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A Comparative Study of Yield and Return of Late Jute Seed Production at Normal and Fuddled Soil

T.M. Islam
Syhet Betar, Sylhet, Bangladesh

M.A. Salam
Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymersirgh-2202, Bangladesh

Z. Pervez
Department of Plant Pathology, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

M. S. I. Sikdar
Department of Agronomy, Haji Muhammad Danesh Science and Technology University,Dinajpur, Bangladesh

M. Eunus
Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymersirgh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A field experiment was conducted to examine the comparative performance of different methods of planting techniques of late jute seed production. Line sowing technique in normal soil gave the highest seed yield 585 kg ha^-1 while the top cutting plantation technique gave the lowest seed yield (260 kg ha^-1]. The yield performance due to different techniques graded from the highest to the lowest were line sowing: broadcasting in normal soil, broadcasting in puddled soil, seedling transplantation and top cutting plantation in normal soil.

Keywords: Late jute seed, Normal sail, Puddled broadcasting, Line sowing, Seedling and top cutting plantation

Location: Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Regional Station Kishorganj

Start Date: 00-04-1997

End Date: 00-01-1998

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Jute

Objectives:

To find the comparative merits of yield and return of late jute seed production at normal and puddled soil.

Methodology:

The modern variety of Tossa jute O-9897 was used in the experiment. It is a photo sensitive variety which can be sown after rabi season in high, medium, and medium low land. The planting technique of jute seed production included in the study were I) broadcasting in normal soil; ii) broadcasting in puddled soil i.e, : wet soil; iii) line sowing in normal soil; iv) seedling transplantation in normal sail and v) top cutting plantation in normal soil. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete black design with four replications. The area of each unit plot was 2.5 x 2 m². The seeds were collected from the Regional Station, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute at Kishoregon. For the collection of top cutting, one separate bed of 4x 2.5 m² was prepared for raising plants for collecting top cuttings. The bed was first spaded, all weeds, stubble and crop residues were removed and then leveled with the help of a ladder. The bed was uniformly fertilized with 72.5, 21.0 and 31.0 g urea. TSP and MP. respectively and 3 kg cowdung was applied before spading. Afterwards, the jute seed were shown in the beds on 25th April 1 997 and all intercultural operations were clone as and when needed. The top cutting of plant of 1 5-20 cm from the tip with three buds were collected by cutting with sharp knife an 20th July 1997 prior to flowering stage. For raising seedlings one seedbed of 3x1 m² was prepared. Twenty two-days old seedlings were uprooted from the seedbed carefully without causing any mechanical injury to the seedling far transplanting in the experimental plot. The seeds were sown in normal soil and puddled (wet) sail at the rate of 2.5 kg ha^-1 an 2nd September 1 997. The seeds at the rate of 2.5 kg ha^-' were also corn in lines on 2^nd September 1997. Each top cutting was planted in sail to a depth of 5 cm at an angle about 45:' maintaining plant to plant and row to row distances of 10 and SO cm, respectively. Twenty^-two-days old seedlings were transplanted in the experimental plot on 2^nd September 1997. Experimental plots were fertilized with 72.83, 21.31, 31.45 and 3327 kg ha of urea, TSP, MP and cowdung. respectively. One-third of urea and whole amount of TSP, IMP and cavidung were applied at the time of final land preparation. The rest amount of urea was top dressed in two installments, one at 21 days after sowing (DAS) and the second at 45 DAS. Each unit plot was weeded twice at 21 and 45 days after sowing and planting, respectively. Plots were irrigated once at 50 DAS. There was on insect infestation in experimental fileld. All necessary intercultural operations were done as and when necessary.

Source of Information: Pakistan Journal of Agronomy 1 (4): 139-141, 2002

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Achievement/Findings:

In case of broadcasting in puddled soil the cost of production was higher due to more number of ploughings and ladderings required to puddle the soil and more number of labourers were required for making bunds to retain water in the plots. In case of top cutting technique the cost of production was also higher due to seedbed preparation, its care and collection of top portion from the seedbed and plantation in the experimental plots. So negative benefit (Tk. ha^-1) was resulted from broadcasting in puddled soil and top cutting plantation in normal soil. The lowest similar total cost (Tk. 37650) ha^-1 was recorded from line sowing and broadcasting in normal soil, respectively. This sort of benefit was found to be associated with line sowing in normal soil and broadcasting in normal soil due to the fact that no extra money expenditure was necessary for these plantation techniques as were needed for raising seedlings and top cutting preparation for other plantation techniques. From the results of current study it can be seen that both line sowing and broadcasting in normal soil techniques are beneficial for the farmers to produce good seed yield of jute.

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