Suitability mapping for integrated aquatic food production systems – Decision Support System User Guide. Burmese version

The Integrated Aquatic Food Production System Decision Support System (IAFP DSS) provides a standardised approach to suitability analysis, enabling decision makers and stakeholders to engage with the technique in a simplistic yet comprehensive manner. The tool is suitable for application by a range of bodies including governmental and non-governmental organisations, research organisations and NGOs that have an interest in supporting the development of tailored and targeted investments for integrated aquatic food production systems within a given region. This report is the user guidelines translated in Burmese which support the training of the trainers implemented in Myanmar

Evaluation of Fertilizer Management on Different Maize Varieties in Southern Shan State

The study was carried out with four objectives (1) to explore the current cultural practices and constraints in maize production, (2) to observe the highest fertilizer response on growth performance of grain maize varieties, (3) to determine the effect of fertilizer management practices in response on yield and yield components and (4) to assess farmer perception on varieties and fertilizer management practices. Survey was conducted in Kalaw Township of four villages by interviewing 120 farmers with simple random sampling method using well structured survey questionnaires from December 2016 to January 2017.The sample farmers did not follow GAP (Good agricultural practices) of maize formulated by DOA. More than half of the sample farmers (65%) are primary education level. Thus, it is hard to understand the new technology especially good agricultural practices (GAP). Maize yield are decreasing because sample farmers are growing with traditional methods. Therefore, government and private sector should participate in maize GAP training for farmers. The field experiment was conducted at Aung Ban Research Station under Department of Agricultural Research by using split plots design with three replications. Five maize varieties were used as tested varietyunder four levels of fertilizer management practices. SAPA fertilizer application practice gave the highest grain yield, yield components and agronomic parameters than the others.It may be probably due to higher fertilizer application rate together with micronutrients especially more potassium application with S, Ca and Mg than other practices. Among the varieties, NK 621 variety gave the maximum yield, yield components such as number of kernels per row, thousand seed weight and agronomic characters such as SPAD value, ear weight and ear diameter. “In combination effect of SAPA fertilizer and SA282 variety gave the maximum yield but the yield of SA 282 was not significantly different with NK 621. The farmer participatory selection showed the highest score for SAPA fertilizer management and NK 621 and SA 282. Therefore, these two varieties were found as the best performing in grain yield and good potential for the future in Southern Shan State

Evaluation of Fertilizer Management on Different Maize Varieties in Southern Shan State

The study was carried out with two objectives (1) to observe the highest fertilizer response on growth performance of grain maize varieties and (2) to determine the effect of fertilizer management practices in response on yield and yield components. The field experiment was conducted at Aung Ban Research Station under Department of Agricultural Research by using split plots design with three repli-cations. Five maize varieties were used as tested varieties under four levels of fertilizer management practices. Sustainable and Affortable Poultary for All (SAPA) fertilizer application practice gave the highest grain yields, yield components and agronomic parameters than the others. It may be probably due to higher fertilizer application rate together with micronutrients especially more potassium applica-tion with S, Ca and Mg than other practices. Among the varieties, NK 621 variety gave the maximum yield, yield components such as number of kernels per row, thousand seeds weight and agronomic char-acters such as SPAD value, ear weight and ear diameters. “In combination effect of SAPA fertilizer and SA 282 variety gave the maximum yield but the yield of SA 282 was not significantly different with NK 621. Therefore, these two varieties were found as the best performing in grain yield and good potential for the future in Southern Shan State