JAMALPUR Dec, 14 (BSS): Farmers have cultivated mustard on 20,580 hectares of land in the district this year.
According to District Agricultural Extension (DAE)sources the production target of mustard has been fixed at 23,667 metric tons for the current 2014-2015 in the district.
The sources said, of the total land 3,830 hectares in Jamalpur sadar, 3,520 hectares in Sarishabari, 2,520 hectares in Melandah, 4,800 hectares in Islampur, 2,000 hectares in Dewanganj, 1,500 hectares in Bakshiganj and 2,410 hectares in Madarganj upazila have been brought under mustard cultivation.
Deputy Director, Seeds Marketing Subrata Kumar Karmaker said, BADC sold nine varieties of mustard seeds like Tory-7, BARI-9, BARI-11, BARI-14, BARI- 15, BINA-4, BINA-5, BINA-8 and BADC-1 among the farmers in the district.
Besides, Agriculture Department under a post-flood rehabilitation programme disbursed mustard seeds among 22, 400 poor and marginal farmers in the district.
Principal Scientific Officer, Regional Agriculture Research Station, Manjurul Kader said, if the day temperature remains between 13 and 20 degree celsius and low fogging, the farmers can get bumper production of mustard.
He said, BARI-14 and BARI-15 varieties of mustard is a short duration variety.
