Practice Name:

Storage of Sesame Seed

Details
Category	Seed Conservation
Crop	Sesame
Crop Family	Pedaliaceae
Scientific Name	Sesamumindicum
Vernacular Name	Til, tila
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Castor (Ricinus communis) seeds
Details of Innovation	Gobarbhai Ruparelia, of village Makhiala in Junagadh district of Gujarat, uses castor (Ricinus communis) seeds for pest-free storing of sesame(Sesamum inidicum) seeds. After storage, sesame seeds are prone to attack by larvae and other pests. Gobarbhai states that he stores sesame either for next sowing season or to get better market price. He therefore adds 2 kg castor seeds per 100 kg sesame seeds, which can store them for two to three years. Farmer Parvatiben Gajera also uses the same method and as do many other farmers of Makhiala. (Professor K D Solanki adds : Castor seeds contain poisonous element known as ricin which is believed to keep away the pests from infesting sesame).

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Gobarbhai Bhaovanbhai Ruparelia
District	Jamnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Air force Road, Junagadh Agricultural University, Jamnagar-361006
Address	Makheyada Junagarh Jamnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360530

PAS_1	"A combination of red chilli along with castor seeds is used effectively to ward off any pests." http://www.janhitfoundation.in/download-pdf/Janhit-Fertiliser-22-8-07%20again.pdf
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia(2.4), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra Zone, South Saurashtra Zone (GJ-6, GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002526
Reference	lok (1) 5-6 Dec- 1996
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/292
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360530