CropsLoam soil, a November sowing and 8 to 10 kg of seed a hectare: BARI Surjomukhi-2 yields 2.0 to 2.3 tonnes a hectare in rabi, with 42 to 44 per cent oil in the seed. Varieties, care, costs and returns in one guide.
CropsGrow more lentils with BARI's advice: nine BARI Masur varieties, the late-October sowing window, seed and fertiliser rates, and how to control Stemphylium blight, foot rot and rust.
FlowersA guide to the winter chrysanthemum in Bangladesh: BARI's two varieties, raising plants from cuttings and suckers, per-hectare fertiliser doses and official advice on thrips and aphids.
VegetablesPui shak grows fast on a trellis and can be cut again and again. This guide, first published in December 2024, sets out the BARI varieties, the DAE's sowing season, seed rate, spacing, fertiliser and pest advice, and the yields growers can expect.
VegetablesOne-metre beds with drains, the right crop for each season, good seed and few chemicals: a tested method to grow more vegetables all year on a small plot, checked against BARI and FAO.
FlowersHow to grow chrysanthemums in Bangladesh, from cuttings and suckers to fertiliser, disbudding and the aphid and disease control that BARI and AIS recommend.
FruitsA practical guide to recognising and preventing fruit and leaf rot, Phytophthora stem rot and mealybug wilt in pineapple, drawn from BARI and extension advice: healthy suckers, good drainage and careful harvesting are the best protection.
VegetablesFarmers in Khagrachhari were growing more mukhi kachu (taro) on the hill slopes in November 2019, and wholesalers said the crop had reached big markets in Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram and Dhaka.
FlowersIn February 2020 Jagonews24 reported that gerbera, though a foreign flower, was among Bangladesh's top 10 flowers, with each bloom selling for Tk 30 to 50 and a grower able to earn Tk 60,000 to 70,000 a month.
