Practice Name:

To Improve Soil Texture

Details

Category	Soil Management
Crop	sweet potato
Crop Family	Convovulaceae
Scientific Name	(Ipomoea batatas)
Vernacular Name	Shakkariya
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Husk of ragi grain
Details Of Innovation	When the Ragi grain is threshed for seperating seeds, the husk is collected and later used as manure in the fields where sweet potato is cultivated. This practice is found to increase the size of tubers and also improves soil texture.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	V R Iyyappan
District	Tirunelveli
KVK District	KVK, Oormelazhagiyan, Tirunelveli District
Address	Reddiapatti village,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	626118

PAS 1	"Potential Applications of Mahua (Madhuca indica) Biomass" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257792403_Potential_Applications_of_Mahua_Madhuca_indica_Biomass
PAS 2	"Mahua has been known to improve soil fertility, help in reclamation and erosion control as well. Though not a legume, mahua develops mycorrhizal associations able to fix atmospheric N. Its extensive superficial root system binds the soil and limits erosion. In India, mahua was used in soil reclamation on hard lateritic soils. Fallen leaves on the soil provide organic matter but they do not break down as easily compared to teak leaves or Shorea robusta leaves (Bargali et al., 2015; Manna et al., 2004). Mahua seed cake is used as a fertilizer and to control root-knot nematode (Orwa et al., 2009; Yadav et al., 2005)." https://www.feedipedia.org/node/131
PAS 3	"Consequence of Butea monosperma plantation on the nutrient cycling in a semiarid grazingland, Rajasthan, India - The soil moisture content also showed significant increase under Butea plantation than in the open grazing land. Of the total uptake, about 85% of nutrients, were transferred to above ground plant parts and very little was transferred to the below ground parts. At both sites, the nutrients return to the soil through root was lower than that of litter disappearance. The study reveals that Butea trees can increase the nutrient content of understorey grasses by their rapid leaf turnover and decomposition of nutrient-rich litter, which can result in significant increase in soil fertility." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268212349_Consequence_of_Butea_monosperma_plantation_on_the_nutrient_cycling_in_a_semiarid_grazingland_Rajasthan_India
PAS 4	"Vermicomposting of Dry leaf litter of Palash (Bastard teak) tree (Butea monosperma)" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333965054_Vermicomposting_of_Dry_leaf_litter_of_Palash_Bastard_teak_tree_Butea_monosperma
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Region / Sub Region (ICAR) Eastern Ghats And TamilNadu Uplands (8.1), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) West Coast Plains And Ghat Region East Coast Plains And Hills Region (XII, XI), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Southern Zone (TN-6)
Practice ID	KNW0020000000399
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/152
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY