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Name of crop           Wheat
Category     :     Cereal crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Gom 22 (Sufi)
Identifying character     :     It is a semi-dwarf variety with good tillering ability. The leaves are broad, recurved and light green in color. Flag leaves are also broad and droopy. The plants are light green in color with very weak glaucosity in the spike, culm and flag leaf sheath. Lower glume beak is long and the lower glume shoulder shape is elevated.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Wheat Research Centre, BARI
Year of release     :     2005
Crop duration     :     105-110 days
Yield (kg/ha)     :     3600-5000
Suitable area     :     All over the country except in saline areas
Sowing time     :     November 15-30
Harvesting time     :     March – April
Major diseases and Management     :

Disease : Highly tolerant to Bipolaris leaf blight and resistant to leaf rust diseases

Management : Not applicable
Major insect/pest and Management     :

Insect : No major insect problem

Management : Not applicable

Name of crop           Maize
Category     :     Cereal crops
Name of variety     :     Barnali
Identifying character     :     Cobs are large size and pointed at the end
Grain color: Golden yellow
Anthocyanin in 1st leaf sheath: Medium Pigmentation. High yield almost resistant to diseases and pests.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Plant Breeding Division
Year of release     :     1986
Crop duration     :     November to May
Yield (kg/ha)     :     4.0-5.0 t/ha
Suitable area     :     The crop can be cultivated all over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     15 November – 15 December
Harvesting time     :     After attaining physiological maturity
Major diseases and Management     :     Diseases:
Leaf Blight

Management:

* Clean cultivation with timely sowing and balance fertilizer application.
* Seed treatment with vitavax-200@2.5g/kg seed
* Spray with Tilt or Folicure @ 0.5%
* Burning of crop residues

Major insect/pest and Management     :

Insect pests:
Cut worm, ear worm, stem borer

Management:

For cut worm

* The larvae can be killed after collecting from soil near the cut plants in morning.
* Dursban or Pyrifos 20 EC 5 ml/liter water should be sprayed especially at the base of plants to control cutworms.

For ear worm

* The larvae could be killed after collecting from the infested cobs.
* Cypermethrin (Ricord 10 EC/Cymbush 10 EC/Fenom 10 EC) @ 2 ml/litre water could be sprayed to a control this pest.

For Stem borer

* Marshall 20 EC or Diazinon 60 EC @ 2ml/litre water could be sprayed properly to control the pest.
* Furadan 5G or Carbofuran 5G @ 20kg/ha should be applied on top of the plants in such a way so that the granules stay between the stem and leaf base. Such type of application of insecticides is known as whorl application

Name of crop           Maize
Category     :     Cereal crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Hybrid Bhutta-7
Identifying character     :     Higher yield potential, resistant to diseases and pests.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Plant Breeding Division
Year of release     :     2004
Crop duration     :     November to May
Yield (kg/ha)     :     10.5-11.2 t/ha
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     15 November to 15 December
Harvesting time     :     After attaining physiological maturity
Major diseases and Management     :     Diseases: Leaf Blight

Management:

* Clean cultivation with timely sowing and balance fertilizer application.
* Seed treatment with vitavax-200@2.5g/kg seed
* Spray with Tilt or Folicure @ 0.5%
* Burning of crop residues.

Major insect/pest and Management     :

Insect pest:
Cut worm, Ear worm, Stem borer

Management:

For cut worm

* The larvae can be killed after collecting from soil near the cut plants in morning.
* Dursban or Pyrifos 20 EC 5 ml/liter water should be sprayed especially at the base of plants to control cutworms.

For ear worm

* The larvae could be killed after collecting from the infested cobs.
* Cypermethrin (Ricord 10 EC/Cymbush 10 EC/Fenom 10 EC) @ 2 ml/litre water could be sprayed to a control this pest

For Stem borer

* Marshall 20 EC or Diazinon 60 EC @ 2ml/litre water could be sprayed properly to control the pest.
* Furadan 5G or Carbofuran 5G @ 20kg/ha should be applied on top of the plants in such a way so that the granules stay between the stem and leaf base. Such type of application of insecticides is known as whorl application.

Name of crop           Maize
Category     :     Cereal crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Hybrid Bhutta-3
Identifying character     :     Kernel type : Dent. Anthocyanin color in 1st leaf sheath : Very strong. Leaf sheath color at 2-Leaf stage: strong pigmentation. Higher yield potentiality Resistant to maize diseases and pests.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Plant Breeding Division
Year of release     :     2002
Crop duration     :     November to May
Yield (kg/ha)     :     9.0-9.5 t/ha
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     15 November – 15 December
Harvesting time     :     After attaining physiological maturity
Major diseases and Management     :     Diseases: Leaf Blight

Management:

* Clean cultivation with timely sowing and balance fertilizer application.
* Seed treatment with vitavax-200@2.5g/kg seed
* Spray with Tilt or Folicure @ 0.5%
* Burning of crop residues.

Major insect/pest and Management     :

Insect Pest:
Cut worm, Ear worm, Stem borer

Management:

For cut worm

* The larvae can be killed after collecting from soil near the cut plants in morning.
* Dursban or Pyrifos 20 EC 5 ml/liter water should be sprayed especially at the base of plants to control cutworms

For ear worm

* The larvae could be killed after collecting from the infested cobs.
* Cypermethrin (Ricord 10 EC/Cymbush 10 EC/Fenom 10 EC) @ 2 ml/litre water could be sprayed to a control this pest

For Stem borer

* Marshall 20 EC or Diazinon 60 EC @ 2ml/litre water could be sprayed properly to control the pest.
* Furadan 5G or Carbofuran 5G @ 20kg/ha should be applied on top of the plants in such a way so that the granules stay between the stem and leaf base. Such type of application of insecticides is known as whorl application.

Name of crop           Tomato
Category     :     Vegetable crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Tomato-11 (Jhumka)
Identifying character     :     Fruits are small (8-10 gm each) and sweet in taste, Plum shaped and borne in cluster (15-20 fruits /cluster), Suitable for winter.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Olericulture Division, HRC, Gazipur
Year of release     :     1999
Crop duration     :     100-110 days (DAT)
Yield (kg/ha)     :     35-40 (winter)
Fruit Size     :     Plum shaped
Fruit Colour     :     Red
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     September-October (winter)
Harvesting time     :     December to March
Major diseases and Management     :     a) Damping off
Management:
1. Soil sterilization by Formaldehyde with 50 times water up to 4// soil depth.
2. Seeds should be treated with Captan @ 1 g per kg seeds.
3. Spraying of 1% Bordeaux mixture at an interval of 8-10 days of sowing.

b) Bacterial wilt
Management:
1. Use of resistant varieties.
2. Clean and well drained land.
3. Grafting with resistant Solanum root stock

c) Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
Management:
1. Rouging out of mosaic affected plants as soon as observed.
2. Use of resistant varieties.
Major insect/pest and Management     :     a) White fly
Management:
1. Use of yellow trap or covering of seed bed with 60 mesh net/mosquito net.
2. Spraying of Admire 200 SL @ 0.5 ml per liter of water.
3. Late planting.
4. NSKE @ 10 kg/ 10 L of water soaking over night.

b) Tomato fruit warm
Management:
1. Use of sex pheromone trap.
2. Biological control with Trichogramma chilouis @ 40,000-45,000/ha per week.
3. Apply NSKE @ 50 g/L of soaking over night (12 hours).
4. Spraying with Kinalux/Deviquin @ 1 ml/L of water at 10 days interval.

Name of crop           Ridge gourd
Category     :     Vegetable crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Jhinga-1
Identifying character     :     Early to main season variety (summer), Attractive deep green colour, Large elongated fruit, Average fruit weight 125 g, Tolerant to virus
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Olericulture Division, HRC, Gazipur
Year of release     :     2008
Crop duration     :     120-140 days
Yield (kg/ha)     :     25-30 t/ha
Fruit Size     :     Large elongated
Fruit Colour     :     Deep green
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     Mid of February
Harvesting time     :     Last week of April to Mid July
Major diseases and Management     :     a) Powdery mildew
Management:
1. Crop rotation and clean cultivation.
2. Spray Thiovit @ 2.0 g/liter water at an interval of 7 days till control.

b) Downy mildew
Management:
1. Seed treatment with Vitavax 200 @ 2 g/kg seed.
2. Crop rotation and clean cultivation.
3. Spray Ridomil @ 2 g/liter water at an interval of 7 days till control.

c) Anthracnose

Management:
1. Seed treatment with Vitavax 200 @ 2 g/kg seed.
2. Crop rotation and clean cultivation.
3. Spraying with Tilt @ 2 g/liter water at an interval of 7 days.

d) Mosaic virus
Management:
1. Infected plants should be removed and destroy
2. Use of disease free seed.
3. Spray Malathion @ 2 ml and Chess @ 1 ml/liter water for aphid control at 7 days interval and 15 days interval respectively.

e) Fusarium wilt
Management:
1. Grafting 12 days seedlings with 15 days Bottle gourd or Pumpkin seedlings.
2. Can be controlled raising soil temperature up to 32-330C using plastic mulch.
3. Can be checked to some extent by dranching with Captan @ 2 g/liter water.
4. Seed treatment with Vitavax 200 @ 2 g/1 kg seed or Use of resistant varieties.
Major insect/pest and Management     :     a) Red pumpkin beetle
Management:
1. Covering seedlings with mosquito net for 30-35 days.
2. Spraying with Savin @ 2 g/liter water at 6-7 days interval till control
3. Killing of adults by catching with hand or sweeping net
4. Carbaryl (Sevin/Carbin/Aerovin) 85 WP or Mipsin 75 WP @ 2g/liter of water can be sprayed in case of severe infestation.

b) Fruit fly
Management:
1. Use of bait traps with synthetic pheromone and MSG.
2. Clean cultivation.
3. Bagging of fruits just after fruit set for 10-15 days.

c) Mite
Management:
1. Spraying with Neoron/Tork/Omyties etc. @ 1 ml/liter water at 15 days interval till control.
2. Spraying of Neem oil @ 5 ml/L of water + 5 ml trix at 7 days interval.

d) Leaf minor
Management:
1. Spraying with Cymbush/Pyriphos @ 2 ml/liter water at 10 days interval till control.

e) Epilachna beetle
Management:
1. Collection and destruction of eggs mass, larvae, pupae and also adults at the initial stage of infestation is the best and very effective means for the management of epilachna beetle.
2. Red bug and pentatomid bug is the predators of the larvae of epilachna beetle. Although their predatory rate is not very good but if they can be conserved would be helpful to kill the larvae of epilachna beetle.
3. If less than 20% leaves of the infested plants are damaged, no insecticidal spray is necessary. In case of severe infestation, Diozinon 60 EC or Sumithion or Folithion 50 EC or Malathion57EC @ 2ml/liter water could be spray 2 times at an interval of 10 days.

Name of crop           Radish
Category     :     Vegetable crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Mula-4
Identifying character     :     White root colour, Japanese Mino early type, Average root wt. 800-900 g, Seed yield: 1.2-1.5 t/ha.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Olericulture Division, HRC, Gazipur
Year of release     :     2008
Crop duration     :     50-70 days
Yield (kg/ha)     :     55 t/ha
Fruit Size     :     Cylindrical
Fruit Colour     :     White
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     September-November
Harvesting time     :     November to January
Major diseases and Management     :     a) Leaf spot

Management:
1. Use of disease free seed
2. Spraying of Bavistin/Knowin at 2 g/liter of water at an interval of 10-12 days
Major insect/pest and Management     :     a) Aphid

Management:
1. To check aphid damage, cut and destroy immediately all the infested leaves along with colonies of aphids at the early stage of attack.
2. Conservation of natural enemies especially different species of lady bird beetle and syrphid

Name of crop           Radish
Category     :     Vegetable crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Mula-2 (Pinky)
Identifying character     :     Tropical OP radish variety and Produce seeds under local climatic condition, Root are cylindrical with attractive pink colour, Becomes ready for harvest after 50-55 days of sowing, Remains edible up to 75 days, Average root wt. 900g.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Olericulture Division, HRC, Gazipur
Year of release     :     1996
Crop duration     :     45-70 days
Yield (kg/ha)     :     60
Fruit Size     :     Cylindrical
Fruit Colour     :     Pink
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     Early September to late November
Harvesting time     :     November to January
Major diseases and Management     :     a) Leaf spot

Management:
1. Use of disease free seed
2. Spraying of Bavistin/Knowin at 2 g/liter of water at an interval of 10-12 days
Major insect/pest and Management     :     a) Aphid

Management:
1. To check aphid damage, cut and destroy immediately all the infested leaves along with colonies of aphids at the early stage of attack.
2. Conservation of natural enemies especially different species of lady bird beetle and syrphid

Name of crop           Radish
Category     :     Vegetable crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Mula-3 (Druti)
Identifying character     :     Tropical OP variety, White oblong roots becomes ready for harvest by 40-50 days of sowing, Average root wt 500g, Produces seeds locally, seed yield is about 1.5 t/ha.
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Olericulture Division, HRC, Gazipur
Year of release     :     1998
Crop duration     :     40-60 days
Yield (kg/ha)     :     55
Fruit Size     :     Oblong
Fruit Colour     :     White
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     Early September to late November
Harvesting time     :     November to January
Major diseases and Management     :     a) Leaf spot

Management:
1. Use of disease free seed
2. Spraying of Bavistin/Knowin at 2 g/liter of water at an interval of 10-12 days
Major insect/pest and Management     :     a) Aphid

Management:
1. To check aphid damage, cut and destroy immediately all the infested leaves along with colonies of aphids at the early stage of attack.
2. Conservation of natural enemies especially different species of lady bird beetle and syrphid

Name of crop           Pumpkin
Category     :     Vegetable crops
Name of variety     :     BARI Misti Kumra-2
Identifying character     :     Good for green consumption, Winter season variety but could be grown during summer, Fruit skin colour is green with brown patches, Attractive orange flesh colour, Higher TSS (10.5%), Average marketable weight 2.8 kg
Developed by (Centre/Division)     :     Olericulture Division, HRC, Gazipur
Year of release     :     2008
Crop duration     :     150-170 days
Yield (kg/ha)     :     27-30
Fruit Colour     :     Skin colour is green with brown patches and attractive orange flesh colour
Suitable area     :     All over Bangladesh
Sowing time     :     October- December (winter), February-May (summer)
Harvesting time     :     March to April (winter) July-August (summer)
Major diseases and Management     :     a) Powdery mildew
Management:
1. Crop rotation and clean cultivation.
2. Spray Thiovit @ 2.0 g/liter water at an interval of 7 days till control.

b) Downy mildew
Management:
1. Seed treatment with Vitavax 200 @ 2 g/kg seed.
2. Crop rotation and clean cultivation.
3. Spray Ridomil @ 2 g/liter water at an interval of 7 days till control.

c) Anthracnose
Management:
1. Seed treatment with Vitavax 200 @ 2 g/kg seed.
2. Crop rotation and clean cultivation.
3. Spraying with Tilt @ 2 g/liter water at an interval of 7 days.

d) Mosaic virus
Management:
1. Infected plants should be removed and destroy
2. Use of disease free seed.
3. Spray Malathion @ 2 ml and Chess @ 1 ml/liter water for aphid control at 7 days interval and 15 days interval respectively.

e) Fusarium wilt
Management:
1. Grafting 12 days seedlings with 15 days Bottle gourd or Pumpkin seedlings.
2. Can be controlled raising soil temperature up to 32-330C using plastic mulch.
3. Can be checked to some extent by dranching with Captan @ 2 g/liter water.
4. Seed treatment with Vitavax 200 @ 2 g/1 kg seed or Use of resistant varieties.
Major insect/pest and Management     :     a) Red pumpkin beetle
Management:
1. Covering seedlings with mosquito net for 30-35 days.
2. Spraying with Savin @ 2 g/liter water at 6-7 days interval till control
3. Killing of adults by catching with hand or sweeping net
4. Carbaryl (Sevin/Carbin/Aerovin) 85 WP or Mipsin 75 WP @ 2g/liter of water can be sprayed in case of severe infestation.

b) Fruit fly
Management:
1. Use of bait traps with synthetic pheromone and MSG.
2. Clean cultivation.
3. Bagging of fruits just after fruit set for 10-15 days.

c) Mite
Management:
1. Spraying with Neoron/Tork/Omyties etc. @ 1 ml/liter water at 15 days interval till control.
2. Spraying of Neem oil @ 5 ml/L of water + 5 ml trix at 7 days interval.

d) Leaf minor
Management:
1. Spraying with Cymbush/Pyriphos @ 2 ml/liter water at 10 days interval till control.

e) Epilachna beetle
Management:
1. Collection and destruction of eggs mass, larvae, pupae and also adults at the initial stage of infestation is the best and very effective means for the management of epilachna beetle.
2. Red bug and pentatomid bug is the predators of the larvae of epilachna beetle. Although their predatory rate is not very good but if they can be conserved would be helpful to kill the larvae of epilachna beetle.
3. If less than 20% leaves of the infested plants are damaged, no insecticidal spray is necessary. In cse of severe infestation, Diozinon 60 EC or Sumithion or Folithion 50 EC or Malathion 57 EC @ 2ml/liter water could be spray 2 times at an interval of 10 days.