentro 50 EC on the yield and yield attributing characters as well as oil content of mustard. The crop was sprayed with the insecticides twice after sowing at the rate of 0.05% and 0.025% a.i. and growth parameters, yield and oil content were observed. It was found that these three insecticides influenced on the various growth parameters and yield attributing character leading to much higher seed yield as compared to control. The yield of all the treatments was significantly better than the control. The response of Metasystox-R @ 0.05% was comparatively better for various growth parameters and yield of mustard. Oil content in seeds was found to be marginally decreased due to insecticide application, though the values were statistically significant. Download