http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5412 2026-04-18T21:07:30Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5233 Effects of Nitrogen and Potassium on Yield and Quality Of Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Cultivars Nahid, Meher; Razzaque, Md Abdur; Bhuiyan, Mohammad Nazrul Islam; Islam, Mohammad Ariful; Begum, Rokeya; Roy, Tuhin Suvra Effects of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) fertilization rates on the yield and quality of two potato cultivars, Asterix and Courage were conducted. The treatment combination of N2K2 (N2: 140 kg ha−1 and K2: 152 kg ha−1) had the highest total yield (31.38 and 22.51 t ha-1), marketable tuber yield (29.08 and 20.49 t ha-1) and chips potato yield (36.63 and 36.96%) of the 18 treatment combinations for Asterix and Courage cultivar, respectively. The treatment combination of N2K2 had also the highest specific gravity (1.07 and 1.17 gcm-3), dry matter (22.65 and 22.77%), firmness (45.13 and 42.92 N), and lowest total soluble solid (4.30 and 4.23 oBrix) in both the cultivars, whereas the colour of the chips revealed the least crispness (0.15 and 0.17 N). In order to enhance potato processing quality without reducing production, a lower N and higher K treatment combination may be employed. 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/5220 Study on growth and yield of some aromatic rice varieties Masud, T.A.; Rahman, A.; Mahmud, M.H.; Hossain, M. D.; Roy, Tuhin Suvra A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka during the period from June to December 2017 with seventeen aromatic rice varieties viz., V1= Chiniatap 1, V2= Chiniatap 2, V3= Kataribhog 1, V4= Kataribhog 2, V5= BRRI dhan34, V6= BRRI dhan37, V7= BRRI dhan38, V8= BR5/Dulabhog, V9= Khoisanne, V10 = Sadasanne, V11= Zirabhog, V12= Begun bichi, V13= Shakkhorkhora, V14= Chinigura, V15= Kalijira, V16= Badshabhog, V17= Modhumala to study on growth and yield of some aromatic rice varieties. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Regarding growth and yield parameters, the highest number of total tillers hill−1 (23.33), leaf area index (5.38), flag leaf length (30.12 cm), number of effective tillers hill−1 (21.67), panicle length (32.00 cm), number of grains panicle −1 (230.3), number of filled grains panicle−1 (212.7), grain yield (3.42 t ha−1), straw yield (6.19 t ha−1) and number of biological yield (9.610 t ha−1) were found in var. BRRI dhan37 but the highest 1000- grains weight (22.80 g) and harvest index (37.48%) were found Modhumala followed by BRRI dhan34, respectively. The lowest number of effective tillers hill−1 (13.33), panicle length (24.67 cm), grain yield (1.583 t ha−1), straw yield (4.083 t ha−1), biological yield (5.667 t ha−1) and harvest index (27.89%) were found in the var. Modhumala. Published by Bangladesh Society of Agronomy. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 2023-11-08T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/4877 Rural Women's Attitude and Involvement in Post--Harvest Processing of Vegetables Kabir, M. H.; Afroz, S.; Alam, M. M.; Rahman, M. S. Traditionally women are mostly engaged in household-based income generating activities. Post-harvest processing of vegetables has recently gained much attention due to its value addition utilities. Therefore, in this study, we tried to understand women farmers’ attitudes towards and involvement in, post-harvest processing of vegetables. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a pre-tested questionnaire from 212 respondents in Dhaka district of Bangladesh. The data were interpreted with descriptive statistics, multivariate regression analysis and a logit model. About 71% of rural women had a favorable attitude towards post-harvest processing; 43% of them were involved in the post-harvest processing of vegetables. Women's attitude towards post-harvest processing of vegetables was influenced by age, education, household size, and their frequency to travel outside of their social system. Their involvement in post-harvest processing of vegetables was affected by education, group membership, media contact and time spent in home management. ‘Gender disparity in earnings’ was the most severe barrier to expanding women's involvement in vegetable processing, followed by ‘lack of land ownership status’, ‘spouse dominance’ and ‘social norms and tradition’. Motivating women in income-generating activities and introducing advanced yet low-cost and less-labour intensive technologies would enable them to participate in the post-harvest processing of vegetables. Volume 33, No. (2), 2023, April (Impact Factor 0.570; JCR 2022) [Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences is a fully open-access journal] Available at : https://www.thejaps.org.pk/Volume/2023/33-02/07.php 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z