STUDY ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS (L.) DC. ON DIFFERENT TREATMENTS OF CHICKEN COMPOST
Abstract
- The experiment was conducted in Pyay University Campus, Pyay Township, Bago Region. In this experiment, the compost was prepared by the mix of the chicken dung, rice straw and rice bran at 4:2:1. The analyzed results of the compost were moisture percentage of 16.797, the total nitrogen percentage of 0.565, the total phosphorous of 21.43, and the total potassium of 0.792, organic matter of 20.26, organic carbon of 17.54 and the C:N ratio of 6.62. The effectiveness of compost was studied by growing of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC., Pe-zaungya, set up in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) contained 4 treatments such as T1 (Control), T2 (15g compost plant-1 ), T3 (30g compost plant-1 ), T4 (45g compost plant-1 ), each with five replications. The results of vegetative growth showed that the number of leaves per plant, leaf width, leaf length and single leaf area were higher in T2 (15g compost plant-1 ). The reproductive growth also showed that the first flowering days was earlier in T1 (control). The maximum pod width and pod length were observed in T4 (45g compost plant-1 ) but number of pods per plant, pods weight per plant, pod yield per treatment and pod yield were higher in T2 (15g compost plant-1 ). In this experiment, T4 (45g compost plant-1 ) produced the least yield and it was less yield than T1 (Control). It is therefore concluded that, the lower dose of chicken compost was suitable for the growing of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. as to maintain soil restoration and crop production and also for yield improvement of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Zin Moe Moe
Subject
- Botany
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)