Practice Name:

To Increase Production in Castor Crop

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Castor
Crop Family	Euphorbiaceae
Scientific Name	(Ricinus communis)
Vernacular Name	Castor
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Raw Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Water, Plain Water
Details of Innovation	Farmer shri Kantibhai Velijibhai informs that after planting castor (Ricinus communis) seeds, he sprays a mixture of 60-70 ml raw coconut (Cocos nucifera) water and plain water once a week when the plants are two months old. He gets better results than what is witnessed in the nearby fields.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kantibhai Voligibhai Vegada
City / District	Rajkot
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003
Address	Mu Bhayavadan Uplola Rajkot Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360012

PAS_1	"A re-evaluation of castor (Ricinus communis L.) as a crop plant."https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2969/1/Reevalaution%20castor-published%20version-review.pdf
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.4) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices	"C A S T O R."https://kvk.icar.gov.iPI/Content/PPupload/k0447_29.pdf
Practice ID	DTP0010000000761
Reference	Bhavnagar- 97/1
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/491
Reference	Bhavnagar- 97/1
Scout	HBN