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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY OF DESHI JUTE SEED GROWERS IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 5 - 10)

Laboratory experiments were carried out at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University during February to September 2005 to assess the quality of jute seeds collected from two different sources. One of the sources was the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) while the other was farmer’s seed. Each source consisted of species Corchorus capsularis L. Varieties of capsularis viz. CVL-1 and CVE-3 were included in the experiments. Jute seeds of BJRI were collected from BJRI regional station, Rangpur. Farmer’s jute seeds were collected from forty farmers of different locations representing C. capsularis jute growing regions of the country. Quality of jute seed was better in BJRI source than farmers` source. Quality of farmers` seed deteriorated mostly during processing and storing period. Poor quality of farmers` seed was associated with higher content of inert matter and higher initial moisture content.Download