Practice Name:

Preparation of land for groundnut crop

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	Arachis hypogaea
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients
Details of Innovation	Some farmers in Saurashtra believe that the fine soil brought in by the summer winds benefit the groundnut crop. Small pieces of brick in the soil are alternatively used to trap wind-borne soil.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Desai Jitubhai
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611
Address	Amreli, gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365601

PAS_1	"GROUNDNUT."https://kvk.icar.gov.iPI/Content/PPupload/k0555_28.pdf
PAS_2	"Groundnut."https://www.ikisan.com/tn-groundnut-land-preparation.html
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	KNW0020000000447
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/800
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN