Agricultural Research Management Information System

Home
Research Summary
Search
About Us
- ARMIS
- Brochure
Contact Us
Report
User Request
Data Input
Help
- Operation Manual
  - PDF
  - Video
- Program Area & Commodity
We have reached 37600 number of research entries at this moment.

- Logout

Research Detail

Home
Research
Detail

Performance of Summer Vegetables on the Trellis Followed by Bottle Gourd

Md. Mohi Uddin
Scientific Officer
OFRD, BARI, Rangpur

Md. Akram Hossain
Principal Scientific Officer
OFRD, BARI, Rangpur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Performance of four summer vegetable species on the same trellis used for bottle gourd variety BARI Lau-1, were studied. The program was initiated at FSRD site, Syedpur, Rangpur during 1998-99 and continued for next two succeeding years. In the second year, the program was extended at the three MLT sites viz., Polashbari, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat. The studied summer vegetable species were bitter gourd, snake gourd, ribbed gourd and ash gourd. The said vegetable species could be successfully grown on the same trellis followed by BARI Lau-1 production at all the sites. BARI Lau-1 produced 81, 95, 94 and 90 numbers of fruits weighing 192.0, 181.5, 175.59 & 173.89 kg yield per decimal of land at the FSRD and MLT sites respectively. Among the summer vegetables tested ash gourd produced the highest vegetable yield of 124.83, 150.50, 159.40 and 156.13 kg/dec respectively at the FSRD and MLT sites (Polashbari, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat). The highest benefit cost ratio was recorded from bottle gourd-ash gourd sequence to all the location with BCR 7.29, 4.97, 5.89 and 4.95 at Syedpur, Polashbari, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat, respectively.

Keywords: Bottle gourd, Summer vegetables, Trellis

Location: Rangpur (Syedpur), Gaibandha (Polashbari), Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat

Start Date: 01-02-1999

End Date: 30-06-2001

Program Area: Farming System

Commodity: Vegetables

Objectives:

To economize the cost of trellis preparation for the production of BARI Lau-1
To identify suitable summer vegetable variety following the harvest of BARI Lau-1 using the same structure and there by production per unit area.

Methodology:

The experiment was initiated during 1998-1999 at the FSRD site, Syedpur, Rangpur in the farmer’s field and continued for two years. During the second year the program was extended to three MLT sites viz., Polashbari, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat. It was laid out in RCB design with eight dispersed replications (8 farmers). A total of four crop sequences viz., Bottle gourd - Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd-Snake gourd, Bottle gourd-Ribbed gourd and Bottle gourd-Ash gourd were included in the study. Bottle gourd variety was BARI Lau-1 and the summer vegetables were local cultivars. The unit plot size was 20m ×2m. Bottle gourd was planted during 1-15 (first fortnight) August and summer vegetables were sown during 1st to 2nd week of February irrespective of years. The pit size for bottle gourd was 60 x 60 x 60 cm. It was within the prepared beds of 2.70 m wide keeping a drainage channel of 30 cm wide in between the two beds. Pit to pit distance was 2 m and 3-4 seeds were sowed per pit. The crop was fertilized by 70-15-60-15-4-1-2000 kg NPKSZnB and cowdung /ha. After emergence of seeds only one healthy and vigorous seedling was kept in each pit. Structures were made of bamboo and other plant materials. Intercultural operations were done as and when necessary. Fruit flies were controlled by using low cost poison baits. The fruits were harvested by timely. Same management was followed for bottle gourd, ribbed gourd, snake gourd and ash gourd. But the bitter gourd, it was 2 x 2 m spacing and the trellis height was one meter high from the surface of land instead of 2 meters height followed in other vegetables. The height was made lower due to the dwarf creeping behavior of bitter gourd.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report, 2001-02 , BARI

Article Link (Online Journal):

Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

The yield of the vegetables for the same vegetable sequences at MLT sites viz. Polashbari, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat for two successive years have been presented in Table 2, 3 & 4 respectively. It is evident from the tables that on an average (average of 3 years) 81 number fruits of BARI Lau-1 could be harvested at the FSRD site weighing 192 kg yield in per decimal of land area. The number of fruits in two successive years at Polashbari, Nilphamari & Lalmonirhat MLT sites obtained was 95, 94 and 90 weighing 181.50, 175.59 and 173.84 kg yield in one decimal land area. Among the summer vegetables, ash gourd produced the highest yield of 124.83, 150.50, 159.40 and 156.13 kg/dec. at FSRD and MLT sites respectively. The immediate next higher yield was obtained with snake gourd followed by ribbed gourd in all the four sites. The only exception was at Lalmonirhat during 1999-2000, where, ribbed gourd occupied the second position. It might be due to difference in agro ecology prevailed in different sites for different years. The lowest yield (38-45 kg/dec.) was obtained from bitter gourd in all the four locations. The highest gross return and gross margin was obtained from vegetable sequence, bottle gourd-ash gourd with lower total variable cost. The same sequence also showed highest benefit cost ratio with 7.29, 4.97, 5.89 and 4.95 at Syedpur, Polashbari, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat, respectively.

Knowledge Management: Report/Proceedings