@article{Hasan_Gani_Alam_Chowdhury_2020, title={Effects of old jute seeds on soil fertility and jute production}, volume={5}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/jbcbm/article/view/44912}, DOI={10.3329/jbcbm.v5i2.44912}, abstractNote={<p>A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of old jute seed powder (≥3 years old) on soil fertility and jute production using the high yielding variety of jute (<em>Corchorus olitorius </em>L.) O-9897 as the test plant. Six treatments of jute seed powder (JSP) and recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (RDF) with three replications were as T<sub>1</sub>: Control, T<sub>2</sub>: JSP 5 t/ha + ¼ RDF, T<sub>3</sub>: JSP 5 t/ha + ½ RDF, T<sub>4</sub>: JSP 5 t/ha + ¾ RDF, T<sub>5</sub>: RDF, and T<sub>6</sub>: JSP 5 t/ha. The growth and yield of jute were found to be the maximum for the treatment T<sub>4</sub> (JSP+ ¾ RDF), where the plant height, base diameter, fiber yield and stick weight were increased 147, 85, 177, and 125%, respectively over the control. The highest contents of organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, calcium, and magnesium in soil were also observed for the treatment T<sub>4</sub>. The sole application of jute seed powder increased the growth and yield of jute as well as the contents of nutrients in soil compared to the control; however, inputs of the jute seed powder in combination with the chemical fertilizers showed better results in improving soil fertility and jute production.</p> <p>J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. <em>2019, 5(2): 33-</em><em>40</em></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management}, author={Hasan, M and Gani, N and Alam, MD and Chowdhury, MTA}, year={2020}, month={Jan.}, pages={33–40} }