Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Smut Disease in Pearl Millet
| 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 | Leaf extract of wind killer (Clerodendron phlomides) |
| Details of Innovation | Smut disease affects leaves and stems of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides)crop. This is identified by black spots that turn powdery later. To prevent it, innovator farmer Dhirubhai Kanjibhai from Surendranagar district of Gujarat crushes the leaves of wind killer (Clerodendron phlomides) to get its extract, which he uses to coat the seeds of pearl millet before sowing. This prevents the smut disease and also ensures better germination of the plants. |
Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Dhirubhai Kanjibhai Rathod. |
|---|---|
| District | Surendranagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520 |
| Address | Sapar Chotila Surendranagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 363520 |
| PAS_1 | "Pearl Millet."https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/pearl-millet/infos |
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| PAS_2 | "Screening Techniques for Pearl Millet Diseases."https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/211013625.pdf |
| 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 | DTP0010000000937 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar/2000/1 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/502 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 363520 |