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Name of crop Sunflower
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : Kironi
Identifying character :
1. Plant height 110-150 cm
2. Head dia. 10-14 cm
3. Seed color black
4. Unicum broad leaf
5. Composite variety
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1982
Crop duration : The variety takes 90-100 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.25-1.8 t/ha
Sowing time : Mid December-mid January (Rabi)
Harvesting time : March-April
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Leaf blight

Management:
Three spray with Rovral 50WP (0.2%) at 10 days interval.
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy caterpillar and Parrot

Management:
To control hairy caterpillar spraying symbush 10 EC @ 1ml/lit water.

Name of crop Sunflower
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : BARI surjomukhi-2
Identifying character :
1. Plant height 125-140 cm
2. Seed colour black
3. Unicum broad leaf
4. Composite variety
Year of release : 1982
Crop duration : The variety takes 90-100 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.4 – 2.0 t/ha
Sowing time : Mid December-mid January (Rabi)
Harvesting time : March-April
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Leaf blight
Management:
Three spray with Rovral 50WP (0.2%) at 10 days interval.
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy caterpillar and Parrot
Management:
To control hairy caterpillar spraying symbush 10 EC @ 1ml/lit water.

Name of crop Soybean
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : Shohag
Identifying character :
1. Pod color light brown
2. Seed colour cream
3. 1-2 seed/pod
4. Seed size medium
5. 11-14 g/ 100 seed
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1990
Crop duration : The variety takes 80-110 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.6-1.8 t/ha
Sowing time : Mid December-mid January
Harvesting time : March-April
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Yellow mosaic

Management:
Roguing out and buried the diseased plant from the field immediately after appearance of the disease.
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy caterpillar

Management:
Leaves of infested plant should be destroyed. Nogos 100EC/ Marshal 20EC should be sprayed @ 2ml/lit. water.

Name of crop Soybean
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : BARI Soybean-5
Identifying character :
1. Pod color brown
2. Seed colour cream
3. 2-3 seed/pod
4. Seed size medium
5. 10-14 g/ 100 seed

Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 2002
Crop duration : The variety takes 90-115 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.6-2.0 t/ha
Sowing time : Mid December-mid January
Harvesting time : March-April
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Yellow mosaic
Management:
Roguing out and buried the diseased plant from the field immediately after appearance of the disease.
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy caterpillar
Management:
Leaves of infested plant should be destroyed. Nogos 100EC/ Marshal 20EC should be sprayed @ 2ml/lit. water.

Name of crop Soybean
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : Banagladesh Soybean-4
Identifying character :
1. Pod color deep brown
2. Seed clour greenish yellow
3. 2-3 seed/pod
4. Seed size small5. 5-7 g/ 100 seed
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1994
Crop duration : The variety takes 90-120 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.6-2.5 t/ha
Sowing time : Mid December-mid January
Harvesting time : March-April
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Yellow mosaic

Management:
Roguing out and buried the diseased plant from the field immediately after appearance of the disease.
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy caterpillar

Management:
Leaves of infested plant should be destroyed. Nogos 100EC/ Marshal 20EC should be sprayed @ 2ml/lit. water.

Name of crop Sesame
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : T-6
Identifying character :
1. Stem leaves are hairy
2. Seed are black
3. Flower colour is white
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1976
Crop duration : The variety takes 85-90 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.0-1.2 t/ha
Sowing time : Last week of February- April (Kharif-1)
Harvesting time : Harvesting time: May-June (Kharif-1)
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Stem rot

Management:
Incidence of disease can be reduce 30% by using foliar fungicide such as Copper oxychloride @ 3kg/ha
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy catterpillar

Management:
Leaves of infested plant should be destroyed. Nogos 100EC should be sprayed @1ml/lit. water.

Name of crop Sesame
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : BARI Til-3
Identifying character :
1. Leaves of the plant are rough
2. Seeds are deep brown bold
3. Flower colour is white with purple shading
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed RResearch Centre
Year of release : 2001
Crop duration : The variety takes 90-100 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.2-1.4 t/ha
Sowing time : Last week of February- April (Kharif-1)
Harvesting time : May-June (Kharif-1)
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Stem rot
Management:
Incidence of disease can be reduce 30% by using foliar fungicide such as Copper oxychloride @ 3kg/ha
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy catterpillar
Management:
Leaves of infested plant should be destroyed. Nogos 100EC should be sprayed @1ml/lit. water.

Name of crop Sesame
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : BARI Til-2
Identifying character :
1. Stem leaves are not hairy
2. Seed are black
3. Flower colour is white with violet shading
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 2001
Crop duration : The variety takes 90-100 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.2-1.4 t/ha
Sowing time : Last week of February- April (Kharif-1)
Harvesting time : May-June (Kharif-1)
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Stem rot
Management:
Incidence of disease can be reduce 30% by using foliar fungicide such as Copper oxychloride @ 3kg/ha
Major insect/pest and Management : Major insect pest:
Hairy catterpillar
Management:
Leaves of infested plant should be destroyed. Nogos 100EC should be sprayed @1ml/lit. water.

Name of crop Niger
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : Shova
Identifying character :
1. Plant height is 80-110 cm
2. Stem colour is green and purple
3. Soft hair present in stem and leaf.
4. Flowers are yellow in colour
5. Thousand seed weight is 3.0-3.5 gm
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1988
Crop duration : Short duration variety which mature at 115-125 days
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.2-1.4 t/ha
Sowing time : October
Harvesting time : February
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Leaf blight
Management:
Spraying with Rovral (0.2%)
Major insect/pest and Management : Generally no serious pest was found.

Name of crop Mustard
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : Tori-7
Identifying character :
1. Dwarf type plant
2. Plant height is 70-80 cm.
3. Seed colour is brown
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1976
Crop duration : The variety takes 120-140 days to mature
Yield (kg/ha) : Seed yield of 1.6-2.0 t/ha
Sowing time : Short duration variety which mature at 75- 80 days
Harvesting time : January
Major diseases and Management : Disease:
Leaf blight

Management:
Three spray with Rovral (0.2%)

Major insect/pest and Management : Insect pests:
Mustard Aphid

Management:
Foliar insecticide namely Malathion 57 EC Marshal20 EC @ 2ml/lit. Spraying of insecticide should be done at afternoon. When the pollinating bees are away from mustard field.