Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Cadam fool Burflower tree Bangla/local name: কদম ফুল (Cadamba) Scientific name: Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb) Miq Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Subclass Asteridae Order Rubiales Family Rubiaceae Genus Anthocephalus Species A. cadamba
Read moreVariety: BU dhan 2 Main Features of the Variety Developed by Genetics and Plant Breedind Department, BSMRAU Method of development/origin Crossing between Indian Bashmati and IR-58025B Year of release 2016 Main characteristics High yielding variety Medium size grain (Thousand grain weight 24.5 g) Kernel elongated (7.5 mm) Higher amylose content (24.5%) Short durated (120-130 days) Higher amount of Zn (22 […]
Read moreSoybean Variety: BU soybean 2 Main Features of the Variety Developed by Department of Agronomy, BSMRAU Main characteristics High protein content (56%). Lodging resistance. Year of release 2020 Days to maturity 90-100 days Hundred seed weight 22 g Yield 3.5-4.5 ton/ha
Read moreSoybean Variety: BU soybean 1 Main Features of the Variety Developed by Department of Agronomy, BSMRAU Main characteristics The plant is shorter in height (35-40 cm) Year of release 2014 Days to maturity Early maturing variety Hundred seed weight 14 gm Yield 2-3 ton/ha
Read moreVariety: BU mug6 Main Features of the Variety Developed by Department of Agronomy, BSMRAU Main characteristics Medium-size plant stature Profused branching Leaf and seeds are dark green Seeds are bold in size (70-80 g) Short duration (60-65 days) High yielding (2000-2300 kg ha-1) Year of release 2018 Origin Introduced from AVRDC in 1994 Days to maturity 60-65 days […]
Read moreI am very much delighted and happy to know that the Department of Crop Botany of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University has developed a “Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants” with the financial assistance of the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) under the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and supported by the World Bank. Images and databases of […]
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