Md Rayhan Shaheb, Ramarao Venkatesh, S. A. Shearer
Abstract Purpose Sustainable crop production could contribute to feed and fuel for the ever-increasing global population. The use of heavy agricultural machinery has improved the efficiency of farming operations and increased global food production since the 1950s. But their negative impact on soil ...
Mukta Roy, Ayesha Sarker, Abul Kalam Azad, Md Rayhan Shaheb et al.
Md Rayhan Shaheb, Ayesha Sarker, S. A. Shearer
Precision agriculture (PA) transforms traditional practices into a new world of production of agriculture. It uses a range of technologies or diagnostic tools such as global navigation satellite system (GNSS), geographic information systems (GIS), yield monitors, near-infrared reflectance sensing, a...
Md Rayhan Shaheb, M. Begum, Kabir Uddin Ahmed, Mahmudul Islam Nazrul et al.
Potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) is an important vegetable that plays a vital role in global food and nutritional security and alleviation of poverty, especially in Bangladesh. Although, the soil and climatic conditions of Bangladesh are favourable for potato cultivation, every year ...
Md Rayhan Shaheb, M. N. Islam, A Nessa, MA Hossain
A two years field study was carried out in the research field and laboratory of Seed Technology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh during rabi season of 2008-10. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of five different dates of harvest viz. H1: 65 Da...
Md Rayhan Shaheb, MI Nazrul, Ayesha Sarker
Sustainable, safe and nutritious food productions are the major challenges for global food security which meets dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The objectives of the study were to utilize homestead resources in scientific method for producing fresh vegetables and f...
Md Rayhan Shaheb, Nazmul Islam, M Siddikur Rahman, A Nessa
Experiments were carried out in research field and laboratory of Seed Technology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur during rabi season of 2008-09 and 2009-10 to find out the effect of sowing time and variety on seed germination and vigour index of wheat after harvest of th...
Ayesha Sarker, Sharmista Dash, Md Mozammel Hoque, Sultan Ahmed et al.
Microbial contaminations of drinking water constitute a major burden on human health. Interventions to improve the quality of drinking-water provide significant benefits to health. An assessment of microbial quality of water in the samples obtained from different popular restaurants of Sylhet City C...
MMR Sarker, Md Rayhan Shaheb, MI Nazrul
An experiment was conducted in Sylhet under AEZ-20 (Eastern Surma-Kushiyara Floodplain) during 2007-08 and 2008-09 to find out the effect of Urea Super Granule (USG) on cabbage. There were five treatments viz. T1: recommended nitrogen (N) dose as prilled urea (PU), T2: recommended N dose as USG, T3:...
Md Rayhan Shaheb, Paula A Misiewicz, R.J. Godwin, Edward Dickin et al.
<b><sc>Abstract.</sc></b> X-Ray Computed Tomography (X-ray CT) facilitates the quantification of soil structure by measuring soil macro-pore size, distribution, and porosity. An investigation of the effects of ultra-flex tires operating at low and standard tire inflation pressures on a silty clay lo...
MI Nazrul, Md Rayhan Shaheb
An experiment was conducted at farming system research and development (FSRD) site, Jalalpur and multi location testing (MLT) sites, Zokigonj and Moulvibazar during 2013-2015 to evaluate the suitable varieties (genotypes) of French bean for maximize the seed yield of the farmers. The experimental de...
MI Nazrul, Md Rayhan Shaheb
An experiment was conducted at farming system research and development (FSRD) site, Jalalpur and multi location testing (MLT) sites, Moulvibazar and Zokigonj during 2013-2015 to study the effect of liming and fertilizers levels on the yield of cabbage and cauliflower in acidic soil of Sylhet. Trials...
Aym Zakir Hossain, Md Rayhan Shaheb, Sultan Ahmed, Ayesha Sarker
The present study is concerned with the microbiological quality of commercially available yoghurt in Sylhet city, Bangladesh and to develop of new flavoured yoghurts. Two branded yoghurts (produced at large scale) indicated as BF and FK and three unbranded (produced at small scale) samples indicated...
Md Rayhan Shaheb, MI Nazrul
An experiment was conducted in farmer’s field with the aim to evaluate the effect of integrated use of bioslurry and inorganic fertilizer on the agroeconomic performance of transplanted aus rice (t. aus) (cv. BRRIdhan42) in AEZ 20. The trial was laid out in a randomized complete block design with th...
Mahmudul Islam Nazrul, Md Rayhan Shaheb
In Bangladesh, grass pea is generally grown as relay crop in the monsoon rice field but the farmers of Sylhet region are not habituated to grow grass pea as relay crop. Moreover, most of the lands remain fallow during rabi season (winter period) after harvest of monsoon rice due to shortage of soil ...