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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON BORON FERTILIZERS BRANDS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETS OF CHUADANGA REGION (Pages : 13 - 17)

A study was conducted in Damurhuda upazila under Chuadanga district from July to December, 2014 with the objectives to collect information on names, numbers and comparative availability of different brand of Boron fertilizers in order to aid the assessment of nutrient status for quality of the brands. For this purpose, information was collected from 30 randomly selected fertilizer shops (10 BCIC fertilizer dealers and 20 retailers) through questionnaire interview. In the study total 42 brands (23 Solubor, 15 Boric acid and 4 Fertibor) of boron fertilizer marketed by 37 companies were found in Damurhuda upazila. “Bingo”, “Solubor” and “Bor-Fa plus” of Solubor boron brands, “Mitrika boron” and “Alfa boron” of Boric acid brands and “Bor-Fa 15” of Fertibor (total six) brands were most available. “Bingo” of Solubor was the top most available. Seven percent of Boric acid mentioned no registration number. All three categories of boron fertilizer mentioned their MRP. There was a significant difference between highest and lowest MRP of imported Solubor and Boric acid as well as supplied type of Boric acid brands.Download