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Performance of Summer Onions at Kotalipara, Gopalgonj

MT Haq
Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD) Kotalipara, Gopalgonj

Md Mozammel Haque
Senior Scientific Officer
Soil Science Division, BRRI Gazipur-1701

M Akter
Scientific Officer
Soil Science Division, BRRI Gazipur-1701

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a medicinal herb in many communities. Its cultivation is important to meet up the medicinal value and poverty of the poor people.Therefore an experiment was conducted with the aim to evaluate the performance of some summer onion varieties at Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation Training Complex Agricultural farm, Kotalipara, Gopalgonj. BARI piaj-2, BARI piaj-3 and BARI piaj-5 were used in this experiment. Our result indicated that yield of BARI piaj-2 was higher than the BARI piaj-3 and BARI piaj-5. Average yields of BARI piaj-2, BARI piaj-3 and BARI piaj-5 was 12.72, 12.33 and 12.18 t/ha respectively. Average yields of all varieties are about two times higher than the present average yield of 8 t/ha in Bangladesh. So, dissemination of these summer onion varieties will help to increase the onion production by these times.

Keywords: Summer onion, Yield, Nutritional value

Location: Kotalipara, Gopalgonj

Start Date: 24-02-2011

End Date: 28-06-2011

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Onion

Objectives:

So this study is designed to evaluate three summer onions cultivation released by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI).

Methodology:

The study was conducted at Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation Training Complex Agricultural Farm, Kotalipara, Gopalgonj during 24 February to 28 June 2011. The land of the experiment site was medium high and the soil of the experiment plot was sandy loam. Seeds were collected from the spices research sub centre, Faridpur. Three summer onion Varieties viz. BARI piaj-2, BARI Piaj-3 and BARI piaj-5 were used. Summer onion varieties were sown in seed bed on 24 February 2011. Seedlings of 40 days old were transplanted in the main field on 4 April 2011 by maintaining 20×10 cm spacing. The experiment plot size was 10m x 2m with 5 replication.The chemical fertilizer doses were 260 kg Urea, 225 kg TSP, 200 kg MOP, 180 kg gypsum and 10 tons cowdung was used as organic fertilizer per hectare. The total amount of cowdung, TSP and gypsum were applied during final land preparation. Urea was applied in three equal splits at 15,30 and 50days after transplanting while MOP was applied in two equal splits at 15 and 50 days after transplanting. Irrigation, weeding, plant protection measures and other intercultural operation were done during onion cultivation as and when necessary. The crop was harvested on 28 June 2011 and different parameters were recorded as following the standard method. The average plant height (cm) was measured and recorded from the selected twenty plants in each plot after 30 and 65 days after transplanting (DAT). Number of bulbs per kg was recorded after 85 days of transplanting.

Source of Information: Eco-friendly Agril. J. 9(06): 27-28, 2016 (June)

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

Summer variety of onion BARI piaj-2, BARI piaj-3 and BARI piaj-5 showed good performance as like as winter onion. It can be introduced all the districts of Bangladesh to increase the total production of onion.

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