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Rajshahi and Rangpur sites and BR 10, BRRI dhan 30 and Ranjit for Jessore site. On the other hand,the T.aus rice varieties Pariza and Nayanmoni were mostly cultivated in Rajshahi.From the results of the study some variability was observed in adoption of varieties among differentcategories of farmers. Generally the medium and small groups of farmers have a tendency to cultivatethe rice varieties producing higher grain yield with the minimum involvement of inputs (i.e. seed,fertilizers, irrigation and pesticides) and management practices. It could be mentioned that BRRI dhan28 ( Boro) and Swarna (T. aman) are more adopted rice varieties among the medium and small farmergroups compared to large farmers in Rajshahi and Rangpur. On the other hand, the small farmers ofJessore are much interested to cultivate BRRI dhan30 because of its short life cycle and better grainquality.The dissemination of rice varieties mainly depends on land/soil type, seed availability, adaptation tothe local agro-climatic conditions, yielding ability of the varieties, grain quality, farmers’ motivationalactivities, cooking quality, marketing facilities and consumption behavior of local people (e.g. peopleof some areas like course rice but people of other region may consume fine rice). The farmers of thestudy areas used different varieties for grain/seed production due to variations of these productionfactors. Therefore, the adoption of rice varieties among the different farmer groups of the study areasdiffered remarkably.Table 4.1.10 Dissemination of different rice varieties in the study areas (2008-09)Cultivated by farmers (%)Rice varietyRajshahi Rangpur JessoreLarge Med. Small Av. Large Med. Small Av. Large Med. Small Av.Boro riceBRRI dhan28 85 91 97 91 68 82 91 80 12 15 10 12BRRI dhan29 8 6 3 6 19 11 8 13 4 2 2 3Miniket - - - - - - - - 57 49 54 53GS 1 & 2 - - - - - - - - 14 24 30 23Kajol Lata - - - - - - - - 7 6 4 6Hybrid rice 7 3 - 5 13 7 1 7 5 4 0 3Total 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 -T.aman riceSwarna 73 79 93 82 63 77 82 74 19 14 10 14BR11 24 20 7 17 37 23 18 26 - - - -BR10 - - - - - - - - 53 46 27 42BRRI dhan30 - - - - - - - - 16 31 50 32BRRI dhan39 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - -Ranjit - - - - - - - - 12 9 13 11Total 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 - 100 100 100 -T.aus ricePariza 77 60 72 70 - - - - - - - -Nayanmoni 23 40 28 30 - - - - - - - -Total 100 100 100 - - - - - - - - -Note: Med.-Medium, Av.- Average4.1.12 Fertilizers used by rice farmersThe survey data in Table 4.1.11 and Annexes 5-7 reveal that all the sampled rice farmers did notapply all types of fertilizers required for rice crops except urea and that this presumably caused loweryield of the crop resulting in nutrient mining in soil. The results also show that maximum number of26