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Abstract

Effect of Mulch Materials and Nitrogen Source on the Performance of Tomato in the South-Western Coastal Area of Bangladesh †

by
Md. Harunor Rashid
1,
M. Akkas Ali
2,* and
Mustafa Kamal Shahadat
1
1
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, On-Farm Research Division, Daulatpur, Khulna 9202, Bangladesh
2
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, On-Farm Research Division, Joydebpur, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, Australia, 11–13 November 2019.
Proceedings 2019, 36(1), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036030
Published: 31 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019))
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Abstract

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The major cropping pattern in the South-western coastal area of Bangladesh is transplanted aman rice followed by fallow during the rabi season (November to March) and kharif-I (April-July) season. Crop production during rabi season is limited due to various ecological factors including soil salinity, lack of fresh irrigation water, short winter period, late harvest of previous aman rice, heavy clay soil etc. Tomato is a popular winter crop in that area which is mainly cultivated around homestead and ridges of fish pond, where soil salinity and tillage is not a major problem. An attempt was taken to grow tomato in Khulna district of Bangladesh after T. Aman rice harvest during 2018–19 in order to investigate tomato performance at different mulch materials and Nitrogen sources. The two factors experiment was carried out in randomized complete block design with three replications. Mulch materials viz. rice straw (M1), black polythene (M2) and no mulch (M3) were employed as factor one and nitrogen source viz. prilled urea (N1) and urea super granule (N2) were assigned as factor two. Results showed that there was no interaction effect of mulch and nitrogen treatments. Single effect of mulch and nitrogen treatments showed that highest fruit yield was found from rice straw (M1) (17.32 t ha−1) and prilled urea (N2) (15.64 t ha−1), respectively. So, tomato can be grown with rice straw mulch along with prilled urea for higher economic return (MBCR 2.24).

Funding

This research was jointly funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) (LWR/2014/073) and Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF) (ICP I), Bangladesh.

Acknowledgments

We are thankful to Mohammad Mainuddin, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water, Australia and Richard Bell, Murdoch University, Australia for their valuable suggestions and encouragement.

Conflicts of Interest

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Rashid, M.H.; Ali, M.A.; Shahadat, M.K. Effect of Mulch Materials and Nitrogen Source on the Performance of Tomato in the South-Western Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Proceedings 2019, 36, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036030

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Rashid MH, Ali MA, Shahadat MK. Effect of Mulch Materials and Nitrogen Source on the Performance of Tomato in the South-Western Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Proceedings. 2019; 36(1):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036030

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Rashid, Md. Harunor, M. Akkas Ali, and Mustafa Kamal Shahadat. 2019. "Effect of Mulch Materials and Nitrogen Source on the Performance of Tomato in the South-Western Coastal Area of Bangladesh" Proceedings 36, no. 1: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036030

APA Style

Rashid, M. H., Ali, M. A., & Shahadat, M. K. (2019). Effect of Mulch Materials and Nitrogen Source on the Performance of Tomato in the South-Western Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Proceedings, 36(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019036030

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