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A Novel System of Tossa Jute (Corchorus Olitorius) Husbandry for Seed, Vegetables and Fuelwood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. M. Asaduzzaman ,
G. Bright ,
R. M. Brook  and
M. A. Hussain
S. M. Asaduzzaman
Affiliation:
Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jessore-7400, Bangladesh and LL57 2UW, UK
G. Bright
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
R. M. Brook
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
M. A. Hussain
Affiliation:
Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Jessore-7400, Bangladesh and LL57 2UW, UK
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Summary

The implications of a novel system of seed production for tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius), involving late sowing and intercropping with vegetables, were studied in 1989 and 1990. The greatest jute seed yield was obtained from jute-radish intercropping, where radish yielded 12–13 t ha−1 roots and gave the highest average gross margin, although jute-amaranthus intercropping performed marginally better in 1989. This system of husbandry yielded 3–4 t ha−1 of jute stick for fuelwood, which is of great value to rural households, and proved to be a viable means of producing jute seed, vegetables and fuel.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 1995 , pp. 205 - 212
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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