Practice Name:

Inducing Fruiting in Coconut


Details
Category Crop pest and disease management
Crop Coconut
Crop Family Arecaceae
Scientific Name (Cocos nucifera)
Vernacular Name Nariyeli tree
Scout HBN
Ingredients Salt, water
Details of Innovation Apply 500 gm salt to the stem of the coconut (Cocos nucifera) tree to induce early fruiting in coconut. This practice is used by many people. Coconut grows well along the sea shore where it is washed by salty sea water. This technique has been developed from this observation. The farmer believes that applying salt to the stem of coconut trees induces fruiting.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Manjuben Lavjibhai
District Jamnagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Air force Road, Junagadh Agricultural University, Jamnagar-361006
Address Jalia Kalawad Jamnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Gujarat
PIN Code 361320

PAS_1 "COCONUT – FAQ’s."http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/expert_system/coconut/coconut/pdf/faq.pdf
PAS_2 "Coconut."https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/coconut/infos
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia(2.4), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra Zone, South Saurashtra Zone (GJ-6, GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000001347
Reference Bhavnagar-94/27
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/557
State Gujarat
PIN Code 361320