Practice Name:

For Protection of Grain from Insects and Infections

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Any grain and seed
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Powdered mirchi or Capsicum annum
Details of Innovation	Gelabhai Naranbhai Koli is a farmer staying in Kalasar village of Chotila taluka in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat. He suggests the use of mirchi or Capsicum annum for protection of grain from insects, worms, and infections. Small insects often attack stored grain and turn it into useless powder. This happens generally after three to four months in storage pots. Gelabhai Naranbhai powders mirchi or Capsicum annum and keeps it with the grains. He recommends 250 grams of mirchi or Capsicum annum per 20 kilogrammes of grains to be protected from insects. Most people in his village use this method. He has learnt this traditional method from his forefathers.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Gordhanbhai Malkiya
District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	At. Hirasar Chotila Surendranagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363520

PAS_1	"Indigenous practices for eco-friendly storage of food grains and seeds."https://medcraveonline.com/APAR/indigenous-practices-for-eco-friendly-storage-of-food-grains-and-seeds.html
PAS_2	"Traditional farm/village storage methods."http://www.fao.org/3/T1838E/T1838E12.htm
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	DTP0010000000168
Reference	Surendranagar/94/1
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/456
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363520