SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT OF ORANGE FLESHED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES AT NORTHERN REGION OF BANGLADESH

M.M. Hossain, S. Heck, D. Chanda, E.H.M.S. Rahaman, M.F. Uddin, M.M. Hasan, M.H. Kabir
2020 International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Bioresearch  
The present experiment was conducted with four Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) released orange fleshed sweetpotato varieties and a local cultivar as check at Sadar Upazila of Gaibanda and Pirgachha Upazila of Rangpur district during 2019-20 cropping season for their suitability assessment. It was found that all yield and yield contributing characters varied significantly at both the locations. Due to higher adaptability in northern conditions, it was observed that the variety
more » ... f BARI SP-12 produced the highest yield (39.63 ton/ha at Gaibandha and 30.02 t/ha at Rangpur) followed by BARI SP-8 (32.03 ton/ha at Gaibandha and 25.
doi:10.35410/ijaeb.2020.5597 fatcat:tquhruy2erdqxbbdb4oor3cdmy