Browsing 1994 by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Diurnal pattern of the predatory behaviour of black drongo dicrurus adsimilis (bechstein) on rice field insects
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)Various aspects of predatory behaviour of the black drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein), on rice field insects in continuous rice cropping ecosystem were studied at the experimental farm of the Bangladesh Rice Research ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effect of some insecticides on leaf growth and leaf infestation by galerucid beetle and grain yield of cowpea (vigna unguiculata l. walp.)
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)In an evaluation of six insecticides cypermethrin (0.007%) resulted in the highest grain yield of cowpea by increasing the number of leaves and reducing the galerucid beetle infestation. This was followed by carbofuran (@ ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Fluence of farmers characteristics on their r extent of adoption of an innovation (br14)
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)The main purpose of ihis study was to describe the influence of farmers’ characteristics on their extent of adoption of BR14. Multistage sampling procedure was used to collect data through personal interview method from ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Perceived education needs of the Young Farmers in Gazipur District
(BSMRAU, 1994-12)A selected geographical area in Gazipur district was considered for the study and the population were all the farmers in this area between the age of 20 and 40 years. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 174 ... -
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 ...
