Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Increased Production in Cotton Crop
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | |
| Crop Family | |
| Scientific Name | |
| Vernacular Name | |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Rohidi weed |
| Details of Innovation | This is an economical way to protecting the cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) crop. Karsanbhai from Valon village of Surendranagar district makes use of "rohidi" weed for the enhancement of the crop of cotton (Gossypium herbaceum). "Rohidi" is a long weed and it grows in the winter. Black soil and hot weather are ideal for its growth. Most farmers remove it from their cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) farms, little realising "rohidi" is beneficial to their crop. The weed in fact spreads like a vine and protects the soil. It preserves moisture in the soil and keeps it cool. Not only that, it helps in nitrogen fixation of the soil. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Karsanbhai Bhavabhai |
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| City / District | Surendranagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Surendranagar |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 363001 |
| PAS_1 | A profile of indian cotton: at a glance, https://cotcorp.org.in/Writereaddata/Downloads/Article-ICAC-DM-CCI.pdf |
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| PAS_2 | |
| 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 | DTP0010000000012 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/988 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Scout | HBN |