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INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MANURE AND CLOVE SIZE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF GARLIC
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Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
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MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREThe experiment was conducted in the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Dhaka, during the period from November, 2021 to April, 2022 to
investigate the performance of different types of manure and clove size on the growth
and yield of garlic. BARI Garlic-3 was used as planting material in this experiment.
The experiment consisted of two factors. Factor A: Three types of manure such as M
0
:
Control (No manure), M
1
: Cowdung (15t/ha), M
2
II
: Vermicompost (6t/ha), M
3
:
Mushroom spent compost (6t/ha) and Factor B: Three levels of clove size; C
1
: Small
clove size (50g/100 cloves), C
2
: Medium clove size (70g/100 cloves and C
3
: Large
clove size (90g/100 cloves). The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three
replications. In case of mushroom spent compost maximum number of cloves per bulb
(24.44), highest fresh weight of bulb (18.89 g) and the highest yield (9.92 t/ha) was
recorded from M
3
, while all the above parameters was the lowest at M
0
. In case of clove
size maximum number of cloves per bulb (25.50), highest fresh weight of bulb (18.27
g) and the highest yield (9.43 t/ha) was recorded from C
3
treatment while C
1
treatment
gave the minimum. Considering combined effect maximum number of cloves per bulb
(26.00), highest fresh weight of bulb (21.08 g) and the highest yield of bulb (11.42 t/ha)
was recorded from M
3
C
3
and the lowest (5.49 t/ha)was recorded from M
0
. From the
above results it may be concluded that M
3
C
3
treatment combination was found best for
improving growth and yield of garlic
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRONOMYA field experiment was conducted at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Farm
SAU, Dhaka during the period from December 2020 to April 2021 in Rabi season
to study influence of organic and inorganic nutrient management on growth and
yield of maize. The experiment consisted of two factors followed by split plot design
with three replications. Factor A: Variety viz (2); V
1
= SAU-984 (Advance line) and
V
2
= Pioneer 3355 (Maize genotype). Factor B: Fertilizer application rate viz (6);
T
1
= 100% RDF (Urea+ TSP+ MoP+ Gypsum+ ZnS+ Boric Acid), T
2
= 100%
Biochar, T
3
= 100% Biochar + 50% RDF, T
4
= 100% Biochar + 75% RDF, T
5
= 50%
Biochar + 50% RDF and T
6
= 100% Biochar + 100% RDF. Data was taken during
growth and harvest. The experimental results revealed that different varieties,
fertilizer dose and their combination significantly influenced the growth, yield
contributing characteristics and yield of hybrid maize. In case of different hybrid
variety, the V
2
[Pioneer 3355 (Maize genotype)] recorded the highest grain yield
(12.035 t ha
-1
), stover yield (14.248 t ha
-1
), biological yield (25.986 t ha
) and
harvest index (45.143%) comparable to the other variety. In case of different
fertilizer doses the highest grain yield (12.542 t ha
-1
), stover yield (14.982 t ha
),
biological yield (27.532 t ha
-1
) and harvest index (45.573%) were observed in T
6
(100% RDF + 100% Biochar) treatment comparable to other treatments. In case of
combined effect, the V
2
T
6
treatment combination had the highest grain yield (12.827
t ha
-1
) followed by V
1
T
6
(11.957 t ha
-1
) treatment combination. Hence, it was
concluded that growing hybrid maize with the use of 100% Biochar and 100% of
the recommended fertilizer dose will improve the yields of both Pioneer 3355
(Maize genotype) and SAU-984 (Advance line) but Pioneer 3355 (Maize genotype)
will provide more production than SAU-984 (Advance line)
EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ON GROWTH AND SEED YIELD OF GIMAKALMI
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
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for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
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SEED TECHNOLOGYAn experiment was conducted at the farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
during the period of September 2021 – March, 2022 to study the effect of nitrogen and
phosphorus on growth and seed yield of gimakalmi. Two factors viz., Factor A: 4
nitrogen levels; N
0
(control), N
1
(60 kg N ha
-1
), N
2
(90 kg N ha
-1
) and N
3
)
and Factor B: 4 phosphorus levels viz., P
0
(control), P
1
(20 kg P ha
-1
(120 kg N ha
), P
2
)
and P
3
(40 kg P ha
-1
) were considered for the present study. The experiment was laid out
in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Among nitrogen
treatments, N
2
showed the best performance on seed yield and quality and gave the
highest seed yield (1.79 t ha
-1
), seed germination percentage (85.75%) and seed vigor
index (1269.00) compared to other treatments. Among different phosphorus levels, P
2
gave the best results on seed yield and quality parameters and gave the highest seed yield
ha
-1
(1.85 g), seed germination percentage (85.18%) and seed vigor index (1261.00).
Treatment combination of N
2
P
2
registered the highest number of branches plant
(22.40),
pods plant
-1
(835.90), seed weight plant
-1
(20.88 g), 1000 seed weight (6.24 g), seed yield
plot
-1
(501.10 g), seed yield ha
-1
(2.32 t), stover yield ha
-1
(3.04 t) and harvest index
(43.28%). Regarding quality parameters, the highest seed germination (88.20%), shoot
length (8.14 cm), root length (7.93 cm) and seed vigor index (1417.00) of seedlings after
12 days of germination were also recorded from the seeds produced from the treatment
combination of N
2
P
2
. So, the treatment combination, N
2
P
2
(90 kg N ha
-1
1
)) can be considered as best compared to other treatment combinations
ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIABILITY AND CHARACTER ASSOCIATION IN F 2 SEGREGATING POPULATION OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
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GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDINGAn experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka, during the period from September 2021 to February 2022 using twenty-eight genotypes of
tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to analyze the genetic variability and character association
in F
population of tomato in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The
analysis of variance revealed significant differences for various traits among the genotypes. For
all of the characters, phenotypic variance was greater than the genotypic variance. The GCV
values were lower than that of PCV values, indicating that the environment had an important role
on the expression genes controlling these characters. The number of cluster per plant (35.033),
number of fruits per cluster (47.347), number of fruits per plant (81.5), fruit diameter (41.008),
single fruit weight (66.156), total soluble solid (53.131) and yield per plant (41.691) all had high
genotypic co-efficient of variation (GCV). It indicated that selection may be effective based on
these characters. High heritability with high genetic advance in percent of mean was observed in
number of fruits per cluster (73.667 and 83.714 respectively), number of fruits per plant (85.669
and 89.897 respectively), fruit diameter (93.326 and 81.609 respectively), single fruit weight
(96.603 and 79.649 respectively) and total soluble solid (72.553 and 93.227 respectively)
indicating the most suitable condition for selection. It also indicates the presence of additive
genes in these traits and reliable crop improvement through selection of such traits is possible.
High heritability with low genetic advance in percent of mean was observed in plant height
(87.719 and 30.99 respectively), days to 1
2
st
fruiting (81.845 and 26.508 respectively), fruit length
(88.531and 57.068 respectively) and shelf life (81.168 and 44.243, respectively) suggesting nonadditive
gene action for the expressions of these characters. The result revealed a highly
significant positive correlation with days to 1
st
fruiting (rg = 0.224, rp = 0.227), number of
branches per plant (rg = 0.422, rp = 0.498), number of cluster per plant (rg = 0.231,rp = 0.244),
number of flowers per plant (rg = 0.242,rp = 0.366), number of fruits per plant (rg = 0.418,rp =
0.447), fruit diameter (rg = 0.553,rp = 0.367), single fruit weight (rg = 0.734,rp = 0.524) and total
soluble solid (rg = 0.332,rp = 0.266) indicating that a possible increase in these traits tends to
increase in fruit yield per plant. In path analysis data on various parameters viz. plant height
(0.183), days to 1
st
flowering (0.764), days to maturity (0.305), number of cluster per plant
(0.892), number of flowers per cluster (0.684), number of fruits per cluster (0.936), fruit length
(0.753), fruit diameter (0.575), single fruit weight (0.75) and total soluble solid (0.178) had
revealed positive direct effect on yield. Among these, number of cluster per plant, number of
fruits per cluster, number of fruits per plant, fruit diameter, single fruit weight and total
soluble solid had also significant positive correlation with yield per plant at genotypic
level, indicating direct selection may be executed considering these traits as the main selection
criteria to reduce indirect effect of the other characters during the development of high yielding
tomato variety. Therefore, considering the agronomic and genetic performance the G
genotype for high yield, and G
9
×G
genotype for short durated ripen fruits might be suggested
for further selection in next generation
INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL CASES AT MIRZAPUR UPAZILA IN TANGAIL DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH
Get PDFThis study was to determine the incidence of most common surgical cases in cattle, calves and goats at
Mirzapur Upzilla Veterinary Hospital, Tangail during the period from January 2021 to December 2022.
The total number of recorded cases were 900 (Cattle=328, Calves=472 and Goat=472) during the study
period. The incidence rate of surgical affections in recorded is castration (23.77%), abscess (12.80%),
wound (10.97%), fracture (9.76%), Navel ill (8.54%), Vaginal prolapsed (8.54%), Hernia (7.93%),
Myiasis (6.71%), Atresia ani (5.49%), ovariohysterectomy (3.05%) and upward patellar fixation (2.44%).
In calves, the rate was umbilical hernia (40%), umbilical abscess (15%), atresia ani(12%), naval myiasis
and abscess (8%), intestinal prolapsed and fracture of jaw (2%). In small ruminants especially in goat the
incidence rate was coenurosis (19.07%), subcutaneouscyst (13.98%), castration (13.56%), abscess
(11.86%), fracture (8.90%), myiasis (8.47%), wound (6.36%), atresia ani (5.51%), urolithiasis (5.51%),
hernia (4.24%) and ovariohysterectomy (2.54%). The incidence rate was higher in goat (52.5%) , cattle
(36.4%) and in calves (11.1%) .Moreover, the incidence rate was higher in male compared with female. In
addition, the incidence rate was higher in summer (36.2%) followed by rainy season (32.01%) and winter
season (31.2%). Myiasis and arthritis were the most common cases in summer whereas urolithiasis was
more common in winter. However, the study might be helpful to compare the incidence rate of surgical
cases in other areas of Bangladesh and take necessary action to minimize the incidence of surgical cases.
Key words: surgical diseases, animals, surgery, prevalence, Mirzapur
ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT AGAINST INSECT PESTS OF BOTTLE GOURD WITH THE EMPHASIS ON INTERCROPPING AND DIFFERENT TRAPS
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Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
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MASTERS OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
ENTOMOLOGYThe experiment was conducted at the central farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural
University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh to evaluate the eco-friendly
management against insect pests of bottle gourd with the emphasis on intercropping and
different traps during the period from November, 2020 to April, 2021. The experiment was
laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Seven
treatments, viz. Treatment T
1
= Intercropping with Red amaranth + Pheromone trap; T
2
=
Field Sanitation + Pheromone trap; T
3
= Intercropping with Coriander + Funnel Pheromone
trap; T
4
= Intercropping with Tomato + Pheromone trap; T
5
= Field Sanitation + Funnel
Pheromone trap; T
6
= Intercropping with Spinach + Funnel Pheromone trap and T
7
= Sole
crop (Untreated control) were included in this study. In case of different treatments
performance, T
3
(Intercropping with Coriander + Funnel Pheromone trap) showed the best
results in terms of incidence of insect pest of bottle gourd, number of beneficial insects per
plot, number of infested or healthy leaves per plot, number of infested fruits per plot,
number of healthy fruits per plot, length of single fruit (cm), girth of single fruit (cm),
single fruit weight (kg), total number of fruits/plants, weight of healthy fruits and infested
fruits, yield per plot and total yield (ton/ha). In term of total number of fruits/plants, the
highest number of fruits/plant (24.5) was recorded from T
3
treatment was closely similar
with other treatments except untreated control respectively. In term of yield of total fruits,
the highest yield of total fruits (78.1 t/ha) was observed in T
3
treatment which was closely
similar with other treatments except untreated control. There was negative relationship
present in incidence of insect pest of bottle gourd with the yield of bottle gourd. From the
study, it may be concluded that treatment T
3
showed more efficacy of different treatments
for the eco-friendly management against insect pests of bottle gourd with the emphasis on
intercropping and different traps which was followed by treatment T
1
ii
Comparative study of antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic activities of aqueous extract of Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) and Coccinia indica (Telakucha) leaves in normal and alloxan diabetic rats
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Effective and safer hypoglycemic agents from herbal plants are being considered as area of research as
the synthetic oral anti-diabetic agents have several serious adverse effects. The aim of this research was
to investigate the single and combined effect of Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) and Coccinia indica
(Telakucha) leaves on blood glucose and cholesterol in diabetic rats. In this study 60 rats were divided
into 5 groups and containing 12 individuals as follows: normal control (A), diabetic control (B), Alloxan
with BG treated (C), Alloxan and TK treated (D) and Group E was Alloxan, BG and TK treated. Alloxan
was injected at the dose of 100mg/kg body weight intra-peritoneal to each rat to induce diabetes in groups
B, C, D and E. Aqueous extract of BG and TK were fed at a dose of 300mg/kg and 500 mg/kg body
weight for 21 days in group C and D, respectively and combined in group E. The body weight, blood
cholesterol (mg/dl) and glucose (mg/dl) level were measured on Day 0, 7, 14 and 21. The blood sugar
and cholesterol level were reduced in Group C from 178.5±11.55 mg/dl to 120.45±1.98 mg/dl and
209.11±5.24 mg/dl to 126.66±6.58 mg/dl respectively and in group D, they reduced from 150.5±1.6 to
140.17±2.49 mg/dl and 212.43±6.2 to 129.77±5.94 mg/dl respectively. But the reduction of blood sugar
level and blood cholesterol level were significant in Group E from 156±4.11 mg/dl to 110.21±3.98 mg/dl
and 217.17±4.34 mg/dl to 114.81±4.18 mg/dl, respectively. From these findings it concluded that the
combination of BG and TK can be used as anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hypercholesterolemic agent
Morphological and phenological variability of Echinochloa accessions and their herbicide sensitivity
Get PDFEchinochloa species are the most problematic grass weeds in rice fields worldwide. The species of this
genus have high intra- and interspecific variability, with many ecotypes. Based on this, the study was
conducted to characterize the morphology and phenology of Bangladesh Echinochloa accessions and
evaluate their herbicide sensitivity. The results showed a distinct variability of the growth characteristics
among Echinochloa ecotypes. The four Echinochloa accessions, designated Echinochloa crus-galli
ecotypes A, B, C, and D, were discovered in the various rice-growing regions of Bangladesh. The same
ecotypes were treated with pre-and post-emergence herbicides in pot culture and the puddle and dry
sowing conditions to determine the herbicide sensitivity. Among the pre-emergence herbicides, all except
butachlor in dry sowing conditions and pyrazosulfuron ethyl in both puddle and dry sowing conditions
were effective against ecotypes of Echinochloa detected. Bispyribac sodium and metamifop were effective
in both the four-leaf and eight-leaf stages of E. crus-galli ecotype D. In contrast, fenoxaprop–p–ethyl was
effective at the four-leaf stage. E. crus-galli ecotype B was effectively controlled by quizalofop-p-ethyl
when sprayed at the eight-leaf stage and fenoxaprop–p–ethyl at the four-leaf stage. E. crus-galli ecotype C
was less susceptible to all the herbicides. However, quizalofop-p-ethyl and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, although
effective at the four-leaf stage in reducing the weed persistence index (WPI). This information helps make
weed management decisions and is informative in understanding the speciation and adaptation of weedy
Echinochloa species
EVALUATION OF SOME PROMISING MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AGAINST SUCKING INSECT PESTS OF BRINJAL
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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
ENTOMOLOGYA field experiment was conducted in the experimental field of Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University to find out some new dimension management approaches against
sucking insect pests of brinjal, cultivated during Rabi season (November, 2021 to
February, 2022). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design
(RCBD) with three replications. The experimental treatments were T
1
= Fenpropathrin
(Danitol 10EC) @ 1ml/L of water + Clean cultivation; T
2
= Abamectin (Vertimec 1.8 EC)
1.2 ml/ L of water+ alternating spray of detergent mixed soapy water @ 5g/L of water;
T
3
= Imidacloprid (Admire 20 SL) @ 0.5 ml/L of water+ alternating spray of Bioneem
Plus @ 1m/L of water; T
4
= Diafenthiuron (Polo 500 SC) @ 1ml/L of water + Clean
cultivation; T
5
= Untreated control. Treatment T
3
contributed to reduce the highest
number of leaf hopper, aphid, whiteflies, mealybug, percent leaf infestation and plant
infestation by leaf hopper, aphid, whiteflies and mealybug were 5.72 leaf hopper/plant,
2.79 aphid/plant, 1.14 whitefly/plant, 2.12 mealybug/plant, 13.45% leaf/ five plant,
9.20% leaf/five plants, 5.66% leaf/five plants, 13.89% plant/plot, 13.89% plant/plot,
8.33% plant/plot, 8.33% plant/plot respectively. T
3
also showed the best performance for
single fruit weight (34.66 g) and yield (25.57 ton/ha) of brinjal
EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE AMOUNT AND MOTHER CULTURE (INOCULA) ON YEILD ATTRIBUTES AND YEILD OF REISHI MUSHROOM
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Faculty of Agriculture.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka-
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IN
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTUREThe experiment was conducted at the laboratory and culture house of Mushroom
Development and Extension Programme, Mushroom Development Institute,
Sobhanbang, Savar, Dhaka during the period from March to August 2021 to study the
effect of different substrate amount and mother culture (inocula) on yield and yield
attributes of Reishi mushroom. The experiment consists of two factors viz.: factor A:
different amount of substrates; B
1
= 250 g, B
2
ii
= 500 g, B
3
= 750 g, B
4
=
1250 g, B
6
= 1500 g and factor B: Types of mother culture; T
1
= 1000 g, B
5
= Bamboo stick, T
2
=
Sawdust, T
3
= Wheat grain. The experiment was laid out in two factors Completely
Randomized Design with six replications. Data were gathered on several growth and
yield parameters and it was discovered that the analyzed parameters varied significantly.
In case of different substrate amount, yield contributing characters such as maximum
number of fruiting body per packet (4.92), maximum single weight of fruiting body
(3.18 g), longest length of stalk (2.50 cm), highest diameter of stalk (1.60 cm), diameter
of pileus (6.92 cm), thickness of pileus (1.73 cm), biological yield (97.52 g), economic
yield (88.24 g), dry yield (61.27 g) was observed from B
4
treatment. In case of mother
culture (inocula), maximum number of fruiting body per packet (4.67), weight of
individual fruiting body (3.12 g), length of stalk (2.27 cm), diameter of stalk (1.56 cm),
thickness of pileus (1.42 cm), highest biological yield (84.74 g), highest economic yield
(73.24) and highest dry yield (54.39 g) was recorded from T
2
treatment. In case of
combined effect, maximum number of fruiting body (4.82), highest single weight of
fruiting body (3.59 g), longest length of stalk (2.77 cm), diameter of stalk (1.83 cm),
diameter of pileus (7.25 cm), thickness of pileus (1.72 cm), maximum biological yield
(98.20 g), maximum economic yield (88.65 g) and maximum dry yield (62.35 g) was
recorded from the combination of B
4
T
2
treatment. Among the treatments B
4
(1000 g)
substrate with T
2
(Sawdust) treatment combination exhibited better growth and yield of
Reishi mushroom