Author(s)

Newton Chandra Paul¹, Mst. Tamanna Tasmim², Shahin Imran¹, Md. Asif Mahamud³, Jotirmoy Chakrobortty⁴, Rakibul Hasan Md. Rabbi³, Shubroto Kumar Sarkar⁵, Swapan Kumar Paul^5*

¹Department of Agronomy, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna, Bangladesh.
²Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
³Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna, Bangladesh.
⁴Department of Soil Science, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna, Bangladesh.
⁵Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important cereal food grain crop and is consumed by the majority of the world’s human population. Among all cultivars, fragrant/aromatic rice is preferred by the better part of the human population because of its aroma, taste and cooking quality. But most of the fragrant rice varieties are low yielding and easily sensitive to the surrounding environmental condition. Among different agronomic performances, proper nutrient management can improve the yield of fragrant rice not only by giving the required amount of nutrients but also by maintaining the health of the soil and the quality of the produce. In most cases, traditional agricultural practices degraded soil health and increased environmental pollution which leads to inferior grain quality. On the other hand, excessive application of chemical fertilizers reduced the nutrient status of the soil and badly affected the soil productivity and environmental stability. Therefore, a suitable approach of nutrient management is required to keep the production of fragrant rice to a notable amount and increase the nutrient use efficiency of soil. Application of manures and fertilizers in an appropriate dose which is the main object of nutrient management is required for its utmost importance in the growth and development of the crop that finally results in better yield and grain quality. Therefore, nutrient management is an important aspect in aromatic rice production to attain sustainable grain yield and high economic return with better quality of produce.

Nutrient Management, Fragrant Rice, Growth, Yield, Grain Quality

Paul, N. , Tasmim, M. , Imran, S. , Mahamud, M. , Chakrobortty, J. , Rabbi, R. , Sarkar, S. and Paul, S. (2021) Nutrient Management in Fragrant Rice: A Review. Agricultural Sciences, 12, 1538-1554. doi: 10.4236/as.2021.1212098.