scholarly journals Effect of combinations of chemical fertilizers and poultry manure on the productivity of crops in the cauliflower-stem amaranth-jute pattern

1970 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
M Akkas Ali ◽  
MSH Molla ◽  
M Robiul Alam ◽  
MA Momin ◽  
MA Mannan

Different combinations of chemical fertilizers and organic manure were applied for sustainable crop productivity in the cauliflower-stem amaranth -jute cropping pattern. The experiment was conducted at farmer’s field in Multilocation Testing (MLT) site of Pakshi, Pahna over three years. There were five combinations of chemical fertilizers (CF) and poultry manure (PM) along with absolute control arranged in a randomized complete block design. The results revealed that all three crops showed significant yield for fertilizer and poultry manure use. Higher yields were obtained with 50% CF + 50% PM followed by 75% CF + 25% PM treatments where cauliflower equivalent yield was increased by 85% and 78%, respectively, over control. This indicates a positive residual effect of poultry manure on the subsequent crops. From the economic points of view, the highest marginal benefit cost ratio (MBCR) was attained in 100% chemical fertilizer due to its lower variable cost followed by 75% CF + 25% PM treated plots. However, gross margin was higher in 50% CF + 50% PM combination for its higher total yield. Key Words: Chemical fertilizer; poultry manure; productivity. DOI: 10.3329/bjar.v34i1.5761Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 34(1) : 113-121, March 2009

1970 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
ME Ali ◽  
MR Islam ◽  
M Jahiruddin

A field experiment was conducted during 2003-2004 at Bangladesh Agricultural University farm, Mymensingh to evaluate the suitability of different sources of organic materials for integrated use with chemical fertilizers for the Boro-Fallow-T. Aman rice cropping pattern. The experiment was set up in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Eight-treatments, formulated from organic manure and chemical fertilizers have been imposed. The treatment combinations are T1: control, T2: 70% NPKS, T3: 100% NPKS, T4: 70% NPKS + rice straw (RS) @ 5 t/ha, T5: 70% NPKS + dhaincha (DH) @ 15 t/ha, Tb: 70% NPKS + mungbean residue (MBR) @ 10 t/ha, T7: 70% NPKS + cowdung (CD) @ 5 t/ha and T8: 70% NPKS + poultry manure (PM) @ 3 t/ha. Organic manure or crop residue was applied to T. Aman rice and their residual effects were observed in the following Boro rice. Application of 70% NPKS + PM produced the highest grain yield of T. Aman rice, which was identical to that obtained with 100% NPKS with no manure. In Boro season. application of 100% NPKS produced the highest grain yield of 6.87 t/ha, which was identical with the application of 70% NPKS + PM (6.57 t/ha). The total grain yield in the cropping pattern ranged from 5.14 t/ha in T1 (control) treatment to 12.29 t/ha in the 100% NPKS. The application of 3 t/ha PM with 70% NPKS (T8) produced the total yield of 12.09 t/ha followed by 11.59 t/ha in the treatment containing 10 t/ha MBR plus 70% NPKS (T6). It appears that the application of 3 t/ha PM once in a year with 70% NPKS can reduce the use of 30% NPKS as fertilizers. There were negative balances for N and K with the highest mining of K, while the balances for P and S were positive. The economic analysis reveals that most of the treatments produced BCR (benefit-cost ratio) of more than 3.0 showing that they all are economically viable. The integrated use of fertilizers and manure resulted in considerable improvement in soil health by increasing organic matter, available P, and S contents of soils. The overall findings of the study indicate that the integrated use of chemical fertilizer and manure is important for sustainable crop yield in a rice-rice cropping pattern. Key Words: Organic manures; chemical fertilizer; soil health. DOI: 10.3329/bjar.v34i1.5757Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 34(1) : 81-90, March 2009


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
M Maniruzzaman ◽  
M Robiul Alam ◽  
MS Islam ◽  
MZ Islam ◽  
MA Islam

The study was carried out at Multi Location Testing site, Sujanagar, Pabna during two consecutive years of 2011-12 and 2012-13 growing season to assess the performance of the pattern with newly released crop varieties against the existing one usually practiced by the farmers with traditional varieties in order to increase yield and economic return. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with six dispersed replications at farmer’s field. In improved pattern (IP) BARI Gom-26, BARI Til-4 and Binadhan-7 variety were used for wheat, sesame and T. aman rice, respectively. On the contrary in existing pattern (EP) farmers usually use BARI Gom-21, local (char shira) and Sharna cultivar for wheat, sesame and T. aman rice, respectively. The mean yield was recorded 4.66, 1.34 and 4.79 t ha-1 from wheat (BARI Gom-26), sesame (BARI Til-4) and T. aman (Binadhan-7) respectively from the improved cropping pattern whereas average yield 3.81, 0.98 and 4.58 t ha-1 was obtained from wheat (BARI Gom-21), sesame (local) and T. aman (Sharna), respectively from the existing pattern. Two years mean data also showed that improved pattern provided about 18% higher REY compared to existing pattern. Sustainable yield index and production efficiency were also found maximum with improved cropping pattern. Similarly, maximum gross margin and benefit cost ratio were obtained from improved cropping pattern. Bangladesh Agron. J. 2018, 21(2): 13-18


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-179
Author(s):  
S Bilkis ◽  
MR Islam ◽  
M Jahiruddin ◽  
MM Rahman ◽  
TS Hoque

The present study was done at Bangladesh Agricultural University farm to evaluate the field performances of different types of manures viz. cowdung (CD), cowdung slurry (CD slurry), trichocompost (TC), vermicompost (VC), poultry manure (PM) and poultry manure slurry (PM slurry) with chemical fertilizers in the potato-mungbean-T. aman rice cropping pattern during 2011-12 and 2012-13. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design, with three replications and eight treatments including T1 (Control), T2 [HYG based 100% chemical fertilizer (CF)], T3 [CD + CF (IPNS basis)], T4 [CD slurry + CF (IPNS basis)], T5 [PM + CF (IPNS basis)], T6 [PM slurry + CF (IPNS basis)], T7 [TC + CF (IPNS basis)] and T8 [VC + CF (IPNS basis)]. Trichocompost + CF and vermicompost + CF containing treatments produced higher crop yield followed by poultry manure slurry and cowdung slurry. Integrated use of manures and fertilizers gave on an average 6.7-33.7%, 8.3-33.8% and 2.9-18.3% yield increase in potato, mungbean and T. aman rice, respectively over sole application of chemical fertilizers (data not shown). Use of IPNS improved nutrient content and uptake of mungbean. The present study thus indicates that use of manure, especially trichocompost, vermicompost, PM slurry and CD slurry integrated with chemical fertilizers would help increase crop yield and improve soil fertility. However, Trichocompost + CF was the best option in this regard. SAARC J. Agri., 16(2): 167-179 (2018)


2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
S. Tasmin ◽  
M. R. Khan ◽  
M. M. A. Tarafder ◽  
A. K. Hasan ◽  
M. H. Rahman

Organic fertilizer (OF) has positive effects on soil, especially soil fertility and productivity. Two experiments were conducted at the farmer’s field of Mymensingh and Jamalpur to observe the effect of organic fertilizer on cabbage production during rabi season 2018. There were seven fertilizer treatments viz: T1: RCF (N150 P40 K100 S16 Kg ha-1), T2: 85% RCF, T3: 70% RCF, T4: 85% RCF + 3 t ha-1 OF, T5: 85% RCF + 1 t ha-1 OF, T6: 70% RCF + 3 t ha-1 OF and T7: 70% RCF + 1 t ha-1 OF. The experiments were laid out in a RCBD (Randomized Complete Block Design) with three replications. The average fresh yield at Mymensingh ranged from 34.5 to 60.0 t ha-1 with the highest yield of 60.0 t ha-1 from treatment T4 (85% RCF + 3 t ha-1 OF). At Jamalpur, the average yield ranged from 31.5 to 56.3 t ha-1 and the highest yield of 56.3 t ha-1 was recorded from treatment T4 (85% RCF + 3 t ha-1 OF). The lowest yield was found from treatment T3 in both locations. The percent fresh yield increased over control (T1), was 42.85 and 40.04 in Mymensingh and Jamalpur, respectively. The highest gross margin is Tk. 534507, which was obtained from treatment T4 (85% RCF + 3 t ha-1 organic fertilizer). The highest MBCR 3.05 (average of two locations) was obtained from the same treatment T4 (85% RCF + 1 t ha-1 organic fertilizer). The result indicated that applying organic fertilizer and 85% recommended dose of chemical fertilizer is more profitable than applying chemical fertilizers only.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
MI Nazrul ◽  
MR Islam

The experiment was carried out in the Surma Kushiyara Floodplain soil at the farmer’s field of Farming System Research and Development (FSRD) site, Jalalpur, under South Surma Upazilla of Sylhet district in the medium high land under agro-ecological zone (AEZ)-20 for the three consecutive years 2013-2016 to determine economic dose of organic and inorganic fertilizers for Potato-T. aus -T. aman rice cropping pattern. The experiment was composed of four treatments viz. T1: Soil test based (STB) fertilizer dose for high yield goal (HYG), T2: T1+ CD 5 t ha-1, T3: T1 along with CD 5 t ha-1 in IPNS approach and T4: Farmers practices for potato-T. aus -T. aman rice cropping pattern maintained in a randomized complete block design with six dispersed replications. The varieties for potato, T. aus and T. aman rice were Diamont, BRRI dhan48 and Binadhan-7, respectively. The results showed that the tuber yield of potato, grain yields of T.aus and of T. aman rice were significantly influenced by the different treatments. The increase yield of tuber 6.11t ha-1 (33.30 %), grain of T. aus 0.42 (10.24%) and T. aman 0.54 (15.52%) rice was obtained from T2 over control (T4) and also higher compared to other treatments. The treatment STB fertilizer for HYG + 5 t ha-1 of CD also showed 25.03% higher T. aman rice equivalent yield (22.53 t ha-1) compared to farmers practice (T4) treatment. The monetary values for the whole cropping pattern showed that the highest benefit cost ratio (2.03), gross return (Tk. 4,61,865 ha-1) and gross margin (Tk.2,33,735 ha-1) were obtained from STB fertilizer for HYG + 5 t ha-1 of CD. The treatment IPNS based on fertilizer management with cowdung for HYG had no significant effect on the yield of first and succeeding crops. So, considering crop productivity and economic return, soil test based fertilizer for high yield goal with 5 t ha-1 cowdung could be recommended for the Potato - T. aus - T. aman rice cropping pattern for AEZ-20 of Sylhet region.Bangladesh Agron. J. 2017, 20(2): 107-113


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
MIU Mollah ◽  
MSU Bhuiya ◽  
A Khatun ◽  
SMA Hossain

CORRECTION: Due to a number of formatting and layout issues, the PDF of this paper was replaced on 10th October 2016. The page numbers of this paper have changed from 35-44 to 37-46.Adoptions of new crop establishment methods, changing management practices and inclusion of new crops in the rice-wheat cropping system are very important for maintaining and increasing system productivity. Experiments were conducted at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur and farmers’ fields in Chuadanga during 2002-03 to evaluate the performances of rice, wheat and mungbean in bed planting and to evaluate the system productivity of Rice-Wheat-Mungbean cropping pattern. Wheat-Mungbean-Direct seeded rice (DSR), Wheat-Mungbean-Transplant rice (TPR), Wheat-Fallow-DSR and Wheat-Fallow-TPR cropping system under bed planting and conventional methods were evaluated. Grain yields of wheat, mungbean, rice and rice equivalent yield (REY) under bed planting were significantly higher (25.41, 40.91, 13.00 and 21.12%, respectively) than the conventional method. The Wheat-Mungbean-Rice cropping pattern produced significantly greater REY (38.25%) than Wheat-Fallow-Rice cropping pattern. Total variable cost was lower (17.33%) in bed planting than conventional method. Gross return, gross margin and benefit-cost ratio of Wheat-Mungbean-Rice cropping system in bed planting were higher (14.43, 40.99 and 38.52%, respectively) than the conventional method.Bangladesh Rice j. 2015, 19(2): 37-46


2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-603
Author(s):  
S Noor ◽  
NC Shil ◽  
MM Uddin ◽  
MK Alam

Field experiment on Tomato-Okra-Indian spinach cropping pattern was     conducted at a farmer’s homestead of Tangail (AEZ 8) during 2007-08 and 2008-09 to find out a suitable combination of chemical fertilizers and organic manure for sustainable crop yield. There were 5 treatments comprising different percentages of the recommended chemical fertilizers (RCF) with two levels (0 and 5 t/ha) for tomato and three levels (0, 2.5 and 5 t/ha) for okra each of poultry manure and cowdung. No organic manure was used for the third crop Indian Spinach. The treatments were arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications. An amount of 75% dose of RCF (N150P40K80S20Zn2B1 kg/ha) along with poultry manure @ 5 t/ha appeared as the best suited combination providing tomato yield 95.3 t/ha and 88.2 t/ha for the first year and  second year, respectively. Again, an amount of 75% dose of RCF(N120P35K70S15Zn2B1 kg/ha) along with poultry manure @ 2.5 t/ha appeared as the best package providing the highest okra yield (15.03 t/ha and 12.98 t/ha). The highest yield (36.3 t/ha and 33.7 t/ha for the first and second year, respectively) of Indian Spinach was recorded from (75% recommended N + PM residue), which was statistically identical with (100 % recommended N), but significantly higher over rest of the treatments. Poultry manure performed better over cow dung. A package of 75% recommended chemical fertilizer along with 5 t PM/ha appeared as the best suited combination providing higher yield and economic return. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v36i4.11747 Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 36(4): 595-603, December 2011


2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-490
Author(s):  
Md Rayhan Shaheb ◽  
Mahmudul Islam Nazrul ◽  
MJU Sarker

Global food and feed demands have been projected to double in the 21st century, which will further increase the pressure on the use of land, water and nutrients. To increase food productivity, production potential and economic returns, improvement of cropping system may play a vital role in this regards. A study was conducted to determine the economic consequences of two cropping patterns viz., ICP: Improved Cropping Pattern (Chickpea-T.Aus-T.Aman) and FECP: Farmer’s Existing Cropping Pattern (Fallow-T. Aus-T. Aman) through incorporation of modern high yielding varieties and improved management practices for crop production at farmers' fields of Sylhet during three consecutive years 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12, respectively. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with six dispersed replications. The pooled data showed that the improved management practices for the pattern provided higher yield in T.Aus and T.Aman rice, respectively. The gross return and gross margin of ICP were higher compared to that of FECP with only 21% extra cost. The higher benefit cost ratio (2.20), rice equivalent yield (10.29 t/ha), production efficiency (27.36 kg/ha/day), land-use efficiency (91.32%) and sustainable yield index (0.41) indicated the superiority of the ICP over the FECP. Higher rice equivalent yield indicate that ICP is suitable in Sylhet region for increasing crop productivity and cropping intensity. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v39i3.21991 Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 39(3): 479-490, September 2014


2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
MI Nazrul ◽  
MK Hasan ◽  
MRI Mondal

The study was conducted at the farmers field in Sylhet under AEZ 20 during three consecutive years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 to determine the productivity and profitability of cropping patterns viz., IP: improved pattern (Mung bean-T. aus-T. aman rice) and FP: farmer’s pattern (Fallow-T. aus-T. aman rice) through incorporation of high yielding varieties and improved management practices. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with six dispersed replications. Results showed that the improve pattern with management practices provided 10.85 and 14.32% higher grain yield of T. aus and T. aman rice, respectively; also contributed more T. aman mean rice equivalent yield (11.81 t ha-1) compared to farmer’s pattern. Mean sustainable yield index (77.63%), production efficiency (47.88 kg ha-1day-1), and land use efficiency (67.66%) were maximum in Mung bean-T. aus- T. aman rice cropping system. Similarly, the highest mean gross margin (Tk.126762 ha-1) with benefit cost ratio (2.10) was obtained from improved pattern. Three years results revealed that 42% extra cost provides an ample scope of considerable improvement of the productivity of improved pattern with the inclusion of Mungbean before T. aus rice.Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 42(3): 413-424, September 2017


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-161
Author(s):  
S Bilkis ◽  
MR Islam ◽  
M Jahiruddin ◽  
MM Rahaman

The effect of integrated use of manure and fertilizers on crop yield, nutrient uptake and soil fertility was studied in the Boro-fallow-T. Aman cropping pattern over two years. The experiment was set up at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) farm, Mymensingh under the AEZ 9 (Old Brahmaputra Floodplain). The field trial consisted of eight treatments and control (no fertilizer or manure), 100% chemical fertilizers (CF), and IPNS based six treatments with six types of manure. Cowdung (CD), CD slurry, Trichocompost (TC) and vermicompost (VC) were added to soil at 5 t ha-1 and poultry manure (PM) and PM slurry applied at 3 t ha-1. For all IPNS treatments, nutrient supply from manure was adjusted with that from chemical fertilizers. In each crop cycle, manure was applied to the first crop (Boro rice) and the residual effect was evaluated on the succeeding crop (T.Aman rice). The IPNS based treatments significantly increased the grain and straw yields of Boro rice and it had also positive residual effect on T.Aman rice. Trichocompost and vermicompost, among the six IPNS treatments, demonstrated higher crop yield and that was followed by poultry manure slurry and cowdung slurry. Integrated use of manure with fertilizers gave on an average 8.3-33.8% and 2.9-18.3% higher grain yield in Boro and T. Aman rice, respectively over sole fertilizers treatment. Higher nutrient uptake by crops (N, P, K & S) was also observed in IPNS treated plots. The IPNS treatments improved soil fertility in terms of increasing organic matter, N, P and S contents of soil after two crop cycles. The study suggests that manure and fertilizers should be used in an integrated manner to achieve sustainable crop yield, without incurring loss to soil fertility.SAARC J. Agri., 15(2): 147-161 (2017)


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