Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
To Increase Production in Castor Crop
| Details | |
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| 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. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Kantibhai Voligibhai Vegada |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 360012 |