Jute is mainly grown in rainfed upland of eastern terai region especially in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Siraha, Saptari and Udaypur
districts. Most of the jute area in rainfed upland is rotated with toria, sarson, mustard, chickpea, lentil, potato, linseed etc in winter
season. Jute-rapeseed(toria) was the traditional cropping system in rainfed upland in eastern Terai region. With the increase in
irrigation facilities in the region jute cultivation has shifted to marginal land and production of both jute and toria has been declined
drastically. Jute cultivation now considered as non-profitable enterprise and only done in small scale for household consumption. It
is grown only for meeting household requirement of firewood and cash in great festival of Dashain and Tihar. A study was
conducted at Jute Research Program, ltahari, Sunsari during 2004/2005-2006/07 to find out the most suitable and profitable jute
based cropping sequence in eastern terai region of Nepal. Jute-toria, jute-sarson, jute-mustard, jute-gobhi sarson, jute-chickpea, jutelentil,
jute-potato and jute-linseed sequence were evaluated in randomized complete block design in three replication. The study
revealed that highest fibre yield was recorded in Jute - potato cropping sequence (2526 kglha) followed by Jute- gobhi sarson
cropping sequence (2517 kglha). Similarly, highest net return was recorded in jute-potato cropping sequence (Rs. 24553/ha/yr)
followed by jute-gobhi sarson cropping sequence (Rs. 17,577/ha/year). Similarly, highest per days winter crop yield was recorded in
potato (181.7 kg/day) followed by wheat (23.18 kg/day) and mustard(6.4 kg/day). Soil fertility was improved in jute-potato cropping
sequence which recorded highest organic matter(1.75%) and nitrogen(0.080%) content at the end of experiment cycle. Weed
infestation on jute field was also minimum in jute-gobhi sarson sequence. Highest stem rot infection was found in Jute- chickpea
crop sequence (21 %) and lowest in Jute-linseed sequence (7%).

Jute is mainly grown in rainfed upland of eastern terai region especially in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Siraha, Saptari and Udaypur
districts. Most of the jute area in rainfed upland is rotated with toria, sarson, mustard, chickpea, lentil, potato, linseed etc in winter
season. Jute-rapeseed(toria) was the traditional cropping system in rainfed upland in eastern Terai region. With the increase in
irrigation facilities in the region jute cultivation has shifted to marginal land and production of both jute and toria has been declined
drastically. Jute cultivation now considered as non-profitable enterprise and only done in small scale for household consumption. It
is grown only for meeting household requirement of firewood and cash in great festival of Dashain and Tihar. A study was
conducted at Jute Research Program, ltahari, Sunsari during 2004/2005-2006/07 to find out the most suitable and profitable jute
based cropping sequence in eastern terai region of Nepal. Jute-toria, jute-sarson, jute-mustard, jute-gobhi sarson, jute-chickpea, jutelentil,
jute-potato and jute-linseed sequence were evaluated in randomized complete block design in three replication. The study
revealed that highest fibre yield was recorded in Jute - potato cropping sequence (2526 kglha) followed by Jute- gobhi sarson
cropping sequence (2517 kglha). Similarly, highest net return was recorded in jute-potato cropping sequence (Rs. 24553/ha/yr)
followed by jute-gobhi sarson cropping sequence (Rs. 17,577/ha/year). Similarly, highest per days winter crop yield was recorded in
potato (181.7 kg/day) followed by wheat (23.18 kg/day) and mustard(6.4 kg/day). Soil fertility was improved in jute-potato cropping
sequence which recorded highest organic matter(1.75%) and nitrogen(0.080%) content at the end of experiment cycle. Weed
infestation on jute field was also minimum in jute-gobhi sarson sequence. Highest stem rot infection was found in Jute- chickpea
crop sequence (21 %) and lowest in Jute-linseed sequence (7%).