J. Biosci. Agric. Res. | Volume 28, Issue 01, 2341-2349 | https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.280121.284
Article type: Research article | Received: 04.08.2021; Revised: 09.09.2021; First published online: 02 November, 2021.
Article type: Research article | Received: 04.08.2021; Revised: 09.09.2021; First published online: 02 November, 2021.
Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetables in Khulna, Bangladesh
Md. Abdul Mannan 1, Md. Mostofa Kamal 1, Nahid Hossain 2 and Shamima Nasrin 1
1 Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.
2 Department of Soil Science, Khulna Agricultural University (KAU), Khulna, Bangladesh.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Nasrin, S).
1 Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.
2 Department of Soil Science, Khulna Agricultural University (KAU), Khulna, Bangladesh.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Nasrin, S).
Abstract
Indigenous vegetables like Thankuni, Pipil and Brahmi Shak commercially in Southwest Bangladesh are problematic for the growers due to lack of appropriate technology and knowledge for cultivation. The present investigation was taken to assess the prospect and profitability of three potential indigenous leafy and medicinal vegetables cultivation in the field condition under various levels of urea and vermicompost. The experiment of the study comprised growing the indigenous leafy vegetable with six combinations of urea and vermicompost at Germplasm Center of Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University Bangladesh, from September 2019 to August 2020. Six urea and vermicompost combinations were T0= Control, T1= 50% urea (125 kgha-1) + 50% vermicompost (7.5 t ha-1), T2 = 75% urea (187.5 kg ha-1) + 25% vermicompost (3.75 t ha-1), T3 = 25% urea (62.5 kgha-1) + 75% vermicompost (11.25 t ha-1), T4 = 100% urea (250 kgha-1), and T5 =100% vermicompost (15 t ha-1) replicated four times. Significantly higher biological yield (22.37, 27.95 and 28.43 t ha-1, respectively), net return (301,000, 300530 and 320,000 Tk. ha-1, respectively) and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) (1.37, 1.65 and 1.39, respectively) were obtained Thankuni, Pipil Shak and Brahmi Shak, respectively, while treated with 75% urea + 25% vermicompost. Different levels of urea and vermicompost had significant effects on the average yield, gross return and net return of the three indigenous vegetables. The highest yield gross return, net return and BCR (19.81 t ha-1, 877,690, 279,800 and 1.50, respectively) were found from Brahmi Shak and the lowest from Thankuni Shak (15.42 t ha-1, 761,160, 173280 BDT t ha-1 and 1.28, respectively). The higher yield enhanced the profitability from the cultivation of the three vegetables. The findings of the study could accelerate the modifications in cropping patterns by the farmers and the policymakers dealing with the cultivation of indigenous leafy vegetable crops in the Khulna region of Bangladesh.
Key Words: Thankuni, Pipil Shak, Brahmi Shak, Vermicompost, Medicinal vegetables and Indigenous Vegetables
Indigenous vegetables like Thankuni, Pipil and Brahmi Shak commercially in Southwest Bangladesh are problematic for the growers due to lack of appropriate technology and knowledge for cultivation. The present investigation was taken to assess the prospect and profitability of three potential indigenous leafy and medicinal vegetables cultivation in the field condition under various levels of urea and vermicompost. The experiment of the study comprised growing the indigenous leafy vegetable with six combinations of urea and vermicompost at Germplasm Center of Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University Bangladesh, from September 2019 to August 2020. Six urea and vermicompost combinations were T0= Control, T1= 50% urea (125 kgha-1) + 50% vermicompost (7.5 t ha-1), T2 = 75% urea (187.5 kg ha-1) + 25% vermicompost (3.75 t ha-1), T3 = 25% urea (62.5 kgha-1) + 75% vermicompost (11.25 t ha-1), T4 = 100% urea (250 kgha-1), and T5 =100% vermicompost (15 t ha-1) replicated four times. Significantly higher biological yield (22.37, 27.95 and 28.43 t ha-1, respectively), net return (301,000, 300530 and 320,000 Tk. ha-1, respectively) and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) (1.37, 1.65 and 1.39, respectively) were obtained Thankuni, Pipil Shak and Brahmi Shak, respectively, while treated with 75% urea + 25% vermicompost. Different levels of urea and vermicompost had significant effects on the average yield, gross return and net return of the three indigenous vegetables. The highest yield gross return, net return and BCR (19.81 t ha-1, 877,690, 279,800 and 1.50, respectively) were found from Brahmi Shak and the lowest from Thankuni Shak (15.42 t ha-1, 761,160, 173280 BDT t ha-1 and 1.28, respectively). The higher yield enhanced the profitability from the cultivation of the three vegetables. The findings of the study could accelerate the modifications in cropping patterns by the farmers and the policymakers dealing with the cultivation of indigenous leafy vegetable crops in the Khulna region of Bangladesh.
Key Words: Thankuni, Pipil Shak, Brahmi Shak, Vermicompost, Medicinal vegetables and Indigenous Vegetables
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Mannan, MA, Kamal, MM, Hossain, N and Nasrin, S. Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetable in Khulna, Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 2021 November, 28(01): 2341-2349.
Mannan, M. A. “Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetable in Khulna, Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(01), (2021): 2341-2349.
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Mannan, M. A., Kamal, M. M., Hossain, N and Nasrin, S. (2021). Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetable in Khulna, Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(01), 2341-2349.
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Mannan, M. A., Kamal, M. M., Hossain, N. and Nasrin, S. “Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetable in Khulna, Bangladesh”. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(01), (2021): 2341-2349.
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Mannan, M. A., Kamal, M. M., Hossain, N. and Nasrin, S. 2021. Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetable in Khulna, Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 28(01), pp. 2341-2349.
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Mannan, MA, Kamal, MM, Hossain, N and Nasrin, S. Prospect and profitability of integrated manure and fertilizer application on three potential indigenous medicinal leafy vegetable in Khulna, Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 2021 November, 28(01): 2341-2349.
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