Response of Vegetables to NPK Briquette Deep Placement

Authors

  • Apurba Kanti Choudhury On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.
  • Md. Jalal Uddin Sarker On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.
  • Md. Harunur Rashid Soil Science Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.
  • Md. Mamunur Rashid Sarker On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh.
  • Md. Shahduzzaman On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Mymensingh 2200, Bangladesh.
  • Md. Sirajul Islam On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jessore 7400, Bangladesh.
  • H. M. Khairul Bashar On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Patuakhali 8600, Bangladesh.

Keywords:

vegetables, NPK briquette, fertilizer deep placement

Abstract

The performance was evaluated during April to November, 2012 of the deep placement of NPK fertilizer briquettes compared with broadcast incorporation of N, P, and K, with each treatment supplying S, Zn and B fertilizers as a blanket dose, for vegetables like cucumber, taro and bitter gourd. The experiments were conducted under on-station and on-farm conditions in three locations in Bangladesh: at Jessore for cucumber, at Patuakhali for bitter gourd and for taro at Mymensingh (only on-farm) and at Jessore (only on-station). Six treatments were designed to evaluate the crop responses to: the broadcast incorporation of N, P, and K applied as prilled urea (PU), triple super phosphate (TSP), and muriate of potash (MOP); deep placement of urea briquettes and NPK briquettes; native fertility; and general farmer practice. The size of the NPK briquettes and the urea briquettes was 3.4 g and 1.8 g, respectively. The results showed that deep placement of the NPK briquettes gave higher vegetable yields (28.8% for cucumber, 25.6% for taro and 10.8% for bitter gourd) and higher gross margins over broadcast incorporation of N, P, and K. The amount of NPK nutrient uptake and recovery by all three vegetable crops was also higher in the NPK briquette treatment compared to the broadcast treatment with PU, TSP and MOP.

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Published

2015-08-31

How to Cite

Choudhury, Apurba Kanti, Md. Jalal Uddin Sarker, Md. Harunur Rashid, Md. Mamunur Rashid Sarker, Md. Shahduzzaman, Md. Sirajul Islam, and H. M. Khairul Bashar. 2015. “Response of Vegetables to NPK Briquette Deep Placement”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 49 (4). Bangkok, Thailand:536-46. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/243643.

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Research Article