Practice Name:

Grain Storage

Details
Category	Seed Conservation
Crop	Any grain
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	wind killer (Chlorodendron phlomidis) leaves, juice
Details of Innovation	For long-term storage of grains, Ratnabhai Charpot has an effective herbal practice. He takes one kilogram leaves of wind killer (Chlorodendron phlomidis) and extracts juice from those. He has an exact proportion for mixing the juice and the grain. About 500 millilitre of this herbal juice is mixed with 20 kilogram of the grain. Thus the quantity of juice to be extracted depends upon the quintals of the grain to be stored. The mixed grain is then dried in the shade before filling up the containers in which it is to be stored. The stored grain is not spoiled for nearly two years. Farmers generally use this practice, which has no side-effects. The wind killer tree called "khatannee" by the people of Panchmahals has palm-sized and rough leaves. The wood of the tree is used by the people for making "hukka" pipes, as it is hollow. Its flowers are white in colour.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ratnabhai Thavrabhai Charpot
City / District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Dahod ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389172

PAS_1	"Storage of pulses."https://vikaspedia.igriculture/post-harvest-technologies/technologies-for-agri-horti-crops/post-harvest-management-of-pulses/storage
PAS_2	"Indigenous practices for eco-friendly storage of food grains and seeds."https://medcraveonline.com/APAR/indigenous-practices-for-eco-friendly-storage-of-food-grains-and-seeds.html
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000005429
Reference	Panchmahal-99/3
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1097
Reference	Panchmahal-99/3
Scout	HBN