EVALUATION OF YARDLONG BEAN (Vigna unguiculata) IN SUMMER SEASON

Abstract

In the Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Noakhali, 3814, at the department of agriculture's research session field, where the yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata) was evaluated over the summer. The experiment, with five treatments and three replications, was set up using the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Different variety influence the parameters like days of first flowering, plant height (cm), number of pods per plant, number of leaves per plant, individual pod weight (gm), length of pods, seed per pod, yield per plant (gm), yield per plot (gm). The varieties were FLK-203, FLK-204, FLK-205, FLK-206. The study revealed that the highest plant height (174.67 cm) was recorded in the yardlong bean FLK-204, followed by FLK-205 (157.67 cm). First flowering (27.67 DAS) was found in variety FLK-206, followed by variety FLK-204 (32.67 DAS). The highest number of pods per plant (8) was found in yardlong bean variety FLK-203 and FLK-204, followed by variety FLK-206 (4.67) per plant. Maximum pod length (65.33 cm) was recorded in variety FLK-206, followed by yardlong bean variety FLK-204 (50.33). The highest individual pod weight was found in yardlong bean variety FLK-206 (34.53 gm) followed by variety FLK 205 (19 gm). Maximum number of seed per pod (16.67) was found in variety FLK-206, followed by FLK-206 and FLK-205 (15). The highest yield per plant (177.85 gm) was in yardlong bean variety FLK-203, followed by FLK-205 (99.67 gm). The highest yield per pod (690.26 gm) was in yardlong bean variety FLK-203, followed by FLK-206 (506.2 gm). The highest yield per plot (1067.1gm) was recorded in yardlong bean FLK-203 followed by FLK-205 (598 gm). So, the variety yardlong bean FLK-203 was found superior based on the overall performance for cultivation under argo-climatic condition of Noakhali. According to the research outcomes, FLK-203 showed the highest growth and yield than all other varieties in this areas of under Young Meghna Estuarine Floodplain soil (AEZ-18).