Practice Name:

Increase Production in Cotton Crop

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	"Rohidi"
Details of Innovation	Karsanbhai is a farmer from Valon village of Surendranagar district in Gujarat. He suggests the use of the "rohidi" weed to enhance the crop of cotton (Gossypium herbaceum). "Rohidi" is a long weed and it grows in the winter. Black soil and hot weather are ideal for its growth. Most farmers remove it from their cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) farms, little realising "rohidi" is beneficial to their crop. The weed in fact spreads like a vine and protects the soil. It preserves moisture in the soil and keeps it cool. Not only that, it helps in nitrogen fixation of the soil.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Karsanbhai Bhavabhai
District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Surendranagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363002

PAS_1	"Advancement in cotton production technologies in India."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323377522_Advancement_in_cotton_production_technologies_in_India
PAS_2	"Response of seed cotton yield to various plant populations and planting methods."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288023203_Response_of_seed_cotton_yield_to_various_plant_populations_and_planting_methods
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000012
Reference	Ahmedabad-92/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/448
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363002