Practice Name:

Improving Lustre of Brinjal Fruit

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Brinjal
Crop Family	Nightshade
Scientific Name	Solanum melongena
Vernacular Name	ringan
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	castor (Ricinus communis) oil
Details of Innovation	Farmers get a good price of brinjal fruits with good gloss. Naranbhai Patel, a farmer from Sabarkantha district of Gujarat uses an interesting method for improving lustre of brinjal (Solanum melongena) fruits. He pours 10 ml castor (Ricinus communis) oil in the base of each brinjal plant before the flowering stage. This not only gives protection to brinjal plants against white ants but improves the lustre of the fruits. (According to Dr K D Solanki, white ants can be controlled by using castor oil but claim about improving the lustre has to be confirmed with tests).

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Naranbhai Vittalbhai Patel
District	Sabarkantha
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Sabarkantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383001

PAS_1	"Castor meal is the most important by-product due to its high nitrogen content, and presently it is predominantly used as an organic fertilizer. Blends of castor meal and castor husks for optimized use as organic fertilizer" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233861621_Blends_of_castor_meal_and_castor_husks_for_optimized_use_as_organic_fertilizer
PAS_2	"Castor Oil Cake is one of the most versatile natural manures. It is truly organic manure which enhances the fertility of the soil without causing any damage or decay. It is enriched with the three big elements vital and conducive to the proper growth of crops - Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium." https://sites.google.com/site/sunrayinternational/products/castor-oil-cake
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002927
Reference	lok (5) 2, Mar-Apr-2000, Pg No. 5
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/386
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383001