Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Increase Bulb Size in Garlic Crop
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Garlic |
| Crop Family | Amaryllidaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Allium sativum) |
| Vernacular Name | Lesun, roshun |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Ash of firewood |
| Details of Innovation | To increase the bulb size in garlic (Allium sativum) crop, use ash of the firewood instead of the chemical fertilizers. After 20-25 days of planting, when garlic sprouts, ash is added to field after hoeing. Thereafter irrigation is given. Thus increase the size of bulb due to the turning up of the soil. For an area of the measuring 6 ft2 3-4 kg ash is must. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Gangabahen Mithabhai Lathia |
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| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Mu Chhampa Ghogha Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364050 |
| PAS_1 | “Growth, bolting and yield of garlic (Allium sativum L.) in response to clove chilling treatment”https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304423815300935 |
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| PAS_2 | “The alliin content in bulbs could be doubled by S fertilization.”https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1081/PLN-200026433 |
| 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 | DTP0010000002675 |
| Reference | Lok(4)2, April-1999, pg.no-5 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/343 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364050 |