Practice Name:

Stepping Up Millet Output

Details
Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop	Pearl millet
Crop Family	Grasses
Scientific Name	Pennisetum glaucum
Vernacular Name	bajari
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Tea (Camellia sinensis) powder
Details of Innovation	About 250 gram of used-up tea (Camellia sinensis) powder is mixed at the time of sowing with one kilogram of millet (Pennisetum typhoides<i/>) seeds to increase millet production by five maunds as compared to untreated millet. The method is being used for the last 30 years. The mixing of tea dust with pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) seeds exerts its effects until the crop is harvested. Its effect can be seen from the improved growth of plants. The method was innovated by grandfather of Valubhai Jebaying in Bhavnagar. Many neighbouring farmers have adopted this method.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Valkubhai Nanbhai Jebalying
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	At Motivadal Via Vijpadi, Saurastra
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364290

PAS_1	"Use of crop residue and manure to conserve water and enhance nutrient availability and pearl millet yields in an arid tropical region." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198796010823
PAS_2	"Endophytic bacteria from different plant origin enhance growth and induce downy mildew resistance in pearl millet"http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/986/
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000001073
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/205
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364290