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Research Article

Effect of PGR (Humex) on the Yield and Yield Components of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Md. Tanbir Hasan*,
Md. Tanbir Hasan*,

*On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bogura, Bangaldesh. Email: [email protected]

Md. Shahidul Alam,
Md. Shahidul Alam,

On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bogura, Bangaldesh.

Most. Arzuman Akther
Most. Arzuman Akther

Tuber Crop Research Sub-Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bogura, Bangladesh.

and Md. Aminul Islam
Md. Aminul Islam

On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bogura, Bangladesh.


Received: 20 March, 2021 || Accepted: 23 April, 2021 || Published: 26 April, 2021

 

A b s t r a c t

The experiment was conducted during rabi season 2018-2019 at Agricultural Research Station, On-Farm Research Division (OFRD), Bogura, to determine the effects of Plant Growth Regulator (PGR) (Humex) on the growth and yield of tomato. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments in three compacted replicates blocks. The treatments included T1=Recommended inorganic fertilizer + 4.16 kg Humex, T2=Recommended inorganic fertilizer + 8.33 kg Humex, T3=Recommended inorganic fertilizer + 12.5 kg Humex, T4=Recommended inorganic fertilizer + 16.66 kg Humex,and T5=Recommended inorganic fertilizer. The highest yield was observed in T4 (84.59 t ha-1) due to more fruit and the highest weight of fruit per plant, which was statistically similar to all other treatments. The highest gross return was recorded in T4 (BDT. 676720 ha-1), and the lowest was in T5 (BDT. 640160 ha-1). The highest gross margin was found in T4 (BDT. 301455 ha-1) and the lowest in T5 (BDT. 264895 ha-1). This result indicated that humex can increase the yield of tomato.

 

Keywords: Plant Growth Regulator, yield, and economic return

 

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