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J. Biosci. Agric. Res. | Volume 23, Issue 01, 1872-1884 | https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.230119.231
​Article type: Research article | Received: 06.08.19; Revised: 04.09.18; First published online: 10 December 2019.

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

Md. Shariful Islam 1, Md. Huzzatul Islam 1, Md. Abdur Rouf 2, Most. Papia Sultana 3 and Md. Shamiul Haque 4
1 Dept. of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215
2 Adaptive Research and Extension Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh
3 Dept. of Agronomy, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur
4 Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

✉ Corresponding author email: [email protected].

Abstract
An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of different nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers applied alone or combined with on lettuce plant yield during the period 2011. The experiment considered two factors; viz. Factor A:  four levels of nitrogen kg/ha (0, 110, 160 and 210); and Factor B: four levels phosphorus kg/ha (0, 110, 160 and 210). The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Data on yield and yield attributes of lettuce were collected at different days after transplanting and green yield of lettuce were collected at harvesting time. At 55 DAT (at harvest) the longest plant height (27.76 cm), leaf yield per plant (393.28 g), yield per hectare (39.39 t/ha), was recorded from N3 (210 kg/ha) and the shortest plant height (23.14 cm), leaf yield per plant (314.67 g), yield per hectare (31.51 t/ha), was recorded from control whereas the maximum (31.30) number of leaves per plant was recorded from N2 (160 kg/ha). At harvest the longest (27.88 cm) plant height, number of leaves per plant (31.74), leaf yield per plant (385.35 g), yield per hectare (38.57 t/ha) was observed in P3 (210 kg/ha) and the shortest plant height (22.87 cm), the minimum number of leaves (24.61), yield per plant (320.86 g), yield per hectare (31.09 t/ha) observed from control. Among different treatment combinations N2P3 (160 kg N/ha +125 kg P/ha) performed the highest (38.09 t/ha) yield. So N2P3 was the suitable combination for lettuce production than those of others. The highest (2.24) benefit cost ratio was performed from the treatment combination of N2P3 (160 kg N/ha +125 kg P/ha) and the lowest benefit cost ratio (1.46) was obtained from control treatment. The study found that the higher yield and economic  return of lettuce production could be obtained by cultivating the crop with 160 kg N/ha and 125 kg P/ha.The results indicated that application of urea-formaldehyde as a slow release nitrogen fertilizer solely or combined with phosphorus significantly improved yield and yield quality of lettuce plants grown in Bangladesh.

Key words: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Lettuce Yield and Yield attributes

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Islam et al. “Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 23(01) (2019): 1872-1884.
 
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Islam, M. S., Islam, M. H., Rouf, M. A., Sultana, M. P. and Haque, M. S. (2019). Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 23(01), 1872-1884.
 
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Islam, M. S., Islam, M. H., Rouf, M. A., Sultana, M. P. and Haque, M. S. “Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 23(01) (2019): 1872-1884.
 
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Islam, M. S., Islam, M. H., Rouf, M. A., Sultana, M. P. and Haque, M. S. 2019. Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 23(01), pp. 1872-1884.
 
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Islam, MS, Islam, MH, Rouf, MA, Sultana, MP and Haque, MS. Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer on yield and yield attributes of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 2019 December 23(01): 1872-1884.

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