Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Improving Saline Land
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Soil Management |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | castor (Ricinus communis) |
| Details of Innovation | Madhubhai Jadhavbhai from Bhavnagar district of Gujarat has found that cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) plants do not thrive well in saline soil. To reduce the salinity, he cultivates castor (Ricinus communis) seeds with cotton seeds at the time of sowing. Castor plant is known to break any type of soil and reduce its salinity. This method also enables the cotton plants to grow. When castor plants reach a certain height, Madhibhai uproots these and leaves the cotton plants to grow. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Madhubhai Jadavbhai Kanani |
|---|---|
| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Mu. Samdhiyala Palitana Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364230 |
| PAS_1 | "Amelioration strategies for saline soils: A review."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247991787_Amelioration_strategies_for_saline_soils_A_review |
|---|---|
| PAS_2 | "Review on sustainable utilization of salt-affected land."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279658748_Review_on_sustainable_utilization_of_salt-affected_land |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000805 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar- 94/10 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/711 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364230 |