Open AccessAssessment of Growth and Biomass Production of a Medicinal Plant Bryophyllum Salisb. as Influenced by Different Organic Manures
Author(s) -
AT Sharif,
A. H. M. Razzaque,
T.T. Purna,
Khalilur Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the dhaka university journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8501
pISSN - 1021-2787
DOI - 10.3329/dujbs.v29i2.48767
Subject(s) - compost , biomass (ecology) , dry weight , horticulture , agronomy , plant growth , biology , mustard plant , brassica
A pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of various organic manures on the growth performance and biomass production of Bryophyllum pinnatum. Nine kinds of organic manures, such as ACI, BGF-1, bone meal, Green life, Kazi, Majim, mustard cake, Payel and Shebok composts were applied individually at the rate of 15 ton/ha. Highest height (45.25 cm), leaf number (102.67 no./plant), leaf area (82.43 cm2/plant), number of branches (27.00 no./plant), girth (6.75 cm/plant), total fresh weight (334.02 g/plant) and total dry weight (86.09 g/plant) were recorded in mustard cake compost treatment at harvest. Results showed that the best growth performance and biomass production both were achieved by mustard cake compost treatment.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 29(2): 229-236, 2020 (July)