1Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres (CRIJAF), Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
2Dakshin Dinajpur Krishi Vigyan Kendra, UBKV, Majhian, Patiram, D. Dinajpur, India
*Email: dasindra@rediffmail.com
Online published on 28 June, 2013.
Jute is the second most important fibre crop in India after cotton. There is a problem of non-uniform productivity over 87 jute growing districts located in varying agro-climatic regions of the country including 17 jute growing districts of West Bengal. In West Bengal relatively higher productivity is observed in South Bengal than in North Bengal., Factors of production were identified through field survey and interaction with the farmers in a participatory mode. The experiment was conducted during 2007 to 2009 at Dakshin Dinajpur district of North Bengal with the aim of determining critical production factors of jute and also to overcome the productivity constraints through soil mapping followed by soil fertility management. The results revealed that fertilizer management is the most critical factor of production followed by weed management. The soil resource mapping indicated that the experimental soils were having acute acidity problem followed by deficiency in some macro and micro nutrients which are certainly responsible for yield decline of jute in these areas.
An Experiment was designed to determine critical production factors of Jute.
Results revealed that fertilizer management is the most critical factor followed by Weed management.
Jute fibre, productivity enhancement, soil resource mapping, resource management, soil fertility, constrained acidic soils
