The physiological parameters like PBH, SBH, PH, PAPP and TDM were increased with the advancement of plant age while LWR, CGR and RGR decreased with the increase of plant age. The plants under irrigated conditions produced significantly better performances in all the characters tested than those of the rainfed plants except LWR, CGR and RGR. Most of the yield contributing characters were influenced by irrigation applied at two stages of growth. Primary branch height and relative growth rate were the highest as influenced by irrigation applied at one stage of growth. Some growth attributes like...

Taxonomic investigation of the Cucurbits (family-Cucurbitaceae) growing throughout the Northern parts of Bangladesh was carried out. Documentation of species distribution, ecology and indigenous uses by local people has been made. Lists of the taxa examined with all synonyms are provided. Taxonomic position, occurrence, cultivation method, food value (mainly cultivated), uses and classification are presented and discussed. All the Cucurbits species studied were collected from the northern parts of Bangladesh. A total of 24 species under 13 genera of the family Cucurbitaceae were collected...