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Journal of Agronomy

Year: 2006 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 228-231
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2006.228.231
Banana Based Intercropping System in North-west Part of Bangladesh
M. Z. Rahman, M. H. Rahman, M. E. Haque, M. H. Kabir, S. L. Naher, K.M. K.B. Ferdaus, A. K.M. Nazmul Huda, M. S. Imran and M. Khalekuzzaman

Abstract: An experiment was conducted to find out a suitable banana (Ranginsagar and Sabari) based intercrop combination of potato and mustard in the research field of Institute of Biological Science of Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, during Rabi season of 2003-2004. Average over the two years, it revealed that the highest yield of banana was observed in Ranginsagar + potato (64.72 t ha-1) and the lowest in sole mustard (1.92 t ha-1). Combinations of Ranginsagar + potato intercropping showed better performance than other combination and sole crop in respect of gross return (Tk. 735219 ha-1), net return (Tk. 359794 ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (1.95). The highest land equivalent ratio (LER) was 1.82 in Ranginsagar + Potato followed by Sabari + potato (1.79) and the lowest in Sabari + mustard (1.60). The economic return was more in intercropping than all sole crops.

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M. Z. Rahman, M. H. Rahman, M. E. Haque, M. H. Kabir, S. L. Naher, K.M. K.B. Ferdaus, A. K.M. Nazmul Huda, M. S. Imran and M. Khalekuzzaman, 2006. Banana Based Intercropping System in North-west Part of Bangladesh. Journal of Agronomy, 5: 228-231.

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