Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Seed Treatment in Sorghum
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | Sorghum |
| Crop Family | Poaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Sorghum vulgare) |
| Vernacular Name | Fodder sorghum, jowar, jola, juar, or cholam |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Fermented Buttermilk |
| Details of Innovation | Bhikabhai Rabari treats the seeds of sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) with fermented buttermilk before sowing and puts these out to dry. The seeds are sown only after this treatment. Because of it, there are greater chances of healthy germination and resistance to diseases in sorghum. It also increases the yield. This is a traditional method. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Bhikhabhai Adurbhai Rabari |
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| District | Surendranagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520 |
| Address | At Ishwariya Sayala Surendranagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 363430 |
| PAS_1 | "Seed treatments for sustainable agriculture-A review."https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/158352855.pdf |
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| PAS_2 | "Effect of seed treatment practices in controlling of seed-borne fungi in sorghum."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268486352_Effect_of_seed_treatment_practices_in_controlling_of_seed-borne_fungi_in_sorghum |
| 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 | DTP0010000000552 |
| Reference | Surendranagar- 96/6, Surendranagar-95/10 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/476 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 363430 |