Practice Name:

A New Variety of Cotton

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	New native variety of cotton locally known as "lal santhi"
Details of Innovation	"Lal Santhi" a new variety of cotton crop (Gossypium hirsutum) Specialties of variety: - The height of plant is 6-7 ft. - The variety does not need any fertilizer or pesticides till harvest. - The variety stands against all diseases. - Taste is astringent and bitter. - Rust disease is not harmful for the plant. - The shape of the plant is just like cone and wide from the base. - There are 150-300 buds in one plant. - The rate of one kilogram seeds is Rs. 20-50. - The roots are very long. - The variety is light in weight as compared to Shankar cotton variety. - The thread is short . - The other vegetables like cluster bean, etc. can be sown with this variety at a distance of 3-13 ft. - If any pesticides are applied, then the crop is destroyed. - The bark of this variety is thick and it protects from worms.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Jayantibhai Hasmanbhai Patel
City / District	Dang
KVK District	Dangs (Waghai)
Address	Dangs Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	394710

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Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Sahyadris and konkan coast hot humid eco sub region (19.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and Hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat heavy rainfall area (GJ-1)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000001897
Reference	Dang-2001/11
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/588
Reference	Dang-2001/11
Scout	HBN