Effect of Different Levels of Sulphur with Rhizobium on Growth and Yield of Mungbean (BARI mung 6)

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out at the Department of Soil Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Patuakhali, Bangladesh in 2013 to evaluate the growth and yield response of mungbean to different level of sulphur with Rhizobium. It was designed in a randomized complete block design with three replications. In this study yield and yield contributing characters of mungbean was influenced by different levels of sulphur with Rhizobium viz. T1: Rhizobium + Sulphur 0 kg ha-1, T2: Rhizobium + Sulphur 15 kg ha-1, T3: Rhizobium + Sulphur 30 kg ha-1 and T4: Rhizobium + Sulphur 45 kg ha-1. Results indicate that the seed inoculation with Rhizobium showed some good results. The maximum plant height (52.37 cm), leaf per plant (36.50), branches per plant (23.60), root length (38.92cm), leaf area (25.06 cm2), nodule plant-1 (15.34), dry shoot weight (7.15 g), dry root weight (0.721 g) , total pods per plant (22.48), pod length (8.34 cm), number grains per pod (6.57),1000-seed weight (35.47g) and grain yield (2.04 t ha-1), were recorded from the combined application of sulphur @ 30 kg ha-1 with Rhizobium.