Practice Name:

Practice for Increasing the Production of Banana

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Banana
Crop Family	Musaceae
Scientific Name	(Musa paradisica)
Vernacular Name	Kela
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Castor and water
Details of Innovation	According to the practice, when the plant of banana is 6 months old, the application of 3 to 4 liters of castor oil along with water will induce fruits in the plant, while also adding lustre to them. A farmer who believes in this treatment says that he has acheived 5- -60 per cent improvement in the yield by following this practice. About 30 -40 per cent of the people have been following this practice for the past 40-50 years.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Sureshbhai Kalidas
City / District	Kheda
KVK District	KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com
Address	At. Davalpura Petlad Kheda Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	388450

PAS_1	"BANANA."http://nhb.gov.in/report_files/banana/BANANA.htm
PAS_2	"Increasing banana production and productivity through clean and high yielding seedlings."http://www.fao.org/rwanda/news/detail-events/en/c/1185123/
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-5
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000001304
Reference	Bhanagar-94/27
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/550
Reference	Bhanagar-94/27
Scout	HBN