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Papers by ABUL HASNAT M Solaiman Ph. D.

Asian-Australasian journal of bioscience and biotechnology, Apr 30, 2019

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has wide reputation as spice and culinary herb. An experiment w... more Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has wide reputation as spice and culinary herb. An experiment was carried out to promote off-season organic coriander leaf cultivation in Bangladesh. The study was conducted at the horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, replicated thrice with two factors; variety (V 1 Green aroma, V 2  Green giant and V 3  Indian variety) and organic nutrient source (T 0  Control, T 1  Cowdung @ 10 t ha-1 , T 2 Vermicompost @ 3 t ha-1), repeated over five months (March, April, May, June and July) in Randomized Block Design. Data were recorded on several growth and yield parameters. March sown seeds were recorded for highest plant height (19.0 cm), fresh weight of plants per m 2 (1359.67 g) and leaf yield (13.6 t ha-1). Results revealed that treatment combination, V 2 T 1 performed better in terms of foliage yield with its best performance (12.17 t ha-1) in March. It was also the best performer for sowing time April (5.14 tha-1), May (3.92 t ha-1) and July (3.16 t ha-1).

This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) on ... more This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) on the growth of cabbage. The experiment comprised of two different factors such as three varieties: V1 (Atlas 70), V 2 (Keifu 65) and V 3 (Autumn 60) and four different fertilizers: F0 (control), F 1 (cowdung), F 2 (poultry manure), and F 3 (inorganic fertilizer) and also their combined effects were tested. The experiment was set up in Randomized Complete Block Design (factorial) with three replications. There were 12 treatment combinations. The experimental plot was fertilized as per treatment with organic and inorganic fertilizers. Among the varieties, Atlas 70 (V 1) achieved the highest results of Plant height (31.94 cm), Leaf length with petiole (32.00 cm), stem length (4.194 cm), diameter of head (20.24 cm), weight of whole plant (2.23 kg plant -1 ), gross yield (46.67 t ha -1 ), marketable yield (45.29 t ha

Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2014

The genetic variability in accessions of Passiflora alata and P. cincinnata in a Brazilian germpl... more The genetic variability in accessions of Passiflora alata and P. cincinnata in a Brazilian germplasm collection was inferred using sixteen quantitative and eight qualitative morphological descriptors. The accessions were evaluated with randomized block design, with three repetitions. Among the morphological characteristics, the bract length, and plant height were the traits that presented most variation among the accessions of P. alata, whereas floral pedicel length and internode number presented the largest variation among the accessions of P. cincinnata. By means of multivariate analysis, applying Mahalanobis's cluster technique by single linkage, Tocher optimization, and canonic variables, a cluster of the genotypes per species was noted, and within each species, there was consistency between the methods for the number of groups formed. The accessions of P. alata were divided in our subgroups and the ones of P. cincinnata in eight subgroups. From the qualitative data, the cluster analysis by means of the nearest neighbor method revealed the formation of nine groups, separating them by species, with cophenetic correlation coefficient of r cof = 86. The traits were not efficient to group the accessions, and the corona diameter was the character that contributed most for the explanation of the interspecific genetic divergence. Genetic variability was observed in and between species, with larger genetic divergence between accessions 363 and 332 of P. alata, and 245 and 211 of P. cincinnata.

Horticulturae, 2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato... more The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) scions on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) rootstocks to develop a ‘pomato’ plant. In this study three potato varieties; Diamant (P1), Cardinal (P2) and Asterix (P3), and two tomato varieties; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) tomato-2 (T1) and BARI tomato-11 (T2) were used to make the grafted combinations T1P1, T1P2, T1P3, T2P1, T2P2 and T2P3, designated G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, and G6, respectively. Tomato seedlings aged 25 (S1) and 35 days (S2) were selected as scions. Graft compatibility was analyzed based on the growth and yield of the pomato plants. The results revealed that varieties and scion age had a significant effect on the pomato fruit and tuber yield. The initiation of flowering was not affected by the various graft combinations; however, plant height, leaf number, branch number, number of clusters per plant, number of fruit per cluster, n...

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2018

The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a pl... more The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a plant. The environment may be mediated by artificial filming with different colored polyethylene. The mechanism of lettuce growing under colored plastic film remains largely unknown. Thus, to investigate the impact of different plastic film on the growth environment, yield parameters and phytochemical properties of lettuce, the present study was performed. Five different colored polyethylene films viz. black, white, blue, olive and silver were used as a treatment factor, in filed condition. The results demonstrated that the soil pH, temperature and overall performance of lettuce, as well as the phytochemical composition, varied within the use of different films. The maximum soil pH and temperature were found under black filming plots. Additionally, the black colored plastic film exhibited the best values for most of the yield parameters studied over other plastic films, whereas the field w...

Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2016

The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of organic manures and spacing on the growth ... more The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of organic manures and spacing on the growth and yield of cauliflower in summer season. In this study, the treatment consisted of three organic manures viz. F0: no organic manure, F1: cowdung, F2: vermicompost and three spacing viz. S1 (60 × 30) cm, S2 (60 × 40) cm, S3 (60 × 50) cm. Two factorial experiments were laid out in the RCBD with three replications. Significant variations in all parameter were observed due to organic manure and spacing at different days after transplanting. For organic manure, highest yield of cauliflower (12.98 t ha-1) was obtained from F2 and lowest (8.24 t ha-1) from F0. For spacing, highest yield of cauliflower (11.25 t ha-1) was obtained from S1 and lowest (10.57 t ha-1) from S3. For combined effect, highest yield of cauliflower (13.33 t ha-1) was obtained from F2S1 and the lowest (7.91 t ha-1) from F0S3. The highest BCR (3.79) was found from F2S1 and lowest (2.7) from F0S3. It is found from the exper...

Thirty five genotypes of Brinjal were studied in the experimental field of Bangladesh Agricultura... more Thirty five genotypes of Brinjal were studied in the experimental field of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur and there was significant variation for all the characters within genotypes. The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was higher than genotypic. The PCV estimates were high for number of branches, number of fruit per plant, single fruit weight. Heritability estimates were high for single fruit weight with high genetic advance. In spite of high heritability values for most traits, the expected genetic advance as percentage of mean ranged from 19.92 to 121.51. Multivariate analysis was performed through principal component analysis (PCA), principal coordinate analysis, cluster analysis and canonical variate analysis. As per PCA, D 2 and cluster analysis, the genotypes were grouped to six clusters. The highest inter-cluster distance was between cluster II and III and lowest between V and VI. Cluster VI showed the maximum intra-cluster distance and II showe...

Journal of Plant Sciences, 2015

Stage of maturity often affects the yield, dry matter, specific gravity and color of potato tuber... more Stage of maturity often affects the yield, dry matter, specific gravity and color of potato tubers. Comparative account of some processing traits of three local varieties of potato (viz., 'Fata Pakri', 'Sada Pakri' and 'Rumana)' harvested at 80, 90, 100 and 110 days after planting with those of True Potato Seed variety 'BARI TPS-I' is given in this study tuber samples were harvested after 10-days of tuber skin-curing in the soil. Yield increased significantly up to the last date of harvest. Mature tubers exhibited significantly higher dry matter and specific gravity compared to immature ones. Tuber color was also significantly affected by time of harvest irrespective of varieties. The 'BARI TPS-I' gave highest tuber yield. 'Fata pakri' exhibited highest specific gravity and dry matter content. On basis of flesh color, 'BARI TPS-I', 'Fata pakri' and 'Sadapakri' were found suitable for chips. Bangladeshi potato farmers and processors will get benefited from the information generated regarding the appropriate harvesting time of local potatoes for processing industries.

during the period from November 2006 to January 2007 to study the effect of mulching and differen... more during the period from November 2006 to January 2007 to study the effect of mulching and different manures and fertilizers on growth and yield of turnip. No mulch (M) and mulch of water hyacinth (M) 0 1 were used for mulching treatment and different manures and fertilizer (6 levels) as without manures and fertilizers (F), Cowdung (F), Oil cake (F), Cowdung + Oil cake (F), Urea + Triple Super Phosphate + Muriate of potash 0 1 2 3 (F) and Cowdung + Urea + Triple Super Phosphate + Muriate of potash (F) were used. The maximum total 4 5 fresh weight per plant (571.31 g), highest yield per hectare (35.98 t) was recorded from M. The maximum total 1 fresh weight per plant (650.06 g), highest yield per hectare (40.22 t) was recorded from F. The highest (Tk. 5 322,800) gross return was obtained from M F and the highest (Tk. 174,312) net return was obtained from M F 1 5 1 5. The highest (2.17) benefit cost ratio was attained from M F .

The purple blotch of onion is the most important disease in Bangladesh as well as worldwide. UV-b... more The purple blotch of onion is the most important disease in Bangladesh as well as worldwide. UV-blocking films and pathogens were used in this experiment to testify the ability of UV radiations to suppress the purple blotch of onion disease development. Disease incidence and disease severity were measured from the pathogens, temperature, relative humidity, partially UV-blocking conditions. The mini houses were constructed and covered with four types of polyolefin films that have the ability to block solar UV-irradiation shorter than UV-A of (<400 nm), (<360 nm), (<350 nm) and (<340 nm) and the results were compared with UV transmitting and outdoors. Different pathogenic combination of Alternaria porri + Stemphylium vasicarium, A. porri and S. vasicarium was also inoculated to find out the pathogenic effect. The lowest disease incidence (43.2%) and severity (2.4%) was recorded in T6 (outdoors) and highest disease incidence (83.6%) and severity (41.8%) was recorded in T1 (...

The experiment was conducted during October 2017 to February 2018 in the Horticultural farm of Sh... more The experiment was conducted during October 2017 to February 2018 in the Horticultural farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor A: Vermicompost (3 levels) asVr0: No vermicompost (control Original Research Article Salwa et al.; AJRIB, 2(4): 1-15, 2019; Article no.AJRIB.52305 2 condition); Vr1: 4 ton vermicompost/ha, Vr2: 8 ton vermicompost/ha; and Factor B: Plant vitalizer (4 levels) asVi0: No vitalizer (control condition), Vi1: 2 ml vitalizer/L water,Vi2: 4 ml vitalizer/L water and Vi3: 6 ml vitalizer/L water. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Different levels of vermicompost and plant vitalizer influenced significantly on most of the recorded parameters. In case of different levels of vermicompost, the highest marketable yield (52.30 t/ha) was observed from Vr2 treatment, while the lowest (38.47 t/ha) from Vr0 treatment. For different ...

The experiment consisted of two factors which are as follows: factor A: Three levels of organic m... more The experiment consisted of two factors which are as follows: factor A: Three levels of organic manures, Oo Control (no organic manure), OC Cowdung (10 t ha-1) and OV-Vermicompost (3.5 tha-1). Factor B: Three levels of neem product No-Control (no neem products), N1-Neem leaf powder (250 kg ha-1) and N2-Neem oil cake (250 kg ha-1). The experiment was conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Application of organic manures and neem products significantly influenced the growth and yield contributing parameters. For organic manures, vermicompost gave the highest marketable yield (32.20 t ha-1) whereas; control produced the lowest marketable (12.50 t ha-1) yield. The highest gross yield (27.89 t ha-1) and marketable (25.60 t.ha-1) yield was obtained from N1 and the lowest from N0. For combined effect N1Ov produced the highest marketable yield (29 t ha-1) whereas, the lowest (9.00 tha-1) from N0O0. So, it may be concluded that vermicompost with neem leaf powder was found suitable for growth and yield of carrot.

Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology

Organic production of Green Cabbage may ensure the nutritional status and food safety for the con... more Organic production of Green Cabbage may ensure the nutritional status and food safety for the consumers, but maintaining the productivity and economic viability of inorganic production is almost impossible for farmers of Bangladesh. At this context, a study was carried out at the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from October 2017 to March 2018 to evaluate the efficacy of vermicompost and biochar on agronomic properties and economic of cabbage. Four biochar treatments, ( B0: 0 t ha-1 biochar, B1 :2 t ha-1 , B2 :6 t ha-1 and B3 :10 t ha-1) and three vermicompost treatments (Vc0 : 0 t ha-1, Vc1 :4 t ha-1 and Vc2 :8 t ha-1 ) were selected. B0Vc0 was considered as control. The results revealed that maximum highest plant height, number of leaves plant-1, leaf length, leaf breadth and plant spread were obtained when the B3 was mixed withVc2. But the thickness of head (10.29 cm), diameter of head (16.66 cm), % dry matter of cabb...

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Production of safe food in the densely populated areas of the developing countries is the most ch... more Production of safe food in the densely populated areas of the developing countries is the most challenging issue due to the speedy urbanization, fragile food transportation facilities, and reduced farmlands. Given this background, a study was conducted to evaluate the agronomic properties and economic viability of lettuce grown vertically in the wall of building in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Two lettuce cultivars (V1: Green wave and V2: New red fire) and three organic growing media (P1: 40% soil + 40% vermicompost + 20% coir; P2: 50% soil + 50% vermicompost; P3: 20% soil + 40% vermicompost + 40% spent mushroom compost) along with control (P0:100% soil) were used. The results revealed that plant height, leaf area, fresh weight, dry weight, and total yield of leaf lettuce were significantly increased when the green-leafed cultivar (VI) was grown in the P1 compared to all other treatments, but V2 got maximum sensory attribute scores when grown in the P1. Lettuce leaves grown in the formul...

Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating diseas... more Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating disease impacting world citrus production. An experiment was conducted to testify the hypothesis that partially UV-blocking film has the ability to suppress the development of canker disease of citrus. The quantified variables were latent period of the pathogen, temperature, relative humidity, partially UV-blocking conditions, disease incidence and disease severity. The mini houses were constructed and covered with four types of polyolefin films that have the ability to block solar UV-irradiation shorter than UV-A of (<400 nm), (<360 nm), (<350 nm) and (<340 nm) and the results were compared with UV-transmitting and outdoors. The result showed that the leaves under <400 nm and <360 nm UV-blockings took less time (8 days) to express the symptom than outdoors (13 days). The lowest incidence (66.7%) was recorded in outdoors and highest incidence (100%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Similarly, lowest severity (10%) was recorded in outdoors and the highest severity (43.3%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Disease incidence and severity gradually decreased as the UV blocking rates decreased. Solar radiation with contains combination of different UV-radiation may be detrimental for multiplication of the bacteria Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri.

Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating diseas... more Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating disease impacting world citrus production. An experiment was conducted to testify the hypothesis that partially UV-blocking film has the ability to suppress the development of canker disease of citrus. The quantified variables were latent period of the pathogen, temperature, relative humidity, partially UV-blocking conditions, disease incidence and disease severity. The mini houses were constructed and covered with four types of polyolefin films that have the ability to block solar UV-irradiation shorter than UV-A of (<400 nm), (<360 nm), (<350 nm) and (<340 nm) and the results were compared with UV-transmitting and outdoors. The result showed that the leaves under <400 nm and <360 nm UV-blockings took less time (8 days) to express the symptom than outdoors (13 days). The lowest incidence (66.7%) was recorded in outdoors and highest incidence (100%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Similarly, lowest severity (10%) was recorded in outdoors and the highest severity (43.3%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Disease incidence and severity gradually decreased as the UV blocking rates decreased. Solar radiation with contains combination of different UV-radiation may be detrimental for multiplication of the bacteria Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri.

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2018

The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a pl... more The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a plant. The environment may be mediated by artificial filming with different colored polyethylene. The mechanism of lettuce growing under colored plastic film remains largely unknown. Thus, to investigate the impact of different plastic film on the growth environment, yield parameters and phytochemical properties of lettuce, the present study was performed. Five different colored polyethylene films viz. black, white, blue, olive and silver were used as a treatment factor, in filed condition. The results demonstrated that the soil pH, temperature and overall performance of lettuce, as well as the phytochemical composition, varied within the use of different films. The maximum soil pH and temperature were found under black filming plots. Additionally, the black colored plastic film exhibited the best values for most of the yield parameters studied over other plastic films, whereas the field with non-plastic film condition showed the worst data in the experiment. Phytochemical concentrations and nutritive value of lettuce were also significantly affected by the colored plastic treatments. Furthermore, the chlorophyll, anthocyanin, phenols and carotenoids contents were increased in plants grown in soil covered with black polyethylene. Vitamin C content was of 2.5 fold higher in the plants grown in the black film compared to control conditions. The application of plastic film led to elevated concentrations of macro and micronutrients in lettuce because of the direct effect of modified radiation under the plastic film. Taken together, it can be concluded that plastic filming could be used to enhance the yield and nutritional status of lettuce in natural plant production facilities.

horticulturae, 2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato... more The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) scions on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) rootstocks to develop a 'pomato' plant. In this study three potato varieties; Diamant (P1), Cardinal (P2) and Asterix (P3), and two tomato varieties; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) tomato-2 (T1) and BARI tomato-11 (T2) were used to make the grafted combinations T1P1, T1P2, T1P3, T2P1, T2P2 and T2P3, designated G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, and G6, respectively. Tomato seedlings aged 25 (S1) and 35 days (S2) were selected as scions. Graft compatibility was analyzed based on the growth and yield of the pomato plants. The results revealed that varieties and scion age had a significant effect on the pomato fruit and tuber yield. The initiation of flowering was not affected by the various graft combinations; however, plant height, leaf number, branch number, number of clusters per plant, number of fruit per cluster, number of fruit per plant, fruit length, fruit diameter, single fruit weight and total fruit yield per plant were higher in G5S1 among the combinations. On the other hand, the number of tubers per plant, single tuber weight, and tuber yield per plant were highest for a few combinations. Overall, it was concluded that Cardinal (P2) and Asterix (P3) potato were the most compatible for grafting with BARI tomato-11 (T2) at the scion age of 25 days (S1), based on vegetative growth and fruit and tuber yield of pomato plants.

Asian-Australasian journal of bioscience and biotechnology, Apr 30, 2019

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has wide reputation as spice and culinary herb. An experiment w... more Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has wide reputation as spice and culinary herb. An experiment was carried out to promote off-season organic coriander leaf cultivation in Bangladesh. The study was conducted at the horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, replicated thrice with two factors; variety (V 1 Green aroma, V 2  Green giant and V 3  Indian variety) and organic nutrient source (T 0  Control, T 1  Cowdung @ 10 t ha-1 , T 2 Vermicompost @ 3 t ha-1), repeated over five months (March, April, May, June and July) in Randomized Block Design. Data were recorded on several growth and yield parameters. March sown seeds were recorded for highest plant height (19.0 cm), fresh weight of plants per m 2 (1359.67 g) and leaf yield (13.6 t ha-1). Results revealed that treatment combination, V 2 T 1 performed better in terms of foliage yield with its best performance (12.17 t ha-1) in March. It was also the best performer for sowing time April (5.14 tha-1), May (3.92 t ha-1) and July (3.16 t ha-1).

This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) on ... more This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) on the growth of cabbage. The experiment comprised of two different factors such as three varieties: V1 (Atlas 70), V 2 (Keifu 65) and V 3 (Autumn 60) and four different fertilizers: F0 (control), F 1 (cowdung), F 2 (poultry manure), and F 3 (inorganic fertilizer) and also their combined effects were tested. The experiment was set up in Randomized Complete Block Design (factorial) with three replications. There were 12 treatment combinations. The experimental plot was fertilized as per treatment with organic and inorganic fertilizers. Among the varieties, Atlas 70 (V 1) achieved the highest results of Plant height (31.94 cm), Leaf length with petiole (32.00 cm), stem length (4.194 cm), diameter of head (20.24 cm), weight of whole plant (2.23 kg plant -1 ), gross yield (46.67 t ha -1 ), marketable yield (45.29 t ha

Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2014

The genetic variability in accessions of Passiflora alata and P. cincinnata in a Brazilian germpl... more The genetic variability in accessions of Passiflora alata and P. cincinnata in a Brazilian germplasm collection was inferred using sixteen quantitative and eight qualitative morphological descriptors. The accessions were evaluated with randomized block design, with three repetitions. Among the morphological characteristics, the bract length, and plant height were the traits that presented most variation among the accessions of P. alata, whereas floral pedicel length and internode number presented the largest variation among the accessions of P. cincinnata. By means of multivariate analysis, applying Mahalanobis's cluster technique by single linkage, Tocher optimization, and canonic variables, a cluster of the genotypes per species was noted, and within each species, there was consistency between the methods for the number of groups formed. The accessions of P. alata were divided in our subgroups and the ones of P. cincinnata in eight subgroups. From the qualitative data, the cluster analysis by means of the nearest neighbor method revealed the formation of nine groups, separating them by species, with cophenetic correlation coefficient of r cof = 86. The traits were not efficient to group the accessions, and the corona diameter was the character that contributed most for the explanation of the interspecific genetic divergence. Genetic variability was observed in and between species, with larger genetic divergence between accessions 363 and 332 of P. alata, and 245 and 211 of P. cincinnata.

Horticulturae, 2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato... more The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) scions on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) rootstocks to develop a ‘pomato’ plant. In this study three potato varieties; Diamant (P1), Cardinal (P2) and Asterix (P3), and two tomato varieties; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) tomato-2 (T1) and BARI tomato-11 (T2) were used to make the grafted combinations T1P1, T1P2, T1P3, T2P1, T2P2 and T2P3, designated G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, and G6, respectively. Tomato seedlings aged 25 (S1) and 35 days (S2) were selected as scions. Graft compatibility was analyzed based on the growth and yield of the pomato plants. The results revealed that varieties and scion age had a significant effect on the pomato fruit and tuber yield. The initiation of flowering was not affected by the various graft combinations; however, plant height, leaf number, branch number, number of clusters per plant, number of fruit per cluster, n...

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2018

The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a pl... more The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a plant. The environment may be mediated by artificial filming with different colored polyethylene. The mechanism of lettuce growing under colored plastic film remains largely unknown. Thus, to investigate the impact of different plastic film on the growth environment, yield parameters and phytochemical properties of lettuce, the present study was performed. Five different colored polyethylene films viz. black, white, blue, olive and silver were used as a treatment factor, in filed condition. The results demonstrated that the soil pH, temperature and overall performance of lettuce, as well as the phytochemical composition, varied within the use of different films. The maximum soil pH and temperature were found under black filming plots. Additionally, the black colored plastic film exhibited the best values for most of the yield parameters studied over other plastic films, whereas the field w...

Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2016

The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of organic manures and spacing on the growth ... more The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of organic manures and spacing on the growth and yield of cauliflower in summer season. In this study, the treatment consisted of three organic manures viz. F0: no organic manure, F1: cowdung, F2: vermicompost and three spacing viz. S1 (60 × 30) cm, S2 (60 × 40) cm, S3 (60 × 50) cm. Two factorial experiments were laid out in the RCBD with three replications. Significant variations in all parameter were observed due to organic manure and spacing at different days after transplanting. For organic manure, highest yield of cauliflower (12.98 t ha-1) was obtained from F2 and lowest (8.24 t ha-1) from F0. For spacing, highest yield of cauliflower (11.25 t ha-1) was obtained from S1 and lowest (10.57 t ha-1) from S3. For combined effect, highest yield of cauliflower (13.33 t ha-1) was obtained from F2S1 and the lowest (7.91 t ha-1) from F0S3. The highest BCR (3.79) was found from F2S1 and lowest (2.7) from F0S3. It is found from the exper...

Thirty five genotypes of Brinjal were studied in the experimental field of Bangladesh Agricultura... more Thirty five genotypes of Brinjal were studied in the experimental field of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur and there was significant variation for all the characters within genotypes. The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was higher than genotypic. The PCV estimates were high for number of branches, number of fruit per plant, single fruit weight. Heritability estimates were high for single fruit weight with high genetic advance. In spite of high heritability values for most traits, the expected genetic advance as percentage of mean ranged from 19.92 to 121.51. Multivariate analysis was performed through principal component analysis (PCA), principal coordinate analysis, cluster analysis and canonical variate analysis. As per PCA, D 2 and cluster analysis, the genotypes were grouped to six clusters. The highest inter-cluster distance was between cluster II and III and lowest between V and VI. Cluster VI showed the maximum intra-cluster distance and II showe...

Journal of Plant Sciences, 2015

Stage of maturity often affects the yield, dry matter, specific gravity and color of potato tuber... more Stage of maturity often affects the yield, dry matter, specific gravity and color of potato tubers. Comparative account of some processing traits of three local varieties of potato (viz., 'Fata Pakri', 'Sada Pakri' and 'Rumana)' harvested at 80, 90, 100 and 110 days after planting with those of True Potato Seed variety 'BARI TPS-I' is given in this study tuber samples were harvested after 10-days of tuber skin-curing in the soil. Yield increased significantly up to the last date of harvest. Mature tubers exhibited significantly higher dry matter and specific gravity compared to immature ones. Tuber color was also significantly affected by time of harvest irrespective of varieties. The 'BARI TPS-I' gave highest tuber yield. 'Fata pakri' exhibited highest specific gravity and dry matter content. On basis of flesh color, 'BARI TPS-I', 'Fata pakri' and 'Sadapakri' were found suitable for chips. Bangladeshi potato farmers and processors will get benefited from the information generated regarding the appropriate harvesting time of local potatoes for processing industries.

during the period from November 2006 to January 2007 to study the effect of mulching and differen... more during the period from November 2006 to January 2007 to study the effect of mulching and different manures and fertilizers on growth and yield of turnip. No mulch (M) and mulch of water hyacinth (M) 0 1 were used for mulching treatment and different manures and fertilizer (6 levels) as without manures and fertilizers (F), Cowdung (F), Oil cake (F), Cowdung + Oil cake (F), Urea + Triple Super Phosphate + Muriate of potash 0 1 2 3 (F) and Cowdung + Urea + Triple Super Phosphate + Muriate of potash (F) were used. The maximum total 4 5 fresh weight per plant (571.31 g), highest yield per hectare (35.98 t) was recorded from M. The maximum total 1 fresh weight per plant (650.06 g), highest yield per hectare (40.22 t) was recorded from F. The highest (Tk. 5 322,800) gross return was obtained from M F and the highest (Tk. 174,312) net return was obtained from M F 1 5 1 5. The highest (2.17) benefit cost ratio was attained from M F .

The purple blotch of onion is the most important disease in Bangladesh as well as worldwide. UV-b... more The purple blotch of onion is the most important disease in Bangladesh as well as worldwide. UV-blocking films and pathogens were used in this experiment to testify the ability of UV radiations to suppress the purple blotch of onion disease development. Disease incidence and disease severity were measured from the pathogens, temperature, relative humidity, partially UV-blocking conditions. The mini houses were constructed and covered with four types of polyolefin films that have the ability to block solar UV-irradiation shorter than UV-A of (<400 nm), (<360 nm), (<350 nm) and (<340 nm) and the results were compared with UV transmitting and outdoors. Different pathogenic combination of Alternaria porri + Stemphylium vasicarium, A. porri and S. vasicarium was also inoculated to find out the pathogenic effect. The lowest disease incidence (43.2%) and severity (2.4%) was recorded in T6 (outdoors) and highest disease incidence (83.6%) and severity (41.8%) was recorded in T1 (...

The experiment was conducted during October 2017 to February 2018 in the Horticultural farm of Sh... more The experiment was conducted during October 2017 to February 2018 in the Horticultural farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor A: Vermicompost (3 levels) asVr0: No vermicompost (control Original Research Article Salwa et al.; AJRIB, 2(4): 1-15, 2019; Article no.AJRIB.52305 2 condition); Vr1: 4 ton vermicompost/ha, Vr2: 8 ton vermicompost/ha; and Factor B: Plant vitalizer (4 levels) asVi0: No vitalizer (control condition), Vi1: 2 ml vitalizer/L water,Vi2: 4 ml vitalizer/L water and Vi3: 6 ml vitalizer/L water. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Different levels of vermicompost and plant vitalizer influenced significantly on most of the recorded parameters. In case of different levels of vermicompost, the highest marketable yield (52.30 t/ha) was observed from Vr2 treatment, while the lowest (38.47 t/ha) from Vr0 treatment. For different ...

The experiment consisted of two factors which are as follows: factor A: Three levels of organic m... more The experiment consisted of two factors which are as follows: factor A: Three levels of organic manures, Oo Control (no organic manure), OC Cowdung (10 t ha-1) and OV-Vermicompost (3.5 tha-1). Factor B: Three levels of neem product No-Control (no neem products), N1-Neem leaf powder (250 kg ha-1) and N2-Neem oil cake (250 kg ha-1). The experiment was conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Application of organic manures and neem products significantly influenced the growth and yield contributing parameters. For organic manures, vermicompost gave the highest marketable yield (32.20 t ha-1) whereas; control produced the lowest marketable (12.50 t ha-1) yield. The highest gross yield (27.89 t ha-1) and marketable (25.60 t.ha-1) yield was obtained from N1 and the lowest from N0. For combined effect N1Ov produced the highest marketable yield (29 t ha-1) whereas, the lowest (9.00 tha-1) from N0O0. So, it may be concluded that vermicompost with neem leaf powder was found suitable for growth and yield of carrot.

Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology

Organic production of Green Cabbage may ensure the nutritional status and food safety for the con... more Organic production of Green Cabbage may ensure the nutritional status and food safety for the consumers, but maintaining the productivity and economic viability of inorganic production is almost impossible for farmers of Bangladesh. At this context, a study was carried out at the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from October 2017 to March 2018 to evaluate the efficacy of vermicompost and biochar on agronomic properties and economic of cabbage. Four biochar treatments, ( B0: 0 t ha-1 biochar, B1 :2 t ha-1 , B2 :6 t ha-1 and B3 :10 t ha-1) and three vermicompost treatments (Vc0 : 0 t ha-1, Vc1 :4 t ha-1 and Vc2 :8 t ha-1 ) were selected. B0Vc0 was considered as control. The results revealed that maximum highest plant height, number of leaves plant-1, leaf length, leaf breadth and plant spread were obtained when the B3 was mixed withVc2. But the thickness of head (10.29 cm), diameter of head (16.66 cm), % dry matter of cabb...

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Production of safe food in the densely populated areas of the developing countries is the most ch... more Production of safe food in the densely populated areas of the developing countries is the most challenging issue due to the speedy urbanization, fragile food transportation facilities, and reduced farmlands. Given this background, a study was conducted to evaluate the agronomic properties and economic viability of lettuce grown vertically in the wall of building in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Two lettuce cultivars (V1: Green wave and V2: New red fire) and three organic growing media (P1: 40% soil + 40% vermicompost + 20% coir; P2: 50% soil + 50% vermicompost; P3: 20% soil + 40% vermicompost + 40% spent mushroom compost) along with control (P0:100% soil) were used. The results revealed that plant height, leaf area, fresh weight, dry weight, and total yield of leaf lettuce were significantly increased when the green-leafed cultivar (VI) was grown in the P1 compared to all other treatments, but V2 got maximum sensory attribute scores when grown in the P1. Lettuce leaves grown in the formul...

Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating diseas... more Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating disease impacting world citrus production. An experiment was conducted to testify the hypothesis that partially UV-blocking film has the ability to suppress the development of canker disease of citrus. The quantified variables were latent period of the pathogen, temperature, relative humidity, partially UV-blocking conditions, disease incidence and disease severity. The mini houses were constructed and covered with four types of polyolefin films that have the ability to block solar UV-irradiation shorter than UV-A of (<400 nm), (<360 nm), (<350 nm) and (<340 nm) and the results were compared with UV-transmitting and outdoors. The result showed that the leaves under <400 nm and <360 nm UV-blockings took less time (8 days) to express the symptom than outdoors (13 days). The lowest incidence (66.7%) was recorded in outdoors and highest incidence (100%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Similarly, lowest severity (10%) was recorded in outdoors and the highest severity (43.3%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Disease incidence and severity gradually decreased as the UV blocking rates decreased. Solar radiation with contains combination of different UV-radiation may be detrimental for multiplication of the bacteria Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri.

Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating diseas... more Citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri is currently the most devastating disease impacting world citrus production. An experiment was conducted to testify the hypothesis that partially UV-blocking film has the ability to suppress the development of canker disease of citrus. The quantified variables were latent period of the pathogen, temperature, relative humidity, partially UV-blocking conditions, disease incidence and disease severity. The mini houses were constructed and covered with four types of polyolefin films that have the ability to block solar UV-irradiation shorter than UV-A of (<400 nm), (<360 nm), (<350 nm) and (<340 nm) and the results were compared with UV-transmitting and outdoors. The result showed that the leaves under <400 nm and <360 nm UV-blockings took less time (8 days) to express the symptom than outdoors (13 days). The lowest incidence (66.7%) was recorded in outdoors and highest incidence (100%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Similarly, lowest severity (10%) was recorded in outdoors and the highest severity (43.3%) was recorded under <400 nm at 45 days after inoculation. Disease incidence and severity gradually decreased as the UV blocking rates decreased. Solar radiation with contains combination of different UV-radiation may be detrimental for multiplication of the bacteria Xanthomonas axonopoides pv citri.

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2018

The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a pl... more The condition of soil and microclimate are prerequisite for proper growth and development of a plant. The environment may be mediated by artificial filming with different colored polyethylene. The mechanism of lettuce growing under colored plastic film remains largely unknown. Thus, to investigate the impact of different plastic film on the growth environment, yield parameters and phytochemical properties of lettuce, the present study was performed. Five different colored polyethylene films viz. black, white, blue, olive and silver were used as a treatment factor, in filed condition. The results demonstrated that the soil pH, temperature and overall performance of lettuce, as well as the phytochemical composition, varied within the use of different films. The maximum soil pH and temperature were found under black filming plots. Additionally, the black colored plastic film exhibited the best values for most of the yield parameters studied over other plastic films, whereas the field with non-plastic film condition showed the worst data in the experiment. Phytochemical concentrations and nutritive value of lettuce were also significantly affected by the colored plastic treatments. Furthermore, the chlorophyll, anthocyanin, phenols and carotenoids contents were increased in plants grown in soil covered with black polyethylene. Vitamin C content was of 2.5 fold higher in the plants grown in the black film compared to control conditions. The application of plastic film led to elevated concentrations of macro and micronutrients in lettuce because of the direct effect of modified radiation under the plastic film. Taken together, it can be concluded that plastic filming could be used to enhance the yield and nutritional status of lettuce in natural plant production facilities.

horticulturae, 2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato... more The aim of this study was to evaluate the grafting compatibility of different varieties of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) scions on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) rootstocks to develop a 'pomato' plant. In this study three potato varieties; Diamant (P1), Cardinal (P2) and Asterix (P3), and two tomato varieties; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) tomato-2 (T1) and BARI tomato-11 (T2) were used to make the grafted combinations T1P1, T1P2, T1P3, T2P1, T2P2 and T2P3, designated G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, and G6, respectively. Tomato seedlings aged 25 (S1) and 35 days (S2) were selected as scions. Graft compatibility was analyzed based on the growth and yield of the pomato plants. The results revealed that varieties and scion age had a significant effect on the pomato fruit and tuber yield. The initiation of flowering was not affected by the various graft combinations; however, plant height, leaf number, branch number, number of clusters per plant, number of fruit per cluster, number of fruit per plant, fruit length, fruit diameter, single fruit weight and total fruit yield per plant were higher in G5S1 among the combinations. On the other hand, the number of tubers per plant, single tuber weight, and tuber yield per plant were highest for a few combinations. Overall, it was concluded that Cardinal (P2) and Asterix (P3) potato were the most compatible for grafting with BARI tomato-11 (T2) at the scion age of 25 days (S1), based on vegetative growth and fruit and tuber yield of pomato plants.