Mustard production with different tillage practices at Jamalpur

Agricultural farming is a complex system that requires ongoing interactions throughout time between all of its various components. An investigation in the field was carried out in the Jamalpur region to expand the production area under the Charland ecosystem and evaluate the efficiency of various tillage techniques in mustard cultivation. On basis of seeding techniques three treatments were taken. The first one was minimum tillage with BARI seeder in single pass tillage and then sowing (T1), the 2nd one was tillage by BARI seeder and then sowing manually in line (T2) and the 3rd one was conventional tillage operation by two wheel tractor then broadcasting (T3) and each of them was introduced with five replications. BARI Sarisha-14, a promising variety of mustard released by BARI (Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute) was used as test crop. Tillage practices showed positive effects on yield parameter characteristics and mustard yields. The highest yield (1.5 tha-1) of BARI Sarisha-14 was achieved under least tillage conditions using a BARI seeder in a single pass of tillage and seeding, based on the information collected. Minimum tillage technology in mustard production is acceptable to the farmer. So, this technology should be practiced on broader scale in mustard production in Jamalpur region.