Browsing 1994 by Issue Date
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Effects of gamma-irradiation in mungbean [vigna rad i at a (l.) wdlczek]
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Seeds of five mungbean genotypes were irradiated with 20, 30, 40 and 50 kR gamma rays with a view to create desirable genetic variability. The response of gamma rays was observed by studying germination and survival ... -
Stability of plant height, maturity and pod yield in peanut (arachis hypogaea l.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Genotype x location interactions as well as stability for plant height, maturity and pod yield were determined in twenty five peanut genotypes across three different agroclimatic areas of Bangladesh. For stability analysis, ... -
Effect of seed size and seeding depth on the yield performance of wheat (triticum aestivum l.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Effects of variable seed size and sowing depth on the yield and its attributes of wheat were evaluated in a field experiment. Three different seed sizes (large, medium, and small), and four sowing depths (0, 2, 4, and 6 ... -
Cell membrane stability as a measure of drought and heat tolerance in grasses
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Drought and heat tolerance test developed for Sorghum (Sullivan, 1972) were adapted with some modifications to evaluate some species of grasses grown under controlled environment during 1988-89. Significant differences ... -
Fruit characteristics of some late mango (mangifera indica) varieties of bangladesh
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Fruit characters of some superior late mango varieties were studied from a mango fruit show in July, 1986. The fruits of the varieties Fazli, Ashwina, Kuapahari and Mohanbhog weighed 1290, 1495, 480 and 510 g respectively, ... -
Fruit characteristics, seed viability and polyembryonic nature of jamun (eugenia jambulanum) fruits of bangladesh
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Of the five lines of Jamun studied Guda Jam produced the heaviest fruit (6.48 g) with maximum size (2.60 x 1.66 cm) followed by Comilla Jam (4.40 g and 233 x 1.66 cm). The highest brix reading was observed in Khudi Jam ... -
Evaluation of fungicides against bipolaris leaf blight of wheat (triticum aestivum l.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Four commercial fungicides were evaluated for their efficacy to control bipolaris leaf blight of wheat under natural cpiphytotic condition during 1991-92 and 1992-93. Among them Tilt 250 EC (0.05%) was the most effective ... -
Morphology and growth of winter wheat as affected by competition from italian ryegrass (lolium multiflorum l.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Two addition scries experiments were conducted at the Oregon State University's Hysiop Crop Science Field Laboratory (44° 37'N, 123° 13'W) near Corvallis, Oregon, USA, to investigate the dynamics in morphology and growth ... -
Hydraulic performance on buried pipe irrigation systems
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Hydraulic tests were conducted for buried pipe system in eight different locations with buried non-reinforccd concrete pipe to distribute water from deep tubewclls irrigating diversified crops. Average pump and outlet ... -
Fruit characteristics of local and exotic cultivars of coconut {cocos nuc1fera l.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)Seven coconut cultivars namely, Bangladesh green, Bangladesh red, Malaysian green, Malaysian red, Malaysian yellow, Srilanka green and Srilanka red were studied for fruit characteristics at the Regional Agricultural Research ... -
Effects of n-methyl n-nitrosourea (mnu) on some quantitative characters and endosperm storage proteins in rice (<oryza sativa l.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)The fertilized egg-cells of rice were treated with ImM N-methyl N- nitrosourca (MNU) to induce mutation. The treatment effects on quantitative characters varied considerably but in most of the cases they were not significant. ... -
Salinity tolerance of rice as related to growth and physiological characteristics
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)The effect of salinity of the physico-chemical characters of rice was studied to understand the physiology of salt tolerance. Salinity was observed to affect root length more drastically than shoot height. Higher salt ... -
Response of bio-fertilizer on blackgram (vigna mungo l.) in the farmers' field
(BSMRAU, 1994-06)An experiment on the response of bio-fertilizer on blackgram was conducted at the multilocation test site of Phulpur to see the effect of rhizobial inoculation on the growth and yield of blackgram. Rhizobial inoculation ... -
Weed infestation in boro rice in haor agro- ecosystem as affected by rice cultivars and growth stages
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)Phytosociology of weeds were studied in horo rice in haor areas in relation to cultivars and crop growth stages through weed survey. Scirpus juncoides was the most important weed speciaes in all the rice cultivars. Perennial ... -
Changes in agricultural intensification in bangladesh: a longitudinal and regional analysis
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)The paper presents a longitudinal analysis of the changes in cropping intensity and adoption of modern technology in Bangladesh based on time series data and presents a spatial analysis of such changes among different ... -
Yield and quality of chemically induced carabao mango as affected by fertilizer and irrigation
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)The experiment was conducted to study the Influence of fertilizer and Irrigation on the yield und quality of chemically (KNO3) induced Curabuo mango grown In the pomology Orchard of Central Luzon Stute University (CLSU), ... -
Intercropping sesbania green manure with mungbean at different row ratios under irrigated conditions
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)Recent research has shown that food and green, manure production may be combined to optimize resource use in the pre-rice period. A fieldwtrial was designed to examine the effect of intercropping sesbania [Sesbania rostrata ... -
An investigation to mycoflora associated with developing wheat grains
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)An attempt was made to find out the fungi associated with developing wheat grains during grain development stage. A black point susceptible wheat variety 'Kanchan* was used in the experiment. Four samples were collected ... -
Effect of diferent doses of npk on growth and yield of cabbage
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)An experiment was conducted to find out the effect of different doses of NPK on the grown and yield of cabbage at the Regional Agril. Research Station, Jamalpur during 1990- 91. The effect of different fertilization showed ... -
Effects of growth regulators on growth and pod Yield of lablab bean grown in summer
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)A field study was conducted in Summer at IPSA, Saina Gazipur, to examine the effects of 250 and 500 ppm NAA, 200 ppm Aminofol on growth behaviour and pod yield of a photo-insensitive cultivar of labial) bean. The highest ...
