Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Preventing Black Smut In Jowar
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Crop | Jowar |
| Crop Family | Poaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Sorghum spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Jowar |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | ‘Arni’ (Clerodendron multiflorum) leaves. |
| Details of Innovation | ‘Arni’ (Clerodendron multiflorum) leaves are crushed and the juice is kept overnight. The next day the jowar seeds are coated with this juice before they are sown. This method helps to control 70 per cent of black smut disease. Approximately one and a half kg of ‘arni’ leaves are needed for 20 kg of jowar seeds. |
Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Mafatlal Khodabhai Parmar |
|---|---|
| District | Mehsana |
| KVK District | Ganpat University,Kherva Dist: Mehsana |
| Address | Mehsana , Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 384001 |
| PAS_1 | "Sorghum: Diseases and Symptoms." https://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-cerels/ipm-strategies-for-sorghum/sorghum-diseases-and-symptoms |
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| PAS_2 | |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone (GJ-4) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000388 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/149 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 384001 |