M. S. RAHMAN1, A. MIAH2, S. C. SARKAR3 and M. KAMRUJJAMAN4
1Scientific Officer, Crop Management Department, Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI), Dhaka-1207, 2Senior Scientific Officer, Gene Bank Department, Genetics Resourced and Seed Division, BJRI, Dhaka-1207, 3Publication Officer, BJRI, Dhaka-1207 and 4Senior Scientific Officer, Jute Research Sub- Station, BJRI, Tarabo, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted at Jute Seed Production and Research Station, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Nashipur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh during August 2011 to January 2014 to study the time of sowing and seed quality in late season on the variety O-72. Jute variety O-72 was planted on six different dates starting from 10 August at 10 days interval to investigate the quality seed production at an optimum sowing time. Results indicated that seed yield potentiality gradually declined due to delay in sowing after 20 August. The crop sown on 10 and 20 August produced higher as 702 kg and 720 kg quality seeds per hectare respectively which would be highly profitable. The seeds obtained from 25 August showed the highest (85%) germination and high vigourity (67%).
Keywords: Seed quality, Sowing time, Late season and O-7