Crops
Pabna Farmers Fear Lower Yield of Murikata Onion
Repeated heavy rain delayed early murikata onion planting in Pabna by two to three weeks and rotted seed in low land, leaving farmers worried about yield and profit.
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Agriculture
Crops
Kurigram Farmers Show Growing Interest in Chuijhal Cultivation
Farmers in Kurigram are earning extra income by growing the climbing spice chuijhal on mango and betel nut trees with little care and no fertiliser.
Crops
Seaweed-Enriched Feed Makes Commercial Seabass Farming Possible
Researchers at Patuakhali Science and Technology University have farmed coral (seabass) commercially in ponds using artificial feed enriched with seaweed.
Crops
Fertiliser and Irrigation Management in Potato Cultivation
A guide to the fertiliser doses a bigha of potato needs at planting and at earthing up, and to the irrigation that follows.
Crops
What to Do When Crops Get Leaf Blight
Leaf blight, a bacterial disease spread by dew, water and wind, affects rice and many vegetables, and can be prevented and controlled with simple steps.
Vegetables
Production Costs Rise in Early Potato Farming
Early potato farmers in Dinajpur say higher prices for seed, fertiliser, pesticide and labour have doubled their production costs.
Vegetables
Farmers Turn to Aerial Yam, Crop Valued at Tk 20 Crore
Aerial yam (gachh alu) and mete alu are grown commercially on 402 hectares in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, a crop valued at about Tk 20 crore.
Crops
Farmers Worried as Disease Hits Aman Rice Fields
A disease is turning Aman rice fields brown in Matlab Uttar, Chandpur, leaving farmers worried, while the upazila agriculture officer says it is bacterial, not blast.
Vegetables
Farmers Busy Growing Winter Vegetables After Flood Losses
Farmers in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram, hit hard by severe floods, are busy planting early winter vegetables in the hope of reaching the market at the start of the season.
Crops
Grow These Vegetables in the Month of Kartik
Kartik, where monsoon meets winter, is the time to raise winter vegetable seedlings and plant potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Crops
How to Protect Lemon Trees from Disease and Pests
Early fruit drop in lemon and other citrus trees can largely be stopped with balanced feeding, hormone sprays and timely disease and pest control.
Crops
What to Do When Dragon Fruit Stems Get Red or Brown Spots
Red or brown lesions on dragon fruit stems come from a fungus spread mainly by dirty tools, and a copper fungicide can reduce it.
Crops
How to Grow Papaya for Profit
Papaya is in demand all year, and modern methods of growing it can bring farmers quick success.