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Assessment of Storage Losses of Different Pulses at Farmers’ Level in Jamalpur Region of Bangladesh

M. A. MANNAN
Senior Scientific Officer
RARS, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Hathazari, Chittagong.

N. TARANNUM
Shere-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A survey was conducted in Jamalpur region to investigate the losses of pulses during storage at farmer’s level. It was observed that farmers used traditional methods for storing pulse crops. The containers, such as Jute bag with multiple (2-5) polythene lining inside (7.7% infestation), tin container with polythene lining inside by mixing sand with pulses (8.2% infestation), plastic container (7.8% infestation), plastic boium (8.6% infestation), and RC bottle (8.4% infestation) showed better performance for storing different pulse crops. The stored pulse of these containers had below 10% infestation level at low moisture content (below 10%) and high germination percentage (above 80%). In the study area, minimum number of farmers (1.81-3.45%) cultivated pulse crops since maximum arable lands were occupied by rice.

Keywords: Pulse storage practices, Assessment of losses, Store insect infestation.

Location: Jamalpur Sadar, Sherpur Sadar, Islampur, and Melandah thanas of Jamalpur district

Start Date: 00-07-2005

End Date: 00-10-2005

Program Area: Postharvest and Agro-processing

Non-commodity: Impact

Objectives:

To observe the impact of farmers’ practices on pulse storage.

Methodology:

A survey was carried out in Jamalpur Sadar, Sherpur Sadar, Islampur, and Melandah thanas of Jamalpur district during the period from July to October 2005. Samples were collected from the stores of 20 farmers in each thana. From each storage container, 200g were taken in polythene bags with three replications. The observations on moisture content were recorded by a moisture meter. The percentage of damaged seed was ascertained individually in 100 seeds on the basis of the presence of larvae or adult hidden inside them (Singh et al., 1977). The weight loss due to insect damage was recorded as per methodology of Girish et al. (1975). The viability test for the seeds was carried out by placing 100 seeds in the petridish between the wet blotting papers, and germination was counted after four days. For pathological study, the standard blotter method (ISTA, 1976) with some modifications was used to detect the seed borne pathogens associated with the seed samples. Seed borne pathogens were detected by observing their growth characters on the incubated seeds under a stereomicroscope at 25x magnification following the keys outlined by Kulshrestha et al. (1976).) Temporary slides were examined and identified with the help of keys suggested by Neergaard (1979). The statistical design of the experiment was Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The data were analysed statistically (SAS, 1985) and means were separated by DMRT.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 36(2) : 205-212, June 2011, ISSN 0258-7122

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Achievement/Findings:

It was observed that farmers used traditional methods for storing pulse crops. The containers, such as Jute bag with multiple (2-5) polythene lining inside (7.7% infestation), tin container with polythene lining inside by mixing sand with pulses (8.2% infestation), plastic container (7.8% infestation), plastic boyum (8.6% infestation), and RC bottle (8.4% infestation) showed better performance for storing different pulse crops. The stored pulse of these containers had below 10% infestation level at low moisture content (below 10%) and high germination percentage (above 80%). In the study area, minimum number of farmers (1.81-3.45%) cultivated pulse crops since maximum arable lands were occupied by rice.

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