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CURD YIELD AND PROFITABILITY OF BROCCOLI AS AFFECTED BY PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM (Pages : 1 - 7)

An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during October, 2004 to March, 2005 to study the effect of phosphorus and potassium on curd yield and profitability of broccoli. The experiment consisted of three levels of phosphorus (0, 100 and 200 kg P2O5/ha) and four levels of potassium (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg K/ha). Results revealed that application of phosphorus and potassium at different levels influenced independently and also in combination on the yield and yield contributing characters of broccoli. Phosphorus had significant effect on the days required to curd initiation, diameter and weight of primary curd, number and weight of secondary curds per plant. Similarly, potassium significantly influenced most of the characters. The yield was also significantly influenced either independently or in combination of phosphorus and potassium. The highest curd yield of broccoli 8.05 t ha-1 and 8.26 t ha-1 was obtained from 200 kg P2O5 t ha-1 and 200 kg K ha-1 , respectively. The treatment combination of 200 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 200 kg K ha-1 was found to produce the highest yield (9.37 t/ha). The economic analysis depicted that the treatment combination of 200 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 200 kg K/ha gave the highest net return (Tk. 75731.82) and maximum benefit cost ratio (2.16). Download