Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 3, Issue 3 (2014)
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Breeding Strategies of Self Pollinated Crop with Special Emphasis on Hybrid Rice: Present and Future Perspectives
Abstract: AbstractDevelopment of hybrid cultivar in crop plants is a remarkable success of plant breeding. Hybrid breeding technology is greatly applied in cross pollinated crop and is limited in autogamous self pollinated crop due to strict genetic makeup of plant and floral biology. Development of genetic male sterility system in various crop plants has overcome the problem of tedious hand emasculation. Cytoplasm genetic male sterility has been widely applied in hybrid …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 1–3 Read article
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Effects of Mulching on Yield and Quality of Tomato Varieties
Abstract: AbstractA field experiment was conducted at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Hathazari, Chittagong to study the effect of different mulch materials on the yield and quality of tomato. rice husk mulch was found superior to sawdust, garden leaves and black polyethylene mulch in producing higher yield of tomato. Higher number of fruits per plant and maximum yield was recorded with rice husk which was 17.93% higher than the control (without …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 12–14 Read article
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Appropriation of Tillage and Sowing Pattern for Enhancing Productivity of Bt Cotton
Abstract: AbstractAn experiment was carried out at Junagadh (Gujarat) during 2010 to 2012 to assess the response of Bt cotton (NHH-44) to three tillage practices (Conventional tillage i.e. cross cultivation + blade harrowing + planking, Ploughing + blade harrowing + planking, and Tillage through rotavator) and four sowing patterns (Flat bed sowing, Furrow sowing, Ridge sowing, and Paired row sowing). The results revealed that ploughing + blade harrowing + planking significantly …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 4–6 Read article
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Coping Strategies of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Affected Small Poultry Farmers of Bangladesh
Abstract: AbstractA survey research was conducted in 2012 to assess the coping strategies of poultry in Gazipur district of Bangladesh. Using purposive and stratified random sampling technique a total of 100 poultry farmers comprising of 50 farmers from each upazilas of Sadar and Sripur of the same district were selected. Descriptive analytical method was done to find out the coping strategies of the selected farmers. A mixed coping response was found …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 7–11 Read article