Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Bottle Gourd Yield
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | Bottle gourd |
| Crop Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Lagenaria siceraria) |
| Vernacular Name | Dudhi, lauki |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Asafoetida (Ferula Foetida) |
| Details of Innovation | To increase the production of bottle gourd (Lagenaria leucantha), use a lump of asafoetida (Ferula foetida). Put a small amount of asafoetida at each plant. This helps in increasing the production of the crop. Asafoetida is useful in many ways. Water supply should be ensured first followed by the asafoetida treatment. According to farmer Kantibhai Bhalodia, many people have adopted this practice now. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Narabhai Doyabhai Bholodia |
|---|---|
| District | Junagadh |
| KVK District | Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Ambuja Foundation, Ambuja Cement Plant, Kodinar (Dist. Junagadh-Gujarat) |
| Address | Mu Sardargadh. Manavadar Junagadh Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 362630 |
| PAS_1 | "Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol) Standl.) Cucurbitaceae."https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/horticulture/horti_vegetables_bottlegourd.html |
|---|---|
| PAS_2 | "BOTTLE GOURD."http://agrigoaexpert.res.in/icar/category/horitculture/vegetable_science/bottle_gourd.php |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Arid western Plains (5.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001211 |
| Reference | Junagadh-95/4 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/540 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 362630 |