M. Rana, Hasan Mohammad Murshed, D. Roy, M. N. Huda
{"title":"Scaling up of livestock production for sustainable livelihood: An empirical study from Sirajganj district of Bangladesh","authors":"M. Rana, Hasan Mohammad Murshed, D. Roy, M. N. Huda","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60540","url":null,"abstract":"Livestock is a vital component of the complex farming system in Bangladesh. This focuses towards he contribution of livestock farming in the livelihood of the farmers as well as the realization of the challenges in livestock farming as perceived by the farmers. A mixed-method research design was used to collect data from 100 livestock farmers of Kamarkhanda Upazila (sub-district) under Sirajganj district. According to the findings of the study, livestock farming has significant contributions in improving the status of livelihood tatus of farming households. It is evident from the findings that majority of the respondents (69%), faced medium level of challenges in livestock farming compared to high level of challenges faced by 28% respondents of the study area. The socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents namely farm size, annual income, training received, subsidy received and extension media contact seem to have significant contributions with the challenges faced by the farmers in livestock farming. As the livestock sector of Bangladesh has great potential to flourish provided the challenges faced by the farmers are given due attention. Implementation of farmers’ friendly livestock policy and the collaborative efforts of public and private sectors are required to boost up livestock productivity in Bangladesh.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 209-225 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85152830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Tasnim, N. Ivy, M. Raihan, N. Akter, Mz Islam, N. Jahan, Ahasan Ullah Khan
{"title":"Evaluation of genetic variation in segregating population of pea (Pisum sativum L.)","authors":"S. Tasnim, N. Ivy, M. Raihan, N. Akter, Mz Islam, N. Jahan, Ahasan Ullah Khan","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60545","url":null,"abstract":"Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is the most important grain legume crop grown worldwide and used as food and fodder. An experiment was undertaken to elucidate the genetic variability in five inbred parents and their 17 F4’s derivatives in pea evaluating ten characters during the winter season of 2017-2018 at the research farm, BSMRAU, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Analysis of variance explored significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters. Phenotypic coefficients of variation were close to genotypic coefficients of variation for all the characters indicating less influence on the environment and potentiality of selection. High heritability associated with high genetic advance was observed for plant height, pod per plant, hundred seed weight, and seed yield per plot. Days to 50% flowering and days to first flowering showed a highly significant positive correlation at both genotypic and phenotypic levels. Plant height showed a highly significant positive correlation with pods per plant, seeds per pod, and seed yield per plant. Pod length showed a highly significant positive correlation with pod width and hundred seeds weight. Pods per plant, pod width, and seeds per pod showed a highly positive correlation with seed yield per plant and 100-seed weight. Only days to first flowering showed a highly negative correlation with pod length and hundred seed weight. Path coefficient analysis revealed that plant height, pod per plant, and seeds per pod had a highly positive effect on yield per plant. Therefore, the yield improvement of pea is plausibly possible by associating and selecting those plant traits. Furthermore, two crosses such as Zhikargacha×IPSA Motorshuti 1 and Zhikargacha×IPSA Motorshuti 2 may be chosen for further breeding programs.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 29-39 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77225403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Khatun, M. Hossain, MS Ali, Md. Mizanur Rahman, M. Azad, M. Hashem
{"title":"Formulation of value added chicken nuggets using carrot and ginger as a source of dietary fiber and natural antioxidant","authors":"M. Khatun, M. Hossain, MS Ali, Md. Mizanur Rahman, M. Azad, M. Hashem","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60611","url":null,"abstract":"The study was aimed to evaluate the effect of different levels of carrot with ginger on the quality attributes of chicken nuggets. For this purpose, chicken meat samples were divided into four treatment groups viz. T0 (Control), T1 (1% ginger and 4% carrot), T2 (1% ginger and 8% carrot) and T3 (1% ginger and 12% carrot). Days of intervals were 0, 15, 30 and 45th days. Samples were preserved at -20º C for 45 days. An ANOVA of a 4×4 factorial experiment in completely randomized design having three replications per treatment was used for analyses of data. Sensory, proximate, physicochemical, biochemical and microbiological analyses were determined. Color, flavor, juiciness, tenderness and overall acceptability increased significantly (p<0.05) among the different treatment groups but decreased at different days of intervals. Dry matter (DM) content decreased significantly (p<0.05) with different treatment levels and increased with days of intervals. Crude protein (CP), Ether extract (EE) and ash content of all treatments were decreased significantly (p<0.05) among different treatment groups. Free fatty acids (FFAs), peroxide value (POV) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) values were decreased significantly (p<0.05) with different treatment levels and increased with days of intervals. Total viable count (TVC), total coliform count (TCC) and total yeast mold count (TYMC) decreased significantly (p<0.05) at different treatments. On the basis of sensory, physicochemical, biochemical and microbial properties indicate that T3 was the best among treatment groups. Hence, 12% carrots with 1% ginger extracts may be recommended for formulation of value added chicken nuggets as enriched dietary fiber and natural antioxidant.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 185-196 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85372930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between heavy metals concentrations in soil and plant (Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb.) of the hills and roadsides in Tiruchirappalli, India","authors":"SP Anand Anand, Nagalakshmi Ramamoorthy","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60556","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between heavy metal concentrations of soil and plant (Senna auriculata) in the hills and roadsides was studied. Atomic absorption spectroscopy was used for determination of metals such as lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe) in the soil and plant (leaves and flowers) samples. The results showed that heavy metal concentrations in roadside soil and plant samples were much greater than that in hills. It is evident that concentration of a heavy metal in soil samples are considerably higher (p<0.05) than that in plant samples. Pearson correlation analysis shows that Pb in leaves and flowers correlated well with that in soil, r >0.93. Strong positive relationship exists between soil and plant for Cr content, (r≥0.97). Cadmium and Zn contents in leaves and flowers correlated significantly with Cd, and Zn in soil, all r>0.97. The Cu concentration of leaves and flowers shows a positive correlation with Cu content in soil, all r≥0.93. The Fe concentration of both plant leaves and flowers is found significantly and positively correlated with soil Fe, r=0.99. Overall results reveal that all the heavy metals are significantly and positively associated with soil and plant, implying that increasing concentration of heavy metals in soil is likely to increase their concentrations in S. auriculata plant.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 121-130 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82049870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fakhar Uddin Talukder, M. Rahman, M. Mukul, S. Haque
{"title":"Comparative study of selected tossa jute varieties (Corchorus olitorius) in response to the presence of fungi","authors":"Fakhar Uddin Talukder, M. Rahman, M. Mukul, S. Haque","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60651","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to observe the germination rate and fungal pathogens association in selected Tossa jute varieties. The experiment was conducted following Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications. Truthfully labelled seeds (TLS) collected from four districts in Bangladesh, was used in the present study. The Highest germination rate (93.5%) and the lowest infection (31.25 pathogens/100 seed) were observed in BJRI Tossa Pat 5 (O-795) variety. BJRI Tossa Pat 4 (O-72) was observed as the most vulnerable against pathogen infection (121.25 pathogens/100 seed) and the showed lowest germination (83.25%). Regressions co-efficient (β) -0.82 was observed between germination (%) and total number of pathogens on seeds. Regression co-efficient (β) was -0.71 between moisture (%) and germination (%) of Tossa seeds. Regression co-efficient (β) was 0.65 between moisture (%) and total number of pathogens at Tossa jute seeds. For conducting the experiment, there was no limitation. From the study, it may be concluded that, seed-borne pathogenic fungi negatively affect the germination (%) of Tossa jute seed.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 67-76 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82977518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polyethylene glycol mediated drought stress impacts on germination, growth and accumulation of proline in rice (Oryza sativa L.)","authors":"M. A. Sobahan, Nasima Akter, M. Rana","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60544","url":null,"abstract":"Drought is one of the major stress factors affecting the growth and development of plants, and is responsible for considerable crop yield losses worldwide. An experiment was conducted to compare three rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties (BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan71 and BRRI dhan75) for drought tolerance based on some growth parameters and physiological status in germination stage. Drought stress was imposed by five levels of polyethylene glycol (PEG) (0%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%). Rice varieties showed good germination with PEG concentration up to 15%. At 20% PEG concentration, a sharp reduction in germination percentage was observed and the highest germination percentage (55.53%) was found in the variety BRRI dhan71. Seeds of all the varieties treated with 25% PEG did not germinate. Seedling growth in terms of plumule and radicle length, fresh weight and dry weight decreased with increasing drought stress in all the varieties. Among the varieties, BRRI dhan71 was found to be the best at 20% PEG for seedling growth. Drought stress treatments decreased seedling length and weight vigor index in rice, whereas the highest seedling length and weight vigor index were obtained from BRRI dhan71. Accumulation of proline increased along with the increase of PEG concentration. The highest proline accumulation (3.08 mmol g-1 leaf) was obtained from the BRRI dhan71 at the higher treatment (20% PEG). This result suggests that BRRI dhan71 showed best performance under drought stress because of its own nature of tolerance. \u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 107-119 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79680249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic divergence of guava (Psidium guajava L.) genotypes in Bangladesh","authors":"H. Barua, S. Saha, N. Ivy, G. Rasul, A. Islam","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60618","url":null,"abstract":"A noticeable variation is present among the guava (Psidium guajava L.) genotypes available in Bangladesh. Thirty-three (25 indigenous, 5 released, and 3 exotic) genotypes of guava were used in ex-situ conditions from different locations of Chattagram, Brahmanbaria, Pirojpur, and Gazipur districts and assessed based on 10 traits to know their genetic diversity. The measured traits were number of flowers, fruits, harvested fruits per plant, single fruit weight (g), number of seeds/fruits, thousand seed weight (g), vitamin C, total sugar content, and fruit yield/plant (kg). Twenty-one genotypes showed 100-400 g of single fruit weight, and 12 showed 20-100 g. The genotype G14 (BARI Peyara-1) produced the highest fruit yield/plant (131.04 kg) followed by G24 (PG Muk-005) and G 23 (PG Muk-005) yielded 65.49 kg and 64.62 kg, respectively. Twenty-one genotypes showed above 250 mg/100g vitamin C content. Above 42% (14 genotypes) contained total sugar content of over 5%. The first two axes accounted 58.8% of the total variation among 10 traits. Based on the heatmap analysis, cluster-IV represents a high value containing the number of flowers, fruits, and harvested fruits per plant. The genotypes G 14, G17 (BARI Peyara-4), G21 (PG Sit-003), G23, G24, and G29 (Thai Peyara-3) might be considered the best based on the morpho-biochemical characteristics. Many traits are of significant economic importance and could be used as breeding targets to increase yield and quality. Therefore, variation among guava genotypes will be an excellent source for future crop improvements.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 15-28 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"427 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84952906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pre-harvest application of inorganic sources of nutrient on yield and shelf life of broccoli","authors":"Sushanta Kumar Tarafder, M. Biswas, A. Mondal","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60614","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted at Chanchra, Sadar Upazila, Jashore, Bangladesh during Rabi seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 to evaluate pre-harvest treatments of inorganic nutrient sources on yield and shelf life of broccoli through Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and six treatments which were; T1= soil test based 50% NPK with blanket dose, T2=soil test based 75% NPK with blanket dose, T3= soil test based 100% NPK with blanket dose, T4=soil test based 125% NPK with blanket dose, T5=local farmers practice (N138 P75 K94 S27 Zn5 kg ha-1),T6 = control.Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was designed to determine the shelf life of broccoli with three replications considering three factors; (i) pre-harvest treatments of inorganic sources of nutrient; (ii) storage materials at room temperature and (iii) storage materials at cold storage condition.Findings revealed that the effects of different inorganic sources of nutrients significantly influenced on yield and shelf life of broccoli. The treatment T3 (soil test based 100% NPK with blanket dose) resulted in better marketable curd yield with maximum gross returns, net returns and Benefit Cost Ratio(BCR) as compared to other treatments. The treatment T1 (soil test based 50% dose of NPK with blanket dose) recorded the maximum shelf life of 6.57 daysand 6.83 days at room temperature (14-240C with RH 60-65%) and 23.65 days and 24.25 days at cold storage (40C with RH 90-95%) condition using High -Density Polyethylene (HDP;15 micron) vacuum pack during the years of 2019-20 and 2020-21 respectively.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 131-141 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75315486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md Nayeb Ali Khan, Md. Babu Hossain, P. K. Biswas, A. Amin, Anisur Rahman
{"title":"Influence of transplanting date on performance of Boro rice varieties in Lalmai-hill area","authors":"Md Nayeb Ali Khan, Md. Babu Hossain, P. K. Biswas, A. Amin, Anisur Rahman","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60586","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted in Lalmai-Hill area of Cumilla with five high yielding varieties (HYV) of rice during Boro season (2018-2019) to evaluate their yield performance under different transplanting dates. Rice seedlings were transplanted on three different dates viz., January 15 (T1), January 30 (T2) and February 14 (T3). Five rice varieties viz., BRRI dhan67 (V1) BRRI dhan68 (V2), BRRI dhan74 (V3), BRRI dhan81 (V4) and BRRI dhan86 (V5) were transplanted. Results revealed that delaying of transplanting date decreased yield and return of Boro rice varieties. Transplanting of seedlings on February 14 decreased effective tiller hill–1, filled grain panicle–1, grain yield and biological yield by 13, 14, 24 and 9%, respectively, compared to seedlings transplanted on January 15. Significantly highest grain yield (5.95 t ha–1) and biological yield (14.33 t ha–1) were obtained from BRRI dhan74 compared with other varieties because of higher potential of its yield attributes. The highest grain yield (6.67 t ha–1) and return (Tk. 158,765 ha–1) were recorded from BRRI dhan74 when transplanted on January 15 as compared to other combinations. Transplanting of all other varieties on January 15 confirmed higher yield and yield return compared with delayed transplanted seedlings.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 143-155 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81698138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of different concentrations of pyrethroid and organophosphorus pesticides on seedling growth of Cicer arietinum","authors":"Renu Dixit, M. Rani, J. Kumar","doi":"10.3329/sja.v20i1.60613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/sja.v20i1.60613","url":null,"abstract":"Seed treatment with pesticides is one of the components of IPM. Pesticides, the chemical ingredients are generally used to assassinate biological entities that cause damage to cultivated crops. To maintain the quantity and quality of the plant produce, a large number of chemicals in the form of pesticides and/or fungicides are sprayed on them. Although these compounds affect the growth of seedlings and also negatively influence the growth of symbiotic bacteria and their interaction with crop plants resulting in a reduction in nitrogen fixation by plants and ultimately yield. A study on the consequences of chemical pesticides on seed germination and seedling growth of Cicer arietinum was carried out at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2016. The present study was done to assess the effect of pesticides on root length, shoot length, leaf area, fresh weight, and dry weight of seedlings. The experiment was conducted by using different concentrations viz., 0% (control), 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10% of organophosphorus monocrotophos and pyrethroid pesticide deltamethrin. Observations were done on the 7th, 14th, and 21st days of radicle emergence. The study showed that both types of pesticides such as pyrethroid deltamethrin and organophosphorus monocrotophos were found to be toxic to plants in high concentrations and can be preferred in low concentrations only like 0.5%, which is less harmful to crop plants.\u0000SAARC J. Agric., 20(1): 55-65 (2022)","PeriodicalId":21319,"journal":{"name":"SAARC Journal of Agriculture","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76726259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}