Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Storage of Mahua Flowers
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Mahua |
| Crop Family | Sapotaceae |
| Scientific Name | Madhuca longifolia |
| Vernacular Name | mahuda |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | leaves of bastard teak (Butea monosperma), basket |
| Details of Innovation | The inside of basket meant for storing mahua (Madhuca indica) flowers is covered with two layers of bastard teak (Butea monosperma) leaves. Thereafter, the basket is filled with mahua flowers. Leaves of bastard teak are again spread on top of the flowers. After covering in this way, the basket is packed. Three to four kilogram leaves are required for proper storing of 20 kilogram of flowers. This helps in the proper storage of mahua flowers. This is traditional practice learnt from forefathers. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Shardaben Ganpatbhai Bhabhor |
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| District | Dahod |
| KVK District | Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod |
| Address | Mu. Kolina Puvala Devagadh Bariya Dahod Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 389380 |
| PAS_1 | "Storage stability of ready-to-serve beverage from mahua (Madhuca indica) flowers" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290566389_Storage_stability_of_ready-to-serve_beverage_from_mahua_Madhuca_indica_flowers |
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| PAS_2 | |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000002867 |
| Reference | Bharuch/98/2 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/375 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 389380 |