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Practice to improve the productivity of galca (sponge gourd) by propagating it using cuttings.

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Sponge gourd
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Galca (Sponge gourd), high yield
Details of Innovation	When the creeper/vine of galkca (sponge gourd) is one yearold, select the good part of the crop and place the cutting/graft on the remaining plants in the field. By following this practice, there is marked increase in the yield of the crop. Yield upto 20 kilograms can be obtained from the single plant; in the normal practice, the yield may remain upto 13 kg. The farmer has been following this practice for the past three years; however, it is not known to the other farmers of the region. About 20 per cent farmers of the village follow this practice.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Shambhubhai Harjibhai Ghevariya
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611
Address	Dedki Savarkundla Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364515

PAS_1	"Performance of Sponge Gourd Cultivars under Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Regimes."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341275053_Performance_of_Sponge_Gourd_Cultivars_under_Organic_and_Inorganic_Fertilizer_Regimes
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	DTP0010000001333
Reference	Bhavnagar-96/9
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/778
Reference	Bhavnagar-96/9
Scout	HBN