TY - JOUR AU - Khan, MAI AU - Hira, MHR AU - Rahaman, S AU - Moni, ZR AU - Hussen, MAM AU - Someya, T AU - Ueno, K PY - 2019/08/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Way of compost application for organic farming JF - SAARC Journal of Agriculture JA - SAARC J Agric VL - 17 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/sja.v17i1.42774 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/SJA/article/view/42774 SP - 211-217 AB - <p>Application of composts is an alternative of synthetic agrochemicals for eco-friendly farming. Work is limited on the effective and economic way of compost application in Bangladesh. A study was done at the Field Science Center, Saga University, Japan with green tea waste – rice bran compost (GRC) application. Radish (<em>Raphanus sativus </em>L.), spinach (<em>Spinacia oleracea </em>L.) and komatsuna (<em>Brassica rapa </em>var. <em>pervidis</em>) were used as test plants. GRC was applied at 1.0 kg m<sup>-2</sup> by mulching on soil after seeding. It enhanced seed germination, seedling growth and improved crop yield of spinach and radish grown in a controlled condition. Among the two application methods, post-sowing mulching (PSM) reduced water loss from upper soil surface, thus enhanced seed germination and better growth compared to pre-sowing incorporation (PSI) system. This study also suggests that improper compost incorporation to soil may impair seed germination, seedling growth and likely crop yield.</p><p><em>SAARC J. Agri., 17(1): 211-217 (2019)</em></p> ER -