Practice Name:

Treatment of Cotton Seeds Prior to Sowing

Details

Category	Crop Protection
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	mud
Details Of Innovation	Surendranagar district of Gujarat is a parched region lying very near to the Little Rann (desert) of Kachchh. This water scarce area receives little rain and most of the soil is saline due to the nearby desert. Farmers of this area grow cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) as it needs less water. Prior to sowing cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop, Girdharbhai Patel of Surendranagar district of Gujarat treats the cotton seeds by rolling these in wet and sticky black mud for about 5 - 10 hr. The idea behind this, according to the farmer, is that even if the onset of the rains is delayed or if the rainfall is below normal, the seed would sprout by itself by retaining the moisture due to the wet and sticky mud. This traditional method has been adopted by about 95% of the farmers of his village and nearby area.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Girdharbahi Amthabhai Patel
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	382130

PAS 1	"Seed treatments for sustainable agriculture-A review."https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/158352855.pdf
PAS 2	"Study on the Preparation and Increasing Production Mechanism of a Novel Environmentally Friendly Cotton Seed Coating Agent."https://www.longdom.org/open-access/study-on-the-preparation-and-increasing-production-mechanism-of-a-novel-environmentally-friendly-cotton-seed-coating-agent-2153-0637.1000102.pdf
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)
Practice ID	DTP0010000003802
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1070
Reference	Surendranagar/91/4
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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