Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Shutting Smut in Sorghum
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop Protection and Disease Management |
| Crop | Sorghum |
| Crop Family | Poaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Sorghum vulgare) |
| Vernacular Name | Fodder sorghum, jowar, jola, juar, or cholam |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | bishop weeds (Carum copticum) |
| Details of Innovation | If smut disease occurs in the sorghum (Sorghum Vulgare) crop, Vallabhbhai Patel suggests planting seeds of Bishop weeds (Carum copticum) along with the seeds of broom corn. This prevents smut disease in the crop of sorghum. He learned of this technique from his elders. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Vallabhbhai Ranchhodbhai Patel |
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| City / District | Amreli |
| KVK District | Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611 |
| Address | Game Pipliya Babra Amreli Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 365421 |
| PAS_1 | "Best practices for sorghum cultivation and importance of value-addition."https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/8760/1/Text%20book%20MTC%202016%20mannual.pdf |
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| PAS_2 | |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000269 |
| Reference | Amreli- 99/4 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/669 |
| Reference | Amreli- 99/4 |
| Scout | HBN |