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Storing Potato Tubers for a Long Time

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Category	Crop Production
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Stone pillars, eucalyptus pole, coconut and pongamia leaves, branches of giant milkweed (Calotropis gigantea), local grass of Karnataka and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) leaves.
Details of Innovation	Farmer uses a eucalyptus pole, various types of local grass, and leaves of coconut, Pongamia, sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), and giant milkweed (Calotropis gigantea) to store potato tubers for two to three months. The farmers select and construct a highly elevated area of 25 x 4 square feet in the field. He hardens the soil and fix two stone pillars at a distance of four feet. Thus, he can erect around 12 stone pillars. A roof is thatched over these stone pillars using eucalyptus pole, coconut, and Pongamia leaves to provide shade. On the floor, different types of local grass and sugarcane leaves are spread in a layer. The harvested potato tubers are stored in a layer over this bed of leaves. On top of this layer, another layer of leaves, about four inches thick, is spread. Once every two to three weeks, the stored potatoes are checked to see if pests infest them or not. Using this method, the farmers can store the potatoes for a period of at least two to three months. The farmers also spread the leaves and branches of giant milkweed to prevent the attack of rats and rodents. This method is found to be so effective that according to the farmers, even during the hot mid-afternoon times, the stored potatoes remain cool in between the layers of leaves."

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Subbayya
District	Bangalore
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hadonahalli ,Thubagere hobli, Doddaballapura Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District - 561 205,
Address	village - Bendiganahalli, taluka - Hoskote, district - Bangalore, Karnataka
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Karnataka
PIN Code	562129

PAS_1	"Management of late blight of potato." https://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/58251.pdf
PAS_2	"Late Blight Disease Of Potato And Its Management file:." https://www.intechopen.com/books/potato-from-incas-to-all-over-the-world/management-of-late-blight-of-potato
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghats And TamilNadu Uplands And D (8.2),Southern Plateau and Hills Region (X) ,Eastern Dry Zone (KA-5)
Other Community Practices	"Traditional Potato Storage in Peru: Farmers' Knowledge and Practices." https://books.google.co.in/books?hl=en&lr=&id=dEbN4U7vaUkC&oi=fnd&pg=PA9&dq=Long+Term+Storage+of+Pota to+Community+Practices&ots=VGvZIfkCvE&sig=- mknn_5iuRaotg7cW1AG5f3ofco&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Practice ID	KNW0010000001240
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/48
State	Karnataka
PIN Code	562129