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Performance of Some Popular Wheat Varieties with and Without Boron Fertilization

M.A. Hossain
Regional Agril. Res. Station, BARI, Jessore-7400, Bangladesh.

M.K. Hasan
Regional Agril. Res. Station, BARI, Jessore-7400, Bangladesh.

F. Khatun
Regional Agril. Res. Station, BARI, Jessore-7400, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of some popular wheat varieties with and without boron fertilization. The experiment comprised of two boron levels (0 and 2 kg/ ha ) and three varieties of wheat (Kanchan, Aghrani and Akbar). The average of two years result showed that maximum grain yield of 3.42t/ha was recorded from the variety Kanchan with boron fertilization which was followed by 3.33 t/ha in Akbar. The economic analysis also showed that the variety Kanchan with boron fertilizers gave highest gross margin of Tk. 19101.00/ha which was followed by Tk.18463.00/ha in Akbar.

Keywords: Performance, Wheat, Boron, Economic profitability

Location: Regional Agricultural Research Station, BARl, Jessore

Start Date: 00-00-1993

End Date: 00-00-1995

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Fertilizer

Objectives:

To examine the effect of boron on the popular wheat varieties and its economic profitability.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, BARl, Jessore during the rabi season of 1993-94 and 1994-95. The soil was silt loam and had available NH₄-N=16 ppm, P=15 ppm, K= 0.42 meq/100gm soil and S=8.0ppm before sowing with pH 7.4. Organic matter content of the soil was 1.0% and available boron content was 0.2 ppm. The treatments comprised the combination of two boron levels i.e. zero and two kg/ha and three wheat varieties viz. Kanchan, Aghrani and Akbar. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design( RCBD) with four replications. The unit plot size was 4mx3m. The seeds were sown continuously in lines at the rate of 120 kg/ha on 28^th November in 1993-94 and on 1^st December in 1994- 95. Basal applications was made with 100-60-40-20kg N-P₂O₅-K₂O-S per hectare respectively.The source of N, P₂O₅, K₂O and S were urea, triple super phosphate. muriate of potash and gypsum respectively. Boron was applied basal and its source was boric acid. Intercultural operations were done as per necessary. The crop was harvested at the last week of march. Data on yield and yield components were collected from ten randomly selected plants of a plot. The yield data i.e. straw and grain yields were recorded plot wise in 14% moisture basis. Data were analysed using "Analysis of Variance" technique and difference among treatment means were adjusted with the Duncan's Multiple Range Test.

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 32 (3) 1997

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Achievement/Findings:

Variety Kanchan with boron fertilization performed best. The highest economic benefit could be ensured by applying boron at the rate of 2 kg/ha in the variety Kanchan. It might be concluded that application of boron along with other fertilizers like urea. triple super phosphate. muriate of potash and gypsum in the variety Kanchan might be economic to increase the yield of wheat.

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