Practice Name:

Effective Growth of Finger Millet Seedlings

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Finger millet
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Eleusine coracana)
Vernacular Name	Ragi, Finger millet
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Ghatti(Anogeissus latifolia), belliric myrobalan (Terminalia bellirica), teak (Tectona grandis), arjuna (Terminalia arjuna), haldu, (Adina cordifolia), twigs and leaves, fire
Details of Innovation	Ganpatbhai Padubhai of Dang district, Gujarat prepares his farmland in a unique way for effective sowing finger millet (Elusine coracana) and "varai" (Panicum sumatrence) crops. As a first step, he tills the land before the arrival of the monsoon. Next, he cuts/collects three bundles of green twigs and stems (with leaves attached) of the following trees : ghatti (Anogeissus latifolia), belliric myrobalan (Terminalia bellirica), teak (Tectona grandis), arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) and haldu (Adina cordifolia). He collects seven bundles of all the above trees if there are more than 5 kg of seeds for sowing. He then spreads the collected material on the tilled land and allows these to dry under the sunlight. In the last week of June, he puts fire to the already dried material and sows finger millet or "varai" seeds on the second day of the first showers. This method not only gives protection to the crops against various diseases, but encourages good growth and easy uprooting of the plants and discourages growth of the weeds. This is a traditional method, but not all farmers use it. However, some farmers do use this method by burning all sorts of farms waste with partial success. More key words :- belliric myrobalan, Terminalia bellirica, teak, Tectona grandis, arjuna, Terminalia arjuna, haldu, (Adina cordifolia), green twig, leaf, fire, Dangs

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ganpatbhai Pandubhai Pavdi (kokani)
City / District	Dang
KVK District	Dangs (Waghai)
Address	Motamaluga po manmahuda Ahava Dangs Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	394710

PAS_1	"To simplify the preparation of the heavy soil, farmers spread leaves and twigs of `Mahuda' (Madhucaindica) over the field and burn them.The field is then tilled and irrigated before sowing.” https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=2140&page=1&search_case=ginger
PAS_2	"Vermicompost amendments improved net yield, fresh and dry biomass of shoot and rhizome yield of plants. Their chlorophyll, carbohydrate and protein contents were increased under Vermicompost amendment both in the saline and non-saline conditions.” https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad_Azeem13/publication/262321856_Productivity_of_ginger_Zingiber_officinale_by_amendment_of_vermicompost_and_biogas_slurry_in_saline_soils/links/0f3175374ca736162d000000.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Sahyadris and konkan coast hot humid eco sub region (19.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and Hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat heavy rainfall area (GJ-1)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002277
Reference	Dang-2000/15
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/266
Reference	Dang-2000/15
Scout	HBN