JBAU Volume 17 Issue 2

                                                                       Contents

Crop Science

Wheat blast disease: Bangladesh and global perspectives of blast resistance   

Thoihidul Islam, Mohammad Rashid Arif, Lutful Hassan and Arif Hasan Khan Robin

Growing tall and dwarf rice cultivars in mixture for better weed management and higher yield   

Md. Al Amin, Md. Parvez Anwar, Md. Rashedur Rahman, Md. Rakibul Islam and A K M Mominul Islam

Effect of aerated and non-aerated compost tea against some fungal phytopathogens 

Rinita Islam, Sabiha Sultana, Md. Rejaul Islam and Chhoa Mondal

Selective recombination close to the semi-dwarfing locus through bulk-population in the hybrid between   

Triticum aestivum and Triticum polonicum                                                                                                                                   

Md. Anowarul Haque

Germination and seedling growth of rice (Oryza sativa L.) as affected by varying concentrations of 

loom-dye effluent

Md. Arifur Rahman, Md. Sohanur Rahman, K.M. Mohiuddin, Md. Akhter Hossain Chowdhury, and Md. Abul Khair Chowdhury

Characterization of blast resistance related protein domains in wheat for molecular marker development 

Thoihidul Islam, Mohammad Rashid Arif and Arif Hasan Khan Robin

Yield and economics of potato in short duration rice-based cropping system in Rangpur district

Mrinmoy Guha Neogi, Abul Khair, A.K.M. Salah Uddin and M. Mamunur Rashid

Phenotypic variation and correlation of traits in Philippine hybrid rice varieties   

Aldrin Y. Cantila, Aizel Mae L. Fordan and Isagane V. Boholano

Genetic association and path coefficient analysis among yield and nutritional traits of tomato 

(Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

Shaila Sharmin, Afsana Hannan, Md Tahjib-Ul-Arif and G H M Sagor

Improving salinity tolerance in transplanted aman rice (Oryza sativa L.) by exogenous application 

of proline

Noor-Us-Sane, Dhiman Bhusan, Papon Kumar Deb Nath, Yoshiyuki Murata and Md. Anamul Hoque

Effects of seed tuber size on the yield and quality of seven accessions of potato   

Md. Murad Hossan Chowdhury, Md. Amirul Islam, Md. Atikuzzamman, Maria Akter Sathi and Sharmin Jahan

Livestock

Effect of spray drying temperature differences on the gross nutritional composition and solubility and

sinkability of goat milk powder

Nurul’azah Mohd. Yaakub, Hana Mohd. Zaini and Lee Jian Xiang

Isolation and molecular detection of Fowl pox and Pigeon pox viruses for the development of live

attenuated vaccine seeds from the local isolates

Rebeka Sultana, KHM Nazmul Hussain Nazir, Md. Tanvir Rahman, Shamim Ara Nipa, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Sabiha Sultana Soma, and Md. Bahanur Rahman

Curcumin attenuates butter fat induced hyperlipidemia in mice 

Siddhartha Sarker, Md. Iqramul Haque, Khaled Mahmud Sujan, Maha Islam Talukder and Mohammad Alam Miah

Economics and Rural Sociology

Use of ICT in decision making of agricultural marketing: Factors determining of farmers’ involvement   

Nasida Binta Wahab Tonny, Md Salauddin Palash and Md Moniruzzaman

Difference in the patterns of food consumption of rural households in Bangladesh   

Mahbub Hossain

Comparative profitability of sole pineapple, pineapple-papaya and pineapple-banana-arum cultivation in

Tangail District of Bangladesh

Sadia Sharmin Hoque, M. Harun-Ar Rashid, Sajia Sharmin

Value chain analysis of sunflower in coastal areas of Amtali upazila of Barguna district

Mohammad Ismail Hossain, Shaon Afroz, Mahanambrota Das, Md. Mojammel Haque, M. Serajul Islam

and Lilly Lim-Camacho

Agricultural Engineering

Performance evaluation of a manual and a motor-operated maize seeder 

Md. Samiul Basir, Muhammad Mustagis Billah and Muhammad Ashik-E-Rabbani

Climate-induced historical drift of reference evapotranspiration in Mymensingh region of Bangladesh 

Khadiza Akhter Mousumi, Md. Abdul Mojid, Tanvir Ahmad, Md. Zamil Uddin and Md. Ferdous Parvez