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COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY OF SALT TOLERANT RICE VARIETY ADOPTERS AND NON-ADOPTERS IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF BANGLADESH
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Submitted to the Department of Management and Finance,
Dr. Md. Sadique Rahman
Professor
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, in
partial fulfillment of the requirements
Dept. of Management and Finance
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Supervisor
ii
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
MANAGEMENT AND FINANCEThe objectives of this study were to determine the socio-economic characteristics of the
respondents and to determine the comparative profitability between adopters and nonadopters.
Data were collected from randomly selected 150 farmers who were adopted salt
tolerant rice variety and those who did not adopt via pre-tested interview schedule during
August 26 to September 20, 2021. In this study, profitability analysis was done to achieve the
objectives of the study. From this study, it was estimated that the average per hectare cost for
salt tolerant rice variety and other local rice variety production was Tk. 125368 and Tk.
104585 respectively. Per hectare gross return of adopter of salt tolerant rice varieties and nonadopter
of
other
local
varieties
were
Tk.
137380
and
Tk.
121478,
respectively.
Therefore,
per
hectare
average cost as well as gross return of adopter was higher than that of non-adopter.
Average per hectare net return received by non-adopting farmers was Tk. 16893 and it was
higher in case of adopter (Tk. 12012). In the study area, the average yield of local rice
varieties (5.45 ton / hectare) was higher than salt tolerant rice varieties (4.92 ton / hectare).
The undiscounted benefit cost ratio (BCR) was higher for local variety growers compare to
salt tolerant variety growers. Results also revealed that most of the farmers are not using the
recommended technologies regarding input usage and agronomic practices. Shattering
problem, low rainfall, irrigation facility, cost on irrigation, natural calamities were the major
problems faced by the farmers in cultivating salt tolerant rice variety. Proper extensions
activities are needed to disseminate salt tolerant rice variety to bring the uncultivated areas
under rigorous cultivation for ensure a better livelihood on the coastal farmers
EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST AND BIOFERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF BROCCOLI (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.)
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Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREAn experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangl a
Agricultural University, Dhaka during November 2020 to March 2021 to study the
effect of vermicompost and biofertilizer on growth and yield of broccoli (Brassica
oleracea var. italica L.). Broccoli variety Green Carpet was used as planti ng
material in this study. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor -A:
vermicompost (4 levels): T
0
= 0
t ha
-1
(control), T
1
= 3 t ha
-1
, T
2
= 6
t ha
1
; Factor-B: biofertilizer (4 levels): F
0
= 0
kg ha
-1
(control), F
1
= 3
kg ha
, F
2
= 5
kg
ha
-1
and F
3
= 7
kg ha
. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block
design (factorial) with three replications. Data on different growth, yield
contributing and yield parameter of broccoli were recorded and significant variation
was observed from different treatments. In case of vermicompost, the tallest plant
(65.44 cm), the maximum number of leaves per plant (21.32), leaf length (58.61
cm), leaf breadth (22.32 cm) and canopy size (6062.00 cm
-1
) was observed from T
3
(9 t ha
-1
2
) treatment at 60 DAT. The maximum stem diameter (4.73 cm) was achieved
from T
2
(6 t ha
-1
) treatment. The maximum curd diameter (12.09 cm), yield plot
(2.26 kg) and yield ha
-1
(14.12 t) was achieved from T
3
(9 t ha
) treatment. In case
of biofertilizer at 60 DAT, the tallest plant (63.58 cm), the maximum number of
leaves per plant (20.86), leaf length (58.13 cm), leaf breadth (22.12 cm) and canopy
size (5858.60 cm
2
) was observed from F
3
(7 kg ha
-1
-1
) treatment, stem diameter (4.72
cm), curd diameter (11.98 cm), yield plot
-1
(2.32 kg) and yield ha
(14.51 t) was
achieved from F
3
(7 kg ha
) treatment. The highest BCR (2.63) was obtained from
the T
3
F
3
treatment combination where as the lowest BCR (1.98) was from T
0
F
0
-1
treatment combination. It is concluded that, planting of broccoli providing 9 t ha
verticompost and 7 kg biofertilizer was recorded to be more suitable practice for
getting higher yield of broccoli
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DRYING TEMPERATURES ON PREPARATION OF GINGER POWDER
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Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREThe study was conducted in the central laboratory of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka-1207 during October 2021 to February 2023. This study was
conducted by Completely Randomized Design with three replications. For this study
the treatments were: T
0
= Sun dried ginger slices; T
1
= Ginger slice were oven dried at
50℃ temperatures; T
2
= Ginger slice were oven dried at 55℃ temperatures; T
3
= Ginger
slice were oven dried at 60℃ temperatures; and T
4
= Ginger slice were oven dried at
65℃ temperatures. From this study it can be observed that, T
1
showed the best
performance of pH (5.05), Vitamin C (0.14%), moisture content (9.90%), crude protein
(25.43%), crude fat (2.94%) and ash content (7.18%) at 90 days after storage. Treatment
T
1
comprised of ginger slices were oven dried at 50℃ temperatures showed the best
performance in shelf life observation i.e. the shelf life of ginger powder produced by
using 50℃ temperature become high. And the shelf life of sun dried ginger slices and
made them powder was short, i.e. after 60 days of storage firstly it become unable to
consume. From this study it can be concluded that, ginger powder, which was produced
from the oven dried ginger slices at 50℃ temperatures, was the best ginger powder
which can consume after 90 days of storage. Whereas, the ginger powder, which was
produced from the sun dried ginger slices, showed the lowest performance to store for
long time
CHARACTERIZATION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ANALYSIS OF YIELD AND YIELD CONTRIBUTING PARAMETERS IN BRINJAL GENOTYPES
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Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDINGThe field experiment was carried out to assess the genetic variability, heritability, genetic
advance, correlation, path co-efficient and genetic diversity for fifteen yield and yield
contributing traits in twenty brinjal genotypes. The study was conducted at Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University in Dhaka from November 2021 to June 2022 using a Randomized
Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. In this experiment, the existing
genotypes showed significant differences for all characters. The phenotypic co-efficient of
variation (PCV) was higher than the genotypic co-efficient of variation (GCV) for all the
studied characters. The highest PCV (68.60) and GCV (59.50) were found in percent of
brinjal shoot and fruit borer infestation. High heritability associated with high genetic
advance and high genetic advance in percentage of mean was found in plant height,
individual fruit weight and percent of brinjal shoot and fruit borer infestation, which
suggested that phenotype-based selection would be effective. Character association
assessments revealed that fruit yield per plant had the most significant positive
correlation with days to last harvesting (r
g
xiii
= 0.495, r
p
= 0.454), number of secondary
branches per plant (r
g
=0.356, r
p
=0.315), leaf blade length (r
g
= 0.714, r
p
= 0.462), leaf blade
width (r
g
= 0.674, r
p
= 0.498) and number of fruits per plant (r
g
= 0.798, r
p
= 0.787) in both
genotypic and phenotypic levels. Path analysis found that the number of fruits per plant
(1.421) had the most positive and direct influence on yield per plant. Twenty brinjal
genotypes were classified into five groups using principal component analysis, D
cluster analysis. Clusters I, II, III, IV, and V each have three, three, four, six, and four
genotypes. Cluster III had the highest intra-cluster distance (1.918), whereas the highest
inter-cluster distance (95.69) was found between clusters II and V. Mean performance of
cluster revealed the highest number of fruits per plant (13.45) and yield per plant (0.71)
found in cluster IV. Considering cluster distances, character contribution to divergence,
magnitude of cluster mean performance and genetic parameters, the genotypes G10 and
G20 from cluster III, G11 and G8 from cluster II, and G5 along with G18 from cluster IV
might be used in future breeding programs
USE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES IN CROP CULTIVATION BY THE FARMERS OF BALIADANGI UPAZILA UNDER THAKURGAON DISTRICT
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Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEMThis research examines how farmers of Baliadangi upazila under thakurgaon district use
agricultural machinery to cultivate their crops. The study investigates the factors that
affects the types of agricultural machinery utilized, their utilization, and their effects on crop
production. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data gathering techniques are
used in this study. Using a standardized questionnaire and a personal interview schedule,
82 farmers were surveyed between April 1 and April 30, 2022. Ten in-depth interviews with
important informants were also performed. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and
content analysis were used to examine the data. According to the findings, most farmers
in Baliadangi Upazila cultivate their crops using agricultural machinery. The results showed
that 48.78 percent of farmers used agricultural implements at a medium level, while 51.22
percent of farmers used the same tools at a low level. Power tillers, irrigation pumps, and
tractors are some of the most often utilized pieces of equipment. The use of agricultural
machinery was shown to be significantly influenced by factors such farmer’s age,
extension contact, possession of agricultural implements, and contentment with
agricultural implements, as measured by Pearson's Product Moment coefficient of
correlation (r). Nonetheless, it was noted that two key obstacles to the adoption of
agricultural machinery were the expensive cost of the equipment and weather-related
problems. Overall, the study emphasizes how crucial agricultural equipment is to raising
crop yield and improve farmers' quality of life in Baliadangi Upazilla. More extension
services must be made accessible to encourage the use of agricultural equipment in
Baliadangi Upazilla
EFFECT OF GIBBERELLIC ACID AND CLYBIO ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SAU YELLOW CHERRY TOMATO
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Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREAn experiment was conducted in Horticulture Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-1207 during December 2021 to April 2022. The study was carried out to investigate the
effect of different concentrations of gibberellic acid (G
0:
0mg/L, G
1
: 25mg/L, G
2
: 50mg/L) and
different concentrations of clybio (C
0
: 0ml/L, C
1
: 4ml/L, C
2
: 6ml/L) on growth and yield of the
SAU yellow cherry tomato. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Completely Block
Design (RCBD) with 3 replications. For this study, data were calculated on average plant
height, number of branches, number of clusters, number of flowers per plant, number of fruits
per plant, fruit length, fruit weight, yield per plant, SPAD value. The maximum plant height
(199.8 cm), maximum number of branch (6.3), maximum number of clusters (31.7), the highest
number of flowers per plant (2685.7), highest number of fruits per plant (1212.3), maximum
fruit length (26.3 mm), highest individual fruit weight (8.8 g), maximum average yield per plant
(10.7 kg), maximum SPAD value (71.7) were found in G
2
C
2
concentration (G
2
-6
ml/L). While the minimum plant height (149.2 cm), minimum number of branch (3.7),
minimum number of clusters (18.0), minimum number of flowers per plant (1295.3), minimum
number of fruits per plant (590.7), minimum fruit length (18.3 mm), the lowest individual fruit
weight (5.5 g), minimum average yield per plant (3.3 kg), minimum SPAD value (46.6) were
found in G
0
C
0
(No treatment/control). G
2
C
2
concentration (G
2
-50 mg/L, C
2
-6 ml/L) is the
prominent application on growth and yield of SAU yellow cherry tomato
DETERMINATION OF FOOD WASTE RELATED BEHAVIOR OF THE RURAL FARM HOUSEHOLDS
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Submitted to Department of Entomology,
Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEMThis present study conducted a comprehensive investigation to assess the food waste
related behavior of the rural farm households. Food waste behavior was considered
the dependent variable while education, family size, monthly family income, food
preservation, resident status, waste management knowledge and attitude towards food
waste were considered the independent variables. Data were collected from 160
families using a structured interview schedule. Out of all 160, the majority of
respondents were young aged (47.5%), had primary and secondary education
(38.13%), belonged to medium sized families (67.5%) and had an average income of
BDT 23,000. From multiple regression coefficients, it was found that family size was
the strongest contributor (β= -.377, P= .000) followed by waste management
knowledge (β= -270, P= .000), attitude towards food waste (β= -.266, P=.0000) and
monthly family income (β= .215, P=.000).This study also shows that, an average of
63 grams of households food get wasted per person on weekly basis. To conclude, this
study offers several practical and theoretical recommendations which will be helpful
for the policymakers to formulate different strategic policies pertinent to households‟
food waste management
BULB YIELD OF SUMMER ONION (BARI PIAZ-5) AS INFLUENCED BY THE APPLICATION OF NITROGEN AND POTASSIUM
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
SOIL SCIENCELower average yield of onion bulb is the main bottleneck for getting self-sufficiency
on onion in Bangladesh. Application of nitrogen and potassium nutrients may
improve the yield contributing traits of onion. From the perspective, the experiment
was carried out in the research field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU),
Dhaka-1207 during the period from June to September, 2021. The variety, BARI Piaj
5 (Summer variety) was used as test crop under present study. The experiment
consisted of two factors viz., factor-A (Nitrogen levels-4): N
ii
0
= 0 kg ha
= 50 kg
ha
-1
, N
2
= 75 kg ha
-1
and N
3
= 100 kg ha
-1
and factor-B (Potassium levels-3): K
= 0 kg
ha
-1
, K
1
= 50 kg ha
-1
and K
2
= 100 kg ha
-1
. The experiment was conducted by following
factorial RCBD (Randomized Complete Block Design) design with three (3)
replications. Result revealed that, a gradual increasing trend was found with the
increasing of nitrogen (N) levels for most of the parameters studied except nonmarketable
yield (t ha
-1
) and small size bulb (< 30 mm) of onion. Similar trend was
also found in case of potassium (K) application. The application of N at the rate of
100 kg ha
-1
exhibited the best one dose for yield and yield contributing traits of
summer onion which was statistically similar to 75 kg ha
-1
. When the onion crop is
treated with 100 kg K ha
-1
showed the best performance for most of the parameters
studied. The highest yield and marketable yield of onion bulb (17.876 t ha
and
16.616 t ha
-1
, respectively) was found from N
3
K
treatment combination which was
statistically similar to N
2
K
2
(17.369 t ha
-1
2
and 16.134 t ha
-1
-1
, respectively)
treatment
combination while the lowest (9.352 t ha
-1
and 5.885 t ha
-1
, respectively) was found in
N
0
K
treatment combination. In case of post-harvest soil properties, the highest total
nitrogen and exchangeable potassium were found from N
0
3
K
(0.083 % and 0.491
meq/100 g soil, respectively) treatment combination over control. Different yield
contributing traits of summer onion and also the soil properties were strongly
correlated with each other. Application of nitrogen at the rate of 75 and 100 kg ha
2
along with potassium at the rate of 100 kg ha
-1
gave the better bulb yield merit
(182.55 % and 174.16 %, respectively) over control. Finally, on the basis of monetary
advantages it may be concluded that application of nitrogen @ 75 kg ha
along with
potassium @ 100 kg ha
-1
is best for summer onion production
IMPACT OF BIOCHAR APPLICATION AND ITS COMBINATION WITH RECOMMENDED DOSE OF FERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF EGGPLANT
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Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREAn experiment was carried out in the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka, to investigate the impact of biochar application on growth and
yield of eggplant from October 2020 to February 2021 during the Rabi season. The
experiment was set up in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with seven
treatments, including i.e., B
: No BC (Biochar) + 100% recommended dose of
fertilizer (RDF), B
1
0
: 2 t/ha BC + 100% RDF, B
X
2
: 2 t/ha BC + 90% RDF, B
: 3 t/ha BC
+ 100% RDF, B
4
: 3 t/ha BC + 80% RDF, B
5
: 4 t/ha BC + 100% RDF and B
: 4 t/ha
BC + 70% RDF. Different growth and developmental parameters were collected for
the purpose of the evaluating experimental outcomes. Result of the experiment
revealed that different doses of biochar application had significantly influenced plant
height, number of leaves plant
-1
, leaf length plant
-1
and leaf breadth plant
at different
days after transplanting. Among the different doses of biochar application, the B
treatment produced the highest number of flowers plant
-1
(51.74), number of fruits
plant
-1
(28.88), fruit length plant
-1
(11.12 cm), fruit diameter plant
(7.74 cm),
individual fruit weight plant
-1
(170.50 g), yield plant
-1
(16.53
kg) and yield (49.20 t ha
-1
-1
-1
(4.92 kg), yield plot
). However, the second highest fruit yield (38.50 t ha
) was
recorded from B
6
treatment followed by B
3
(35.40 t ha
-1
) treatment and the minimum
fruit yield (22.50 t ha
-1
) was observed in B
treatment. Therefore, based on the above
findings, it could be concluded that the application of biochar and its combination
with recommended dose of fertilizers (4 t/ha BC + 100% RDF) showed better
performance on the growth, yield, and yield attributing traits of eggplant
IMPROVING GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF POTATO THROUGH BIOCHAR AND VERMICOMPOST MANAGEMENT
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRONOMYIncreasing tuber yield and ensuring good quality potato are challenging in Bangladesh.
Combined application of biochar and vermicompost along with recommended dose of
chemical fertilizers may improve the yield and quality of potato. From this aspect, a field
experiment was carried out at the Agronomy Research Field, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka during the period from November 2021 to February 2022 in the Rabi
season for improving growth, yield and quality of potato through biochar and
vermicompost management. The experiment comprised two factors and followed split
plot design with three replications. Factor A, doses of biochar application viz., (4) B
1
: 0
(Control), B
2
: 1.5 t ha
-1
, B
3
: 3.0 t ha
-1
and B
4
ii
: 4.5 t ha
-1
and Factor B, doses of
vermicompost application viz., (4) Vm
1
: 0 (Control), Vm
2
: 1.5 t ha
-1
, Vm
3
and
Vm
4
: 4.5 t ha
-1
. In case of levels of biochar application, the B
4
treatment had the highest
tuber yield, marketable tuber yield, dry matter content of potato and starch content which
were statistically similar to B
3
treatment, however the lowest yield and qualities of potato
were observed in B
0
treatment. Number of tubers hill
-1
, average tuber weight, yield,
different categories of potato tuber, dry matter content, specific gravity and starch content
increased with increasing the vermicompost level. The highest marketable tuber yield, the
highest chips potato yield, dry matter content of potato and starch content of potato were
observed from
Vm
4
treatment, which was statistically similar to
Vm
treatment. In
respect of the interaction effect, the highest tuber yield (32.47 t ha
-1
), marketable tuber
yield (32.07 t ha
-1
), french fry potato yield (6.37 t ha
-1
), specific gravity of potato (1.068 g
cm
-3
) and starch (18.45 mg g
-1
FW) were observed in B
4
Vm
4
interaction whereas, the
lowest was recorded from B
1
Vm
1
treatment. However, B
4
Vm
3,
B
3
interaction treatments showed statistically similar results in terms of yield and quality
attributes of potato. So, the combination of biochar and vermicompost at the rate of each
of 3 t ha
-1
(B
3
Vm
3
) along with recommended dose of chemical fertilizers would be used
for producing maximum yield and good processing quality potato without sacrificing
yield