The experiment was conducted in the farmers’ field at the Farming System Research and Development site (FSRD), Atia, Delduar, Tangail during the Rabi season of 2018-19 and 2019-20 to evaluate the performance of BARI released gladiolus varieties and popularize these varieties among the farmers of Tangail region. BARI developed three varieties of gladiolus, namely BARI Gladiolus-3, BARI Gladiolus-4, and BARI Gladiolus-5. Among the three varieties, BARI Gladiolus-4 performed the best in terms of the spike (191009 piece ha-1) and corm (254322 piece ha-1) production from the average of 2018-19 and 2019-20. Though BARI Gladiolus-4 performed the best in terms of yield, the maximum economic return was obtained from BARI Galdiolus-5 due to a higher spike in demand and market price compared to the other two varieties. The highest gross return (Tk.2406215 ha-1), gross margin (Tk. 1402546 ha-1), as well as BCR (2.40), were also recorded in BARI Gladiolus-5 followed by BARI Gladiolus-4. The lowest gross return (Tk. 1837608 ha-1), gross margin (Tk. 833939 ha-1) as well as BCR (1.83), were obtained from BARI Gladiolus-3. The farmers under the AEZ-8 areas can become economically benefitted by the production of BARI Gladiolus-5 and BARI Gladiolus-4.
Bangladesh J. Agri. 2023, 48(1): 10-18