Record Details

Jute (Corchorus species) and allied fibres research in India

Indian Agricultural Research Journals

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Jute (Corchorus species) and allied fibres research in India
 
Creator DAS, B B
MAITI, S N
 
Subject jute, allied fibres, varietal improvement, production technology, crop protection, perspectives
 
Description India has the largest jute (Corchorus spp) area and production, and of late it surpassed all other major jute-growing countries. The productivity is more than 1.9 tonnes/ha. Some of the varieties of jute and other fibre crops released and currently in use are' JRC 321', 'JRC 212', 'JRC 7447', 'JRC 4444', 'UPC 94', 'KC I' and 'KTC I' of C. capsularis L.; 'JRO 632', 'JRO 7835', 'JRO 524', 'TJ 40', 'JRO 3690' and 'KOM 62' ofe. olitorius L.; 'HC 583' and 'AMC 108' ofkenaf(Hibiscus cannabinus L.); 'HS 4288'. 'HS 7910', 'AMY 1', 'AMV 2', 'AMV 3' and 'AMY 4' of roselle (H.sabdariffa L. ); 'R 67-34' of ramie (Boehmeria nivea Gaud.); and 'K 12' of sunnhemp (Crotafariajuncea L.). The article deals with the progress made after independence in jute and allied fibres with special reference to varietal improvement, production technology, retting, seed production and multiplication, diseases and pests and their controlmeasures as well as future thrust areas.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2013-02-25
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/27662
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 68, No 8 (1998)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/27662/12545
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2014 The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences