EFFECT OF FOLIAR AND SOIL APPLICATION OF NUTRIENTS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OF BRRiIdhan 28
Date
2014-12
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HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR.
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at the research field of Hajee Mohammad Danesh
Science and Technology University, Dinajpur during Boro season of 2013-2014 with
a view to examining the effect of foliar fertilization and nitrogen levels on performance
of BRRIdhan 28 and reduce soil application of nitrogenous fertilizer. The experiment
was laid out in a split plot design with three replications. Two levels of foliar
fertilization- no foliar fertilization (Fy) and foliar fertilization with magic growth (F;)
were placed in the main plots as main plot treatments whereas four nitrogen fertilizer
levels (0, 50, 75 and 100% of the recommended nitrogen fertilizer) were placed
randomly in the sub plots as sub plot treatments.
Description
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) being one of the richest starchy foods is consumed by
about half of the world’s population. It is the most important major cereal crop in
Bangladesh. It is the largest crop in terms of area and production in Bangladesh.
Although the rice in Bangladesh is consuming large scale but the production is
still far behind the other rice producing countries. The average yield in
Bangladesh is very low (3.88 t ha’) (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2013-2014)
as compared to Egypt (8.4 t ha’) and USA (6.6 t ha’). All over the world, the
importance of agriculture, especially rice production, is increasing. To cope with
the rising population, rice production needs to increase following vertical, instead
of horizontal expansion.
Keywords
Seedbed preparation and raising of seedlings, Land preparation and experimental layout, Root length at different days after transplanting