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Late Jute Seed Production in Cropland Agroforestry System

Kazi Noor-E-Alam Jewel
Scientific Officer
Forestry Unit, NRM Division, SPGR-NATP Coordinated Sub-project on Improvement of Agroforestry Practices for better livelihood and environment (Agroforestry Project)-BARC Component, BARC, Farmgate, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Md. Mujibur Rahman
Chief Scientific Officer
PTC Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI), Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207,Bangladesh, and Principal Investigator (PI), SPGR-NATPAgroforestry Project: BJRI component

Mohammad Shahjahan
Chief Scientific Officer
Forestry Unit, NRM Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh, and Associate Coordinator, SPGR-NATP-Agroforestry Project: BARC component.

Sayeeduzzaman
Scientific Officer
PTC Division, SPGR-NATP-Agroforestry Project-BJRI Component, BJRI, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Farmers were not self-sufficient in jute seed production and cultivation to avoid use exotic jute seed from different resources. Though the conventional method of jute seed production was not enough to meet the demand of farmers because of shrinkage of jute seed production land. So, late jute seed production technique was applied in agroforestry systems at both established and newly developed orchards. The study was conducted in the selected three sites of Rangpur, Dinajpur and Faridpur. Both White (Corchorus capsularis L.cv. CVL-1) and Tossa (two popular cultivars, eg., Corchorus olitorius L. cv. O-9897, and cv. O-72) varieties were used for to evaluate the late jute seed production in cropland agroforestry in 2011- 2013. It was observed that 600 kg ha^-1 to 725 kg ha^-1 of jute seed was produced in different types of orchard plantation. Seeds from Litchi orchard showed the higher fiber yield (1051.11, 2511.11 and 3555.56 kg ha^-1 at Rangpur, Dinajpur and Faridpur, respectively) than the mango orchard. Nutrient contents of soil in three sits were improved significantly due to the cultivation of late jute seed production. Moreover, late jute seed production in early stages of orchard plantation was more profitable and late jute can be produced economically for five to seven years depending on the plantations type and age.

Keywords: Agroforestry, Jute Seed, Orchard Plantation

Location: The field experiment was conducted at Dinajpur, Rangpur and Faridpur

Start Date: 00-00-2011

End Date: 00-00-2013

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

To introduce agroforestry system for good quality jute seed production in farmer's newly developed and established orchard.

Methodology:

The field experiment was conducted at Dinajpur, Rangpur and Faridpur in 2011 to 2013, and data were collected from 20 selected farmers from each of the three sites. The experimental site belongs to newly developed orchard and early stages of established orchard. The modern variety of jute, eg. white (Corcorus capsularis, cv. CVL-1) and tossa (Corcorus aulitorious, cv. O-9897, and cv. O-72) varieties were used for the consecutive production. Farmers have sown their jute seed at mid-July to mid-August and harvested at mid- December. An average (three years) plot size of 0.08 ha (0.08 ha in Rangpur, 0.09 ha in Faridpur and 0.08 ha in Dinajpur) in the three selected areas. Soil fertility status and moisture content of the selected area were measured. Seed yield data were analyzed by Gomez and Gomez (1983) and the mean differences were adjudged by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. Jute seed produced in agroforestry systems were tested in the seed pathological laboratory of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) for the insects and pests infestation. Laboratory tests, eg., germination test was also evaluated. Field experiment for comparison of the produced seed with Breeders Seed and TLS (as control) were executed in the fibre crop growing season.

Source of Information: Azarian Journal of Agriculture, ISSN:2383-4420, AJA. VOL (2) ISSUE 6, 2015: 162-166, www.azarianjournals.ir

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Funding Source:

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Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

The experiment was conducted in the late jute production season at farmers’ field in Rangpur, Dinajpur and Faridpur region to introduce the BJRI developed late jute seed production technology in farmer’s orchard based agroforestry systems to made them self-sufficient in jute seed production. On an average total earn from jute seed and jute by product was 884.82 USD ha^-1 whereas only crop/vegetables earn 734.64 USD ha^-1. In addition, it was found that the soil OM status was improved in the three experimental sites also. So late jute seed production (both White and Tossa) in the cropland agroforestry system indicated to improve soil and farmers’ livelihood also.

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