Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 6, Issue 3 (2017)
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Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorous on Growth, Development and Vase Life of Gladiolus
Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different doses of nitrogen and phosphorus on the growth and development, flower spike characteristics and the vase life of gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.) at the horticulture farm, IAAS, Rampur, Nepal, in 2014–15. One of the promising varieties, American Beauty, was used as the planting material in this experiment. Observations on the plant height, leaf number, length of spike and rachis, diameter …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Development of Fertilizer Management Package for Dragon Fruit Cultivation in Bangladesh
Abstract: An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Research Centre, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Jamalpur during 2016–17 to develop a fertilizer management package for Dragon fruit cultivation in Bangladesh. The experimental site belongs to the Agro-Ecological Zone 8 (Young Brahmaputra and Jamuna Flood Plain) and 9 (Old Brahmaputra Flood Plain) at 24056/11// N latitude, 89055/54// E longitude and at an altitude of 16.46 m. BARI Dragon Fruit-1 variety was used in …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 12–17 Read article
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Study on Genetic Diversity in Relation to Number of Clusters in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Abstract: The present investigation was conducted to examine the genetic diversity for several morphological traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment was conducted at the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Janta Vedic College, Baraut, Baghpat (UP), India. The experimental materials consisted of 50 cultivars of bread wheat grown in the randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. Multivariate analysis using D2 statistics [1] was used for assessing the …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 18–23 Read article
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Collection and Evaluation of Ber Germplasm
Abstract: An experiment to identify suitable ber germplasm was conducted at Horticulture Research Centre (HRC) fruit orchard, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jamalpur, Bangladesh during the fruiting season of 2016-2017. Fifty-eight accessions collected from different parts of Bangladesh were included in the study. The scion of the collected germplasm was grafted on 10 years old ber plant and the age of grafted branches was 3 years …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 24–39 Read article
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Enhancing Weed Control Efficiency Using Herbicide Mix in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea)
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during rabi seasons of 2015 to 2016 at Junagadh (Gujarat, India) to study the integrated weed management through manual weeding, herbicides and herbicides mix in mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. and Cosson]. The results revealed that among the treatments, pre-emergence application of tank mix oxyfluorfen 0.12 kg ha-1 + pendimethalin 0.45 kg ha-1 fb HW and IC at 40 DAS, oxyfluorfen 0.18 kg ha-1 as …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 8–11 Read article