Practice Name:

Protection of the Millet (Pennisetum typhoides) Crop from Sukaro Disease


Details
Category Crop pest and disease management
Crop Pearl Millet
Crop Family Poaceae
Scientific Name (Pennisetum typhoides)
Vernacular Name bulrush millet, babala, bajra, cumbu, dukhn, gero, sajje, sanio or souna
Scout HBN
Ingredients Seed Driller, locally called Vavaniu
Details of Innovation Mohanbhai Bavalia is a farmer from Kalasar village of Chotila taluka of the Surendranagar district in Gujarat. He suggests a way to protect millet (Pennisetum typhoides) crop from the Sukaro disease. Millet crops often suffer from a disese called Sukaro. The plants become weak and gives very small grain. Bavalia suggested to determine the direction of wind before sowing the millet (Pennisetum typhoides) seeds. He drives the seed driller (vavaniu) against the wind and then sows the seeds. He has learnt this technique from his father. All the farmers in the village use this technique t sow seeds.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mohanbhai Ramabhai Bavaliya
District Surendranagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address Kalasar Chotila Surendranagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Gujarat
PIN Code 363520

PAS_1 "Antifungal activity of some selected medicinal plants against Fusarium solani causing wilt and rot in Pearl millet."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325599074_Antifungal_activity_of_some_selected_medicinal_plants_against_Fusarium_solani_causing_wilt_and_rot_in_Pearl_millet
PAS_2 "Pearl millet downy mildew: challenges and prospects."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235767549_Pearl_millet_downy_mildew_challenges_and_prospects
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)
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Practice ID DTP0010000000058
Reference Amreli/96/17, Surendranagar-93/4
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/450
State Gujarat
PIN Code 363520