Practice Name:

Faster Germination of Cotton Seeds

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	termite hill clay, ash, cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) seeds and water
Details of Innovation	Dharmsinhbhai Sarola is a farmer staying at Zinzuda village of Chotila taluka in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. He suggests the use of termite hill clay, ash and water for removing fur from cotton seeds so they germinate faster. If cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) seeds are planted with their hairy surface intact, they take two days longer to sprout. So, the farmer mixes 200 gram termite hill clay, 100 gram ash and one kilogram of cotton seeds. He adds water to this mixture and coats the cotton seeds to be planted with it. He lets this seeds dry and then sows them carefully. According to the farmer, this ensures faster germination of the seeds. After his father, Dharamsinhbhai has been using this method for 12 years now.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dharamsingh Merabhai Sarola
City / District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Surendranagar ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363520

PAS_1	How to improve cotton productivity in India
PAS_2	"Growth of Indian Cotton."https://cotcorp.org.in/national_cotton.aspx
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003727
Reference	Surendranagar/96/20
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1069
Reference	Surendranagar/96/20
Scout	HBN