Annual Review Workshop
Research Progress 2022-23 &
Program Planning 2024-25
WELCOME
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Existing Manpower
Scientific Officer - 1
Security Guard - 1
Total - 2
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RESULTS OF CROPPING SEASON
2022-2023
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1.0 Title: Performance of BSRI Bred Chewing Sugarcane
Varieties at Karatowa Bengali Floodplain Soil
Objectives:
i. To select suitable cane varieties with high yield for chewing in AEZ 4
ii. Increasing farmers income through chewing cane cultivation
Location: Bogura
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Table 1. Tiller, Chewablecane and Stalk height of BSRI Bred
Chewing Sugarcane Varieties
Treatments Tiller Chewablecane Stalk
( 103 ha-1 ) ( 103 ha-1 ) height (m)
BSRI Akh 41 182.52 b 88.57 c 2.83 a
BSRI Akh 42 132.58 d 75.61 d 2.62 b
Black ruby 161.22 c 81.19 cd 2.55 b
Q 69 189.80 b 105.35 b 2.88 a
Shung (local) 274.61 a 119.18 a 2.87 a
LSD (0.05) 17.69 8.42 0.19
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Table 2. Diameter, Yield and Brix of BSRI Bred Chewing
Sugarcane Varieties
Treatments Diameter (cm) Cane yield Brix
(tha-1) (%)
BSRI Akh 41 2.60 a 139.62 ab 15.64
BSRI Akh 42 2.68 a 129.28 bc 17.09
Black ruby 2.84 a 145.15 a 15.82
Q 69 2.18 b 122.38 c 17.65
Shung (local) 2.09 b 98.07 d 16.28
LSD (0.05) 0.30 15.29 NS
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Table 3. Production cost, gross return, net return and benefit
cost ratio (BCR) of BSRI Bred Chewing Sugarcane Varieties
Treatments Cost of Gross return Net return BCR
production (Tk.ha-1) (Tk.ha-1)
(Tk.ha-1)
T1 : BSRI Akh 41 2,40,000 974270 7,34,270 4.05
T2 : BSRI Akh 42 2,49,000 756100 5,07100 3.00
T3 : Black Ruby 3,10,000 1461420 11,51,420 4.71
T4 : Q 69 2,33,500 8,42,800 6,09,300 3.61
T5 : Shung ( local) 2,25,000 5,95,900 3,70,900 2.64
Chewing cane price per stalk: BSRI Akh 41: 11 tk. BSRI Akh 42 : 10 tk.
Black Ruby : 18 tk. Shung : 05 tk.
Q 69 : 08 tk.
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Conclusion
Among the tested chewing cane varities, Yield (145.15 t/ha) and
BCR (4.71) of Black ruby was highest followed by BSRI Akh 41 &
BSRI Akh 42.
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Proposed Annual Research Program
2024-2025
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List of Experiments (2024 - 2025)
Sl. Title Nature
No.
01. Evaluation of Chewing Sugarcane Genotypes at Tista On-going
Meander Floodplain Soils in Bangladesh
02. Evaluation of BSRI Bred Sugarcane Varieties Under On-going
Water-Logging Condition at Active Tista Floodplain
Soils in Bangladesh
03. Performance of Newly Released Milling Sugarcane On-going
Varieties at Active Tista Floodplain Soils in
Bangladesh
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Program Area: Crop Improvement
1. Title : Evaluation of Chewing Sugarcane Genotypes at Tista
Meander Floodplain Soils in Bangladesh
Objectives:
i. To select suitable cane varieties with high yield for chewing in AEZ 3
ii. Increasing farmers income through chewing cane cultivation
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Locations : Bogura and Rangpur
Investigators : Z H Sabuj, M R Islam and M M Rashid
Nature of Study : On-going
Duration : 2022-
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Methodology
Treatments:
T1: BSRI Akh 41
T2: BSRI Akh 42
T3: BSRI Akh 47
T4: Q-69
T5: Modhumala
T6: Black-ruby
T7: Shung (local)
Planting material: Two budded setts
Plot size : 8m × 6m
Replication : 3
Design : RCBD 13
Data to be recorded:
i. Germination (%) of setts
ii. Tiller population at 90, 120, 150 and 180 Days after planting (DAP)
iii. Chewable cane count
iv. Brix % of cane juice
v. Yield of cane at harvest
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2. Title : Evaluation of BSRI Bred Sugarcane Varieties Under Water-Logging
Condition at Active Tista Floodplain Soils in Bangladesh
Objectives :
i. To select suitable cane varieties with tolerance to water-logged condition in
AEZ3
ii. To find out morphological and physiological changes due to prolonged wet
condition
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Location : BSRI sub-station, Gaibandha
Investigators : Z H Sabuj, M M Rashid, M R Islam and M A Habib
Nature of Study : On-going
Duration : 2023-
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Methodology
Treatments:
T1 = Isd 20
T2 = Isd 34
T3 = Isd 37
T4 = Isd 39
T5 = BSRI Akh 45
T6 = BSRI Akh 46
Planting material: Two budded sett
Plot size : 8m × 6m
Replication : 3
Design : RCBD
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Data to be recorded:
i. Germination (%) of setts
ii. Tiller population at 90, 120, 150 and 180 Days after
planting(DAP)
iii. Millable cane count
iv. Brix% of cane juice
v. Yield of cane at harvest
vi. Pol (%) of cane
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3. Title : Performance of Newly Released Milling Sugarcane Varieties
at Active Tista Floodplain Soils in Bangladesh
Objectives :
i. To select suitable latest milling sugarcane varieties for higher yield in AEZ2
ii. To increase farmers’ earning through cultivating latest milling sugarcane
varieties
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Location : Gaibandha
Investigators : Z H Sabuj, M R Islam, M A Habib and M M Rashid
Nature of Study : On-going
Duration : 2023-
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Methodology
Treatments:
T1 = Isd 34
T2 = Isd 37
T3 = BSRI Akh 43
T4 = BSRI Akh 44
T5 =BSRI Akh 45
T6 =BSRI Akh 46
T7 = BSRI Akh 48
Planting materials: Two budded setts
Plot size : 8m × 6m
Replication : 3
Design : RCBD
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Data to be recorded:
i. Germination (%) of setts
ii. Tiller population at 120, 150 and 180 Days after planting(DAP)
iii. Unit stalk weight, height, diameter & internodes
iv. Millable cane count (at harvest)
v. Brix (%) of cane juice
vi. Yield of cane at harvest
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Activities &
Photographs
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Fig. Sett treatment & Plantation 24
Fig. Demonstration plot 25
Fig. Demonstration plot 26
Fig. Demonstration plot with intercrop
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Fig. Demonstration plot with intercrop
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Fig. Demonstration plot (CS)
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Fig. Demonstration plot (FS)
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Fig. Field day 31
Fig. Farmers’ Training 32
Fig. Scenario of BSRI substation, Gaibandha
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Fig. Scenario of BSRI substation, Gaibandha
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