Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Grafting in Bitter Gourd
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | bitter gourd |
| Crop Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Scientific Name | Momordica charantia |
| Vernacular Name | karelu,balsam-pear |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | |
| Details of Innovation | Vines of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) are planted together. Here, bitter gourd acts as a scion while ridge gourd acts as a stock plant. At the time of flowering of ridge gourd, the vine is cut at one feet of the base and on that, branch of bitter gourd is grafted by using of wedge graft method. After grafting, wet soil is plastered at the sight of the graft and then tied with a cloth. It is kept wet for 15 to 20 days. This process helps in the joining of two plants. Such grafted plants give long fruits of bitter gourd and if the seeds from this plant are sown again for further multiplication, they also give improved yield withe better taste. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Kastarben Bhagwanbhai Gajera |
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| District | Amreli |
| KVK District | Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611 |
| Address | Lakhapadar kunkavav Ahmadabad Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 365460 |
| PAS_1 | "Composition of Water Extract from Wild Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Fruit for application as Antifeedant and Mortality Test on Armyworm Larvae (Spodoptera litura Fab.)." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282466506_Composition_of_Water_Extract_from_Wild_Bitter_Gourd_Momordica_charantia_L_Fruit_for_application_as_Antifeedant_and_Mortality_Test_on_Armyworm_Larvae_Spodoptera_litura_Fab |
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| PAS_2 | "Mosquitocidal effect of Bitter Gourd leaf extracts" http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/9459/1/NPR%203%285%29%20369-370.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000002576 |
| Reference | lok (2) 4 Aug 1997, Pg No. 5 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/308 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 365460 |